{"id":8,"date":"2022-10-18T20:53:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-www-ucsc.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:49:48","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions &#038; Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ucsc-page-header has-base-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light ucsc-page-header__content\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:676px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-901\" alt=\"Five students with their arms out like they are flying. They're standing in front of a model plane.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Senior-Design-Showcase.jpg\" style=\"object-position:90% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"90% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Senior-Design-Showcase.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Senior-Design-Showcase-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Senior-Design-Showcase-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Senior-Design-Showcase-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ucsc-page-header__title primary-post-title wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-color has-background has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-seven-font-size\">Admissions &#038; Aid<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">It starts with you. It starts here.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-ucsc-intro-text has-black-color has-text-color has-two-font-size\">UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world\u2014in ways big and small. Whether you&#8217;re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/\">find the information you need online.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-ucsc-blue has-one-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/attend-ucsc#how-to-apply\">Apply now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-72d38984 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is UC Santa Cruz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adkWaeIK840?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cfa6b8f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Welcome to UC Santa Cruz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:0\">UC Santa Cruz is famed worldwide not only for its high-impact research but also for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/campus\/\"><strong>redwood forests, breathtaking vistas, <\/strong>and the kind of<strong> serenity that expands the mind<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Students also experience the vibe of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruz.org\/\">Santa Cruz<\/a>\u2014a laid-back beach town with a vibrant downtown and cultural scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Person standing in front of a painting with their back to us.\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UCSC_day2-054-1-edited.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Professor talking to four grad students about the animal skeletons which are on the table.\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2019_04_11_UCSC_day2-138.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" data-id=\"1034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a post doc and a telescope.\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272-1536x1127.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022_08_03_UCSC-272.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-416bbe66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Undergraduate admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduates can choose from among 73 majors\u2014or create their own. Most undergrads also participate in research, whether in a lab, library, or studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.ucsc.edu\/cost-to-attend\/undergraduate-costs.html\"><strong>Undergraduate costs &amp; budget<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.ucsc.edu\/\"><strong>STARRS: Services for Transfer, Re-entry,\u00a0and\u00a0Resilient Scholars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/\"><strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\">Graduate admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate students pursue study in 66 academic programs, many of them weaving threads of connection between disciplines for unexpected paths of discovery and innovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.ucsc.edu\/cost-to-attend\/graduate-costs.html\"><strong>Graduate student costs &amp; budget<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradadmissions.ucsc.edu\/\"><strong>Graduate admissions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\">International students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/international-students\"><strong>Studying in the U.S. at UC Santa Cruz<\/strong><\/a> is a wonderful opportunity for you and your family. Your degree acts like a passport, opening access to many opportunities for your future career and personal life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradadmissions.ucsc.edu\/international-applicants\"><strong>International grad student admissions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" data-id=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"Silicon Valley at dusk with lots of lights.\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ucscsiliconvalley-2048x1258.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Students on kayaks observing sea lions lounging on the doc.\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Kayak-Trip.-Nov-2021-17-of-41.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Family getting the photo taken at commencement.\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-16-23-Slug-Crossing-CL-0481.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-416bbe66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the global center of high tech and innovation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc-extension.edu\/\"><strong>UCSC Silicon Valley Extension<\/strong><\/a> offers accredited, convenient professional<strong> <\/strong>courses for every stage of your career. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\">Summer Session<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summer.ucsc.edu\/\"><strong>Summer Session<\/strong><\/a> provides the opportunity to fill in a needed class, make faster progress toward your degree, or try something different during a quieter time on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-three-font-size\">Financial Aid &amp; Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.ucsc.edu\/index.html\"><strong>financial aid program<\/strong><\/a> is one of the best out there. It supports students in all kinds of ways, with grants, scholarships, low-interest loans, and more. And it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-908 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bridge-UCSC.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-059203fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">See for yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-one-font-size\">Set in a serene redwood forest above the Monterey Bay, our campus was once considered a bold experiment. Now we\u2019re routinely ranked among the top universities in the world for research excellence and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ucsc-gold\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/visit-ucsc\/tours\">Take a tour\u2014virtually or in person<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It starts with you. It starts here. UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world\u2014in ways big and small. Whether you&#8217;re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, find the information you need online. 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