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Colleges similar to University of California-Santa Cruz

15 schools closest to University of California-Santa Cruz (Trajecta Score 60) — neighbors in California first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to University of California-Santa Cruz, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— University of California-Santa Cruz (this school) Santa Cruz, CA 66% — $17,890 $68k 60
1 University of San Francisco Moderate San Francisco, CA 62% 1190–1390 $41,431 $90k 60
2 University of California-Riverside Open Riverside, CA 76% — $14,304 $68k 61
3 Rio Hondo College Open Whittier, CA — — $14,379 $45k 60
4 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Open Pomona, CA 75% — $11,531 $72k 59
5 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Selective Los Angeles, CA 39% — $35,558 $83k 59
6 MiraCosta College Open Oceanside, CA — — $7,339 $44k 58
7 American University Moderate Washington, DC 62% 1280–1460 $41,943 $77k 60
8 Rhodes College Moderate Memphis, TN 50% 1300–1486 $28,585 $67k 60
9 Fashion Institute of Technology Moderate New York, NY 60% — $19,095 $63k 60
10 University of Colorado Boulder Open Boulder, CO 78% 1240–1430 $25,346 $70k 60
11 Manhattan University Open Riverdale, NY 79% 1180–1358 $27,256 $86k 61
12 The College of New Jersey Moderate Ewing, NJ 62% 1140–1340 $27,646 $73k 61
13 The University of the South Moderate Sewanee, TN 57% 1260–1390 $27,872 $65k 60
14 University of South Carolina-Columbia Moderate Columbia, SC 60% 1180–1360 $22,811 $62k 60
15 Oberlin College Selective Oberlin, OH 34% 1360–1520 $38,645 $58k 60

How these are picked: schools in California with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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