University of California, Santa Cruz

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UC Santa Cruz has a current enrollment of about 15,000 students. Undergraduates pursue course work in 62 majors, and graduate students work toward master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and graduate certificates in 33 academic fields. Above: Students pass through the Science Hill area of the campus, a picturesque cluster of science buildings, including the award-winning Science & Engineering Library.

Faculty who have been attracted to Santa Cruz include two of the University of California's honored University Professors, 21 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 12 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and two members of the Institute of Medicine.

UCSC ranked 1st in the nation for its research impact in the field of physics, according to an analysis conducted by Thompson Scientific that was reported in Science Watch in 2007.