An kafa shi a 1965, UC Santa Cruz an dauke shi a matsayin Cibiyar Ivy na Jama'a.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "An kafa shi a 1965, UC Santa Cruz ya fara ne a matsayin mai nunawa don ci gaba, ilimin digiri na digiri na digiri, hanyoyin koyarwa na zamani da kuma gine-gine na zamani. "