Discover our programs
In the inspiring environment of a public research university, our engineering programs, students, instructors, and centers have a world-class reputation. We are shaping the engineers who will build a better world.
With our talented faculty, robust resources, and proximity to Silicon Valley, we offer more than just an education. Whether you’re interested in a master’s, Ph.D., or professional certificates — we have the engineering programs to make your biggest ideas a reality.
#2
top public colleges for engineering salaries
(Wall Street Journal, 2023)
R1
Designated Research 1 university
(Carnegie Research Foundation)
Top 15
public university for making an impact in the world
(Princeton Review, 2024)
The graduate student experience
Find the information and support you need in your first year as a BE graduate student.
Commitment to inclusion
UC Santa Cruz and Baskin Engineering are committed to creating educational equity that will lead to real, transformative change. We are one of only two institutions in the nation that holds the honor of being a Hispanic Serving Institution, an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and member of the Association of American Universities.
Recent news
Three UCSC alumni named in Forbes 30 Under 30
Baskin Engineering graduate alumni Aviv Elor and Ash Robbins—co-founders of virtual reality startup Immergo Labs—were named in Forbes 30 Under 30, featuring the world’s most influential young entrepreneurs.
- Surveys show young workers suffer from scheduling instability, and those who are LGBTQ+ are more likely to experience wage theft and workplace injuries. Meanwhile, census data show a harmful pay gap for Latina workers.
- UC Santa Cruz continues to release quarterly financial summaries to provide regular updates on revenues and spending in core funds
- UC Santa Cruz cosmologist leads widely interdisciplinary project funded by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience to turn urban runoff into low-cost irrigation
- Animals adapt in more ways than one – ignoring that complexity could undermine efforts to help them survive climate change.
- Next year, the current version of DivData is moving to a campus standard code base.
- Recognized at the 43rd Annual Payroll Congress in Orlando, Florida, Heintzleman was honored for her contributions to PayrollOrg’s volunteer efforts, particularly her work on IRS regulation compliance.
