DormWay for University of California-Santa Cruz
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Public Research University in Santa Cruz, CA. Operating on a semester system.
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20K+
Total Enrollment
Research University
Institution Type
61
Housing Buildings
Life in Santa Cruz for University of California-Santa Cruz Students
Everything you need to know about living and studying in Santa Cruz.
Timezone
Pacific Time (PT)
Campus Operations Snapshot
Dining Locations
College Nine/JRL Dining Hall
limited
College Nine/John R. Lewis
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
limited
Cowell/Stevenson
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Crown/Merrill Dining Hall
limited
Crown/Merrill
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Porter/Kresge Dining Hall
limited
Porter/Kresge
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall
limited
Rachel Carson/Oakes
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Banana Joe's Late Night
limited
Central campus
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Global Village Cafe
limited
Global Village
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Oakes Cafe
limited
Oakes College
Spring Break special hours (March 20–29)
Parking and Transit
Core West
garage
Debt service managed by campus; ParkMobile available in select locations
West Remote Lot
surface
Refurbishment and upgrade completed
Lot 116
surface • limited
Expansion underway, adding over 150 spaces at Lower Campus
Lot 111A
surface
Redesign and increase at Crown College
Lot 119
surface
Redesign and increase at Merrill College
Barn Theater Lot
surface • limited
For large vehicles like buses; advance coordination required
Campus News
Latest updates from University of California-Santa Cruz
Safety Alert
There are currently no urgent safety alerts.
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Dorms & On-Campus Housing at University of California-Santa Cruz
Various dorm and housing options are available for students.
Showing 24 of 56 known dorm and housing options.
Amnesty House
Room types: triple, large triple, single
Anacapa
Angela Davis House
Room types: triple, large triple, single
Camper Park
Capacity: 42
Room types: single
College Eight
Capacity: 400
Room types: Single, double, suite
College Eight Café Dorm
College Nine
Capacity: 350
Room types: double, triple
College Ten
Capacity: 400
Room types: Single, double, suite
College Ten - Ohlone
Cowell College
Capacity: 450
Room types: double, triple
Crown College
Capacity: 400
Room types: double, triple
Crown College - Lower Quad (Galileo, Rutherford, Descartes, Gauss Houses)
Capacity: 400
Room types: triple, quad, double, single
Crown College - Upper Quad (Harvey, Maxwell, Leonardo, Galen Houses)
Capacity: 400
Room types: triple, quad, double, single
Crown College Leonardo House
Descartes House
Room types: shared, private
East Field House Dorm
Family Student Housing
Capacity: 100
Room types: apartment
Galen House
Room types: shared, private
Galileo House
Room types: shared, private
Gandhi House
Room types: triple, large triple, single
Gauss House
Room types: shared, private
Geneva House
Room types: triple, large triple, single
Graduate Housing (adjacent to Science Hill)
Room types: 4 single bedrooms per apartment
Graduate Housing near Science Hill
Room types: four-bedroom apartment
Learning Management System
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University of California-Santa Cruz Canvas
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Academic System
Semester
Control
Public
Email Domain
@ucsc.edu
Current Term: Winter Quarter 2026
Start: January 5, 2026
End: March 20, 2026
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