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The most popular University of California, Santa Cruz undergraduate major is Computer Science. Psychology, General and Business/Managerial Economics are other popular majors.
| Computer Science | 598 |
| Psychology, General | 354 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 286 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 236 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 160 |
| Sociology | 145 |
| Cognitive Science | 128 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 121 |
| Environmental Studies | 120 |
| Economics, General | 115 |
| Legal Studies, General | 115 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 115 |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 111 |
| Anthropology | 110 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 104 |
| Mathematics, General | 104 |
| Comparative Literature | 103 |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 96 |
| History, General | 81 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 78 |
| Sociology | 78 |
| Psychology, General | 77 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 66 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 62 |
| Neuroscience | 60 |
| Ecology | 57 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 57 |
| Chemistry, General | 53 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 51 |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 49 |
| Astrophysics | 48 |
| Philosophy | 48 |
| Ethnic Studies | 47 |
| Bioinformatics | 46 |
| Physics, General | 43 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 40 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 39 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 39 |
| Linguistics | 37 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 30 |
| Computer Engineering, Other | 28 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 27 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 26 |
| Physical Sciences | 25 |
| Applied Linguistics | 20 |
| Environmental Science | 20 |
| Women’s Studies | 18 |
| Comparative Literature | 17 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 16 |
| International Economics | 16 |
| Legal Studies, General | 16 |
| Music Performance, General | 13 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 13 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 12 |
| History, General | 12 |
| Mathematics, General | 12 |
| Philosophy | 12 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 11 |
| Environmental Studies | 10 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 10 |
| Computer Science | 9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 8 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 7 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 7 |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 6 |
| Linguistics | 6 |
| Women’s Studies | 6 |
| Ethnic Studies | 5 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 5 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 |
| Economics, General | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 |
| Archeology | 3 |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 3 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 2 |
| Music Performance, General | 2 |
| Neuroscience | 2 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Astrophysics | 1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 1 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 1 |
| Chemistry, General | 1 |
| Cognitive Science | 1 |
| Ecology | 1 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 1 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 1 |
| Physics, General | 1 |
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | 1 |
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