University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · public · 17,940 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of California-Santa Cruz field?
University of California-Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of California-Santa Cruz's men's tennis roster has stayed between 11 and 13 players since 2020, and stood at 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 13, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. University of California-Santa Cruz lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 13% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
University of California-Santa Cruz's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 9, by 33%, and 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. University of California-Santa Cruz lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does University of California-Santa Cruz fund its athletes?
University of California-Santa Cruz reported 312 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 157 men and 155 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $16,535 for men's sports and $18,870 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $105 and $122 per athlete.
What is University of California-Santa Cruz like academically?
University of California-Santa Cruz is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 66% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $41,179 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,890 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,005 for CA residents and $50,205 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,396, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of California-Santa Cruz?
No single field dominates: the largest, Computer & Information Sciences, is 16% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer Science (607 degrees)
- Psychology, General (431 degrees)
- Business/Managerial Economics (287 degrees)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (237 degrees)
- Sociology (223 degrees)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (192 degrees)
- Biology, General (184 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (172 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (172 degrees)
- Economics (162 degrees)
What is Santa Cruz, CA like to live in?
University of California-Santa Cruz sits in Santa Cruz, a small city of about 61,000 people in Santa Cruz County, California.
The median household in Santa Cruz earns about $111,427, which is above the California median ($96,334) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $1,180,100, 70% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,302 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 10% of workers walk and 19% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of California-Santa Cruz have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of California-Santa Cruz fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of California-Santa Cruz?
- University of California-Santa Cruz is in Santa Cruz, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does University of California-Santa Cruz cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $41,179 a year, and an average net price of $17,890 after grants and scholarships.