At a Glance

The mission of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz is to develop and sustain first-rate education and research programs that integrate the fundamental principles and sound practice of science and engineering. The School strives to serve the needs of the greater Silicon Valley region and the State of California by creating and disseminating knowledge through research and teaching, and by offering curricula that nurture creative thinking and prepare students for productive careers at industrial and academic settings in rapidly evolving areas of science and engineering.

Degrees Offered

  • Bioengineering: BS
  • Bioinformatics: BS
  • Bioinformatics & Biomolecular Engineering: BS/MS, BS/PhD, MS, PhD
  • Computer Engineering: BS, BS/MS, MS, PhD
  • Computer Science: BA, BS, MS, PhD
  • Computer Science: Computer Game Design: BS
  • Electrical Engineering: BS, MS, PhD
  • Network Engineering: MS
  • Network and Digital Technology: BA
  • Robotics Engineering: BS
  • Statistics and Applied Mathematics: MS, PhD
  • Technology and Information Management: BS, MS, Ph.D

Overview

2009-10 Majors 1,042 Headcount Undergraduate Majors
346 Headcount Graduate Majors
 
2009-10 Number of Degrees Awarded 135 BA/BS
45 MA/MS & Certificates
34 PhD
 
2010-11 Teaching and Research Staff 90 Budgeted Faculty FTE
40 Budgeted Teaching Assistant FTE
36 Budgeted Staff FTE
 
2009-10 Funding Core Funds: $14.7M
Other Funds: $0.1M
Perm. Budget: $14.8M

C&G Funds: $30.5M

Total Funding: $45.3M
 

Degrees Conferred

Baccalaureate Degrees 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Bioinformatics 4.0 9.5 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 NA
Computer Engineering 33.0 37.5 35.0 24.5 22.5 18.0 NA
Computer Game Design 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 17.0 NA
Computer Info & Science 1.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 NA
Computer Science 84.0 91.0 53.5 46.0 37.0 27.5 NA
Electrical Engineering 23.0 12.5 22.0 20.5 21.0 22.5 NA
Information Systems Management 32.5 21.0 30.0 17.0 11.0 15.0 NA
Subtotal 177.5 173.5 146.0 117.0 105.5 108.0 NA
Masters & Certificates 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Applied Math and Statistics 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 NA
Bioinformatics 1.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 NA
Computer Engineering 24.0 14.0 17.0 12.0 12.0 4.0 NA
Computer and Info Sciences 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 NA
Computer Science 26.0 25.0 16.0 19.0 22.0 17.0 NA
Electrical Engineering 1.0 7.0 14.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 NA
Network Engineering 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 NA
Subtotal 52.0 46.0 52.0 41.0 48.0 32.0 NA
Doctorates 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Applied Math and Statistics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 NA
Bioinformatics 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 NA
Computer Engineering 4.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 4.0 NA
Computer Science 5.0 5.0 12.0 13.0 5.0 5.0 NA
Electrical Engineering 6.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 NA
Subtotal 15.0 14.0 26.0 23.0 15.0 16.0 NA
Total Degrees Conferred 244.5 233.5 224.0 181.0 168.5 156.0 NA

Declared and Proposed Majors

Undergraduate 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Bioengineering         8.3 73 123.4
Bioinformatics 46 41 38 36 43 32 27
Computer Engineering 217 186 154 161 142 182 203
Computer Game Design         135 234 303
Computer Science 389 280 191 178 140 146 152
Electrical Engineering 129 122 119 120 120 144 165
Information Systems Management 90 56 58 52 55 71 69
Totals 867 684 560 547 643 818
1042
Graduate 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Applied Mathematics & Statistics           0.3 15
Stats & Stochastic Modeling       6 19 27 22
Bioinformatics 17 26 31 34 37 43 45
Computer Engineering 64 63 61 60 58 66 71
Computer Science 109 97 108 115 102 118 113
Electrical Engineering 44 48 54 62 77 67 76
Technology & Info Management             5
Totals 233 234 254 277 292 322 346

Source: The UC Santa Cruz Budget