?The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public university in California, founded in 1965, offering Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 17,940, and the graduate enrollment is 1,998. The University of California, Santa Cruz is a moderately selective school, receiving 71,700 applications and accepting 65% 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 approximately 1,016 full-time instructional staff, and has a 22:1 student-to-faculty ratio.