University of California, Santa Cruz Ranking 2026
GURI 2026 summary
University of California, Santa Cruz is ranked #208 in the Global University Rankings Index (GURI) 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 84.92. GURI evaluates the university's performance across major global ranking systems including QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking, alongside ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.
GURI Global Rank
#208
GURI Score
84.92
Country
United States
National position
#52 of 227
Ranking Achievement
86.76
Coverage Score
100
IRCI
77.00
Institutional Legacy
40.67
Institutional Momentum
60.00
Americas rank
#63 of 471
Performance across ranking sources
- QS World University Rankings (QS 2026): ranked 458
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026): ranked 181
- ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025): ranked 151-200
Common questions
- What is University of California, Santa Cruz ranked in the world?
- #208 of 2355 universities in the GURI 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 84.92.
- Is University of California, Santa Cruz ranked by QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking?
- It appears in all three ranking systems used in the GURI 2026 edition: QS World University Rankings (QS 2026), Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026), ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025).
- How has University of California, Santa Cruz's GURI position changed?
- GURI 2026: #208 (score 84.92) · GURI 2025: #202 (score 85.05) · GURI 2024: #229 (score 81.88)
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