COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 45.06 · UNITID 110714BACHELOR'S DEGREE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ

Economics

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$76,382working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$18,017Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates93four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards321IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile32thhigher than about 32% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position65%lower median debt than about 65% of published peers

Peer group: 100 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Bachelor's Degree$161,149 earnings · $13,437 debtUniversity of ChicagoChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree$159,578 earnings · $13,197 debtHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Bachelor's Degree$155,592 earnings · $6,617 debtDartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Bachelor's Degree$152,929 earnings · $18,400 debtVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree$140,337 earnings · $12,424 debtCornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree$137,935 earnings · $15,500 debtColumbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$137,710 earnings · $25,000 debtUniversity of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$135,050 earnings · $13,000 debtUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree$129,985 earnings · $14,000 debtNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · Bachelor's Degree$126,006 earnings · $16,227 debtBrown UniversityProvidence, RI · Bachelor's Degree$124,508 earnings · $13,000 debtTufts UniversityMedford, MA · Bachelor's Degree$123,809 earnings · $17,850 debtUniversity of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree$122,637 earnings · $19,965 debtBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Bachelor's Degree$121,337 earnings · $18,000 debtGeorgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$118,999 earnings · $16,500 debtCollege of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · Bachelor's Degree$118,131 earnings · $27,000 debtNew York UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$116,510 earnings · $21,250 debtEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree$111,631 earnings · $21,000 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

University of California-Santa Cruz

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