1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1965
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 13,625
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $162,433,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: November 30
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,949 in-state, 25,633 out-of-state
Room/Board: $11,805
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, career/job search classes, alumni network
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,540,634
Number of current serial subscriptions: 22,646
Number of microforms: 841,753
Number of audiovisuals: 410,455
Number of ebooks: 2,726
Other library facilities: Lick Archives, Regional History, Visual Resource Collection (Slides), Special Collections, Online Archive of California, Film & Music Center, Gov’t Pubs & Law, Media & Electronic Resources (MERC)
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Center for Adaptive Optics, the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics, the Center for Ocean Health, the Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community, and Museum of Natural History Collections
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 593
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 12
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 2
Other areas: 6,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,280
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 45%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 45%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 15%
Doubles: 41%
Triples or Suites: 4%
Apartments: 39%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 130
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 2,000 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): San Jose (35), Oakland (70)
Nearest train station: San Jose (35)
Nearest bus station: Santa Cruz (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 22%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 37%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,010
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Santa Clara University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (UC Berkeley)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Multi Cultural Festival