University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of... Wikipedia

• Motto:  Fiat lux (Latin)
• Motto (English):  "Let there be light"
• Type:  Public land-grant research university
• Established:  1965
• Parent institution:  University of California
• Academic affiliations:  AAU, APRU, URA, space-grant
• Endowment:  $359.62 million (2025)
• Chancellor:  Cynthia Larive
• Provost:  Lori Kletzer
• Students:  19,938 (fall 2024)
• Undergraduates:  17,940 (fall 2024)
• Postgraduates:  1,998 (fall 2024)
• Campus:  Small city
• Colors:  Blue and gold
• Mascot:  Sammy the Slug
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division III – C2C, ASC
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo