University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of the coastal community of Santa Cruz, the main campus lies on 2,001 acres (810 ha) of rolling, forested hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As of Fall 2022, its ten residential colleges enroll some 17,500 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. Satellite facilities in other Santa Cruz locations include the Coastal Science Campus and the Westside Research Park and the Silicon Valley Center in Santa Clara.
UCSC & Santa Cruz aerial view. The Great Meadow is the undeveloped area between city and university
Bridge across ravine.
Panorama of Great Meadow.
Organic farm rows
Santa Cruz is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks.
Image: Downtown santa cruz, cropped (cropped)
Image: Santa Cruz, California, USA Mission Santa Cruz 144 School St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 panoramio (cropped)
Image: Santa Cruz, CA, USA panoramio (10)
Image: USA Santa Cruz Post Office 3