COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110714PUBLIC

SANTA CRUZ, CA

University of California-Santa Cruz

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,890Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate74.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,085working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$16,666completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,085
Median earnings 5 years after completion$64,162

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$8,717
$30,001–48,000$10,613
$48,001–75,000$14,418
$75,001–110,000$18,986
$110,001+$33,323

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion74.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention88.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share28.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid43.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,444federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates17,940IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate65.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$16,666

4,069 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$124,641 earnings · $23,392 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 479 working graduates$123,422 earnings · $16,666 debt →Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$94,589 earnings · $20,020 debt →Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 282 working graduates$82,064 earnings · $16,500 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$76,382 earnings · $18,017 debt →Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$72,125 earnings · $19,500 debt →Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$69,849 earnings · $19,000 debt →Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$66,244 earnings · $18,416 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$65,890 earnings · $16,782 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$65,036 earnings · $20,703 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$60,519 earnings · $18,279 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$59,948 earnings · $18,902 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$55,798 earnings · $19,747 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 254 working graduates$55,338 earnings · $16,500 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 238 working graduates$55,240 earnings · $18,500 debt →Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$54,606 earnings · $17,500 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$52,315 earnings · $17,875 debt →Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$49,821 earnings · $18,887 debt →Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 174 working graduates$49,763 earnings · $17,491 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 142 working graduates$45,815 earnings · $16,439 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$40,156 earnings · $19,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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