UC Santa Cruz is among the top 200 research universities in the world, according to the latest analysis published by Times Higher Education (THE).
The World University Rankings 2020, released today, put the campus No. 179 among 1,396 worldwide institutions evaluated.
UC Santa Cruz is a major research university that offers students an experience that rivals the experience of being at a small private liberal arts college. The campus’s residential colleges are landing pads for students starting their college journey and launchpads for when they graduate, ready to serve society.
Times Higher Education evaluates research universities by looking at their teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook, and uses 13 performance indicators.
UC Santa Cruz ranked highest (No. 37) for research influence, as measured by the number of times its faculty’s published work is cited by scholars around the world.for research citations. Other pillar rankings include:
- research, No. 269
- teaching, No. 359
- international outlook, No. 377
- industry income, No. 715
