The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university located in Santa Cruz, California, and one of the top 90 colleges in the U.S. It is 75 miles south of San Francisco, and sits on 2,000 acres of land. It was established in 1965, and is one of 10 schools in the University of California system. Its motto is “Fiat Lux” or “Let There Be Light.” Notable alumni include journalist Dana Priest, actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph, co-founder of the Black Panther Party Dr. Huey Percy Newton, actor and comedian Andy Samberg, TV writer Marti Noxon and Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra. Its colors are blue and gold, its mascot is Sammy the Slug and its teams are named the Banana Slugs. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division III – Independent, and varsity sports offered include men’s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and volleyball, and women’s basketball, volleyball, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field. The most popular undergraduate degrees at the school are psychology, politics, history, literature, environmental studies, anthropology and film and digital media. The university’s Linguistics Department is known as the number one undergraduate program in North America.
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California. As of 2013 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Santa Cruz's population at 62,864. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, about 32 mi south of San Jose and 75 mi south of San Francisco, the city is part of the 12-county San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area. More from Wikipedia...
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