University of California-Santa Cruz
University of California-Santa Cruz is a public college in Santa Cruz, CA. Its average net price is $18,549 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,973 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,713 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,446 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,220 |
| $110,001 and up | $35,350 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,492 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,441 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,362 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $28,719 n=132 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $34,890 n=390 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $52,133 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $39,104 National median for this major n=1,159 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,216 n=133 | $15,000 n=180 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | $16,922 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $59,361 n=189 | $13,500 n=175 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $47,445 n=192 | $15,000 n=120 |
| Chemistry | $56,661 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $14,200 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $40,140 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $43,689 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $103,729 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $18,146 n=100 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $82,863 n=415 | $15,333 n=367 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | $65,410 National median for this major n=199 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $65,266 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $14,083 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,817 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $31,819 n=103 | $14,130 n=106 |
| Economics | $52,535 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $14,828 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,803 Small program - rough guide n=43 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | $33,804 National median for this major n=594 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $35,486 n=151 | $14,020 n=123 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $39,295 n=130 | $14,408 n=104 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $26,183 n=171 | $16,789 n=139 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Graphic Communications | $24,678 Small program - rough guide n=83 | Not published |
| History | $35,042 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Human Biology | $36,711 National median for this major n=1,167 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $29,608 n=179 | $15,500 n=143 |
| Mathematics | $41,374 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $14,103 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $45,764 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $41,760 n=133 | $14,349 n=104 |
| Philosophy | $33,889 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $15,178 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | $14,620 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,393 n=162 | $14,680 n=134 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | $30,814 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $16,173 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Sociology | $40,718 n=251 | $14,000 n=159 |
| Studio Art | $28,838 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $15,225 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
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