Student Success
Life-changing educational experiences
Inspiring transformational learning for unlimited potential
Every one of our 20,000 students can shape their own future through opportunities to learn and grow, rooted in a supportive and socially aware community. We strive to make it financially possible for every student who earns admission to attend. We set high academic standards that prepare graduates for career and life success, and we are ranked among the best U.S. campuses for improving social mobility. Through students’ internships with companies and agencies, original lab and field research, or work alongside community members for tangible improvements to our shared prosperity, we are inspiring transformative change and opening doors to better lives.
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Reduce financial barriers
UC Santa Cruz strives to make education affordable for every person who earns admission. Education means opportunity—and expanding opportunity for every student is vital for our future.
Increase opportunities for degree-defining experiences
Some of the most transformative learning happens beyond the classroom. Learning by doing, learning by making, and learning by becoming immersed in a community, getting their hands dirty, solving problems, and putting in the hours—these have always been options for students at UC Santa Cruz. Now we want to make such degree-defining experiences universal.
Broaden access to vital programs
UC Santa Cruz is expanding access to communities and programs that support student success—our celebrated college system, resource centers, athletics and recreation, University Libraries, mentor networks, and social and emotional support services—that help give students confidence to chart their own personal and professional pathways.
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Finding an affordable path to a UC Santa Cruz degree
Students like Jadin Archambeault and Jacob Chaudhry are actively navigating the cost of college while planning for life after graduation. Their experiences highlight the ways students use financial aid, scholarships, and campus resources to manage costs.
Students in summer field school unearth artifacts and a new passion for archaeology
Interns funded by a UC-HBCU grant learned key professional skills and found their calling while excavating an archaeological site in West Africa
Photo Field Research Quarter: An art-filled road trip across California
Each summer, UC Santa Cruz students spend three weeks on the road in Photo Field Research Quarter, traveling across California to camp, connect with community partners, and create art shaped by the places they visit.
Leadership gift advances East Field running path renewal
A generous $500,000 gift will revitalize the East Field running path, enhancing movement, connection, and well-being across the UCSC community.
Humanities EXCEL Fellows build community through hands-on Internships
At UC Santa Cruz, the Humanities EXCEL Program is helping Humanities undergraduates discover new pathways to professional growth and connect to local communities through paid internships.
Transformative gifts will help students find their paths as changemakers
Experiential learning programs at the Institute for Social Transformation recently received $1.2 million in new funding to support the next generation of social impact leaders.
