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The University of California, one of the largest and most acclaimed institutions of higher learning in the world, is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and public service. Chartered in 1868 as California 's only land grant institution, the UC system has grown to include more than 201,000 students and 160,000 faculty and staff, with more than 1.2 million alumni living and working around the world.

UC's campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara – with a 10th campus opening in Merced in 2004 – provide exciting environments that foster world-class educational and research opportunities.

Besides world-class classrooms and labs, UC has dozens of museums, concert halls, art galleries, botanical gardens, observatories and marine centers – academic resources but also exciting gathering places for the community.

8 Campuses: