Colleges Like University of California-Santa Cruz

If University of California-Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, CA is on your list, these 20 colleges are similar in ranking, selectivity, cost, and campus feel — a great way to find strong alternatives and schools you might not have considered, like Adelphi University, Southern California Institute of Architecture and Thomas Jefferson University.

University of California-Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz, CA · #251 · 65.8% acceptance · $50,205

20 similar colleges

1. Adelphi University — Garden City, NY · #260 · 65.9% acceptance · $49,110 · SAT 1,219
2. Southern California Institute of Architecture — Los Angeles, CA · #243 · 76.6% acceptance · $56,162
3. Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, PA · #250 · 81% acceptance · $47,505 · SAT 1,243
4. California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · #309 · 75.7% acceptance · $52,560 · SAT 1,266
5. University of California-Riverside — Riverside, CA · #247 · 76.4% acceptance · $49,806
6. Point Loma Nazarene University — San Diego, CA · #286 · 83.7% acceptance · $46,250 · SAT 1,287
7. Manhattan University — Riverdale, NY · #228 · 78.9% acceptance · $53,400 · SAT 1,270
8. Linfield University — McMinnville, OR · #246 · 85.2% acceptance · $50,850
9. Seattle University — Seattle, WA · #222 · 76.9% acceptance · $56,721 · SAT 1,307
10. Drew University — Madison, NJ · #327 · 67.8% acceptance · $47,100 · SAT 1,227
11. Rutgers University-Camden — Camden, NJ · #289 · 66.3% acceptance · $37,276 · SAT 1,178
12. Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, IL · #155 · 54.9% acceptance · $52,386 · SAT 1,311
13. Simmons University — Boston, MA · #331 · 70% acceptance · $46,874 · SAT 1,316
14. University of St Thomas — Saint Paul, MN · #203 · 85.4% acceptance · $54,398 · SAT 1,296
15. Drake University — Des Moines, IA · #234 · 63.9% acceptance · $52,130 · SAT 1,292
16. Wagner College — Staten Island, NY · #275 · 88% acceptance · $53,200 · SAT 1,243
17. Concordia University-Irvine — Irvine, CA · #567 · 66% acceptance · $43,480
18. Rutgers University-Newark — Newark, NJ · #278 · 71.4% acceptance · $36,762
19. John Carroll University — University Heights, OH · #293 · 80.9% acceptance · $50,500 · SAT 1,298
20. Champlain College — Burlington, VT · #565 · 82.9% acceptance · $47,850 · SAT 1,312

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