The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public university in CA, founded in 1965, and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 17,207, and the graduate enrollment is 1,954. The University of California, Santa Cruz is a highly selective school, receiving 54,041 applications and accepting 47.70% of applicants. At the University of California, Santa Cruz, athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, the University of California, Santa Cruz employs 628 full-time instructional staff (98% of whom hold doctorate degrees), and has a 24:1 student-to-faculty ratio.