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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
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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.
- UC Santa Cruz scientists worked with Colossal Biosciences to help reveal secrets in the dire wolf genome that contributed to what the startup is calling the world’s first de-extinction
- Reimagined undergrad class teaches students entire DNA sequencing process using cutting-edge devicesA biomolecular engineering course has recently been redesigned to give students experience with the entire process of DNA sequencing, from sampling to data analysis, using the latest nanopore devices from Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
- The SETI Institute has honored David Deamer, an emeritus professor of biomolecular engineering, with its Drake Award
- Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists show that neurons are capable of changing from one type to another.
- Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members have been named new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS awarded the lifetime honor to professors David Deamer, Theodore Holman, and Raphael Kudela on March […]
- For the second year in a row, UC Santa Cruz undergraduate computer engineering student Astra Tsai was the fastest student to solve the National Security Administration’s (NSA) codebreaker challenge.
