Santa Cruz, California · Public
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at University of California-Santa Cruz
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 682 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~682
- Schools with reported signal
- 391
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 65.8%
- Graduation rate
- 75.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,890/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $71,560
- Median debt
- $16,666
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $68,396/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 391 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 6.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($63 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,045 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 39% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services accounts for 3.8% of reported programs at University of California-Santa Cruz, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 6.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 682 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Santa Cruz's average net price is $17,890 per year, about $71,560 over four years. That is $63 above the $17,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $68,396 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,045 above the $60,351 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Santa Cruz #153 of 391 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.