Santa Cruz, CA
University of California-Santa Cruz
https://www.ucsc.edu/Repayment outcome
90.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$25,300–$64,400
middle 50% · median $44,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,107
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$16,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$33,208
Default rate
5.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$54,894
- Business$51,607
- Engineering$48,823
- Physical Sciences$36,938
- Legal Studies$34,704
- Math & Statistics$31,941
- Biology$31,133
- Interdisciplinary$29,913
- Visual & Performing Arts$28,598
- Psychology$28,393
- Public Admin$28,236
- Social Sciences$27,667
- Computer Science$26,353
- History$25,452
- Foreign Languages$24,832
- Philosophy$24,421
Academics
Acceptance
59.9%
Avg SAT
1,087
Enrollment
15,695
What students study
16 fields offered
Biology
16% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences14.9%
- 03Psychology11.7%
- 04Visual & Performing Arts9.5%
- 05Foreign Languages7.2%
- 06Business7.2%
- 07Natural Resources6.6%
- 08Computer Science4.7%
- 09Area Studies4.4%
- 10History3.9%
- 11Physical Sciences3.8%
- 12Engineering2.5%
- 13Legal Studies1.7%
- 14Math & Statistics1.6%
- 15Philosophy1.5%
- 16Interdisciplinary1.3%