UC Santa CruzOffice of Planning and Budget
Planning and Budget Home Planning and Budget Staff Planning and Budget Services

Quick Links
Budget News
Recent Publications
Contact Information

P&B Units
Academic Planning and Analysis
Budget and Resource Management
Capital Planning and Space Management
Data Management Services
Institutional Research and Policy Studies

Other UCSC Links
Chancellor/Campus Provost
Chancellor Blumenthal
Provost/EVC Kliger
Administrative Cmtes
Academic Senate
Campus Policies
Campus Safety Planning

[ Photo ]


The Office of Planning and Budget is the principal staff arm of the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor in the areas of academic, capital, enrollment, institutional, and financial planning, policy analysis, and fiscal administration.  In this capacity, it develops and maintains relevant databases, provides analyses of policies and programs, assists campus decision-makers as they determine campus priorities, and helps develop strategies designed to achieve these priorities.

Planning and Budget also has a number of on-going responsibilities designed to help advocate for the operating and capital resources needed by the UC Santa Cruz, to help the campus best utilize those resources, and to support campuswide planning and assessment, including

  • Daily management and long-range planning for the campus’ operating budget;

  • Management of the campus’ space inventory and long-range planning for campus’ capital budget;

  • Information management and policy analysis; and

  • Strategic planning.

In carrying out their responsibilities, Planning and Budget staff put into practice the UC Santa Cruz Principles of Community.

Please see the Planning and Budget Ten-Year Plan (published December 31, 2001) for more information.

UC Santa Cruz. Thinking at the Edge.


Planning and Budget Highlights

Updates on the 2008-09 & 2009-10 budgets
Latest news on the UC budget, updates on campus budget planning for 2009-10, and the next steps at the state level to address California's economic issues ... [More]

Research funds available from federal stimulus package
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides an unprecedented opportunity to obtain federal research funds to help stimulate the economy ... [More]

Chancellor Blumenthal outlines campus two-year priorities
In a December 1, 2008 response to a request from UC President Mark Yudof, Chancellor Blumenthal outlines campus goals for 2008-09 and 2009-10. Based on the vision elements of the Strategic Academic Plan, the actions described comprise near-term investments to continue the momentum of academic programs and lay the foundation for success ... [More]

The UC Santa Cruz Budget - A Bird's Eye View
This updated publication provides an overview of the campus' 2008-09 budget ... [More]

UC Santa Cruz College Portrait
Based on a UC-developed common web reporting template, a new site has been launched to provide potential students and their parents with key UCSC institutional data as well as accountability statistics about educational outcomes ... [More]

Strategic budgeting meetings consider campus resource options
Principal officers and Academic Senate leaders have been meeting to review campus revenue projections and budget needs, as well as to explore possible strategies for ensuring that campus resources are aligned with campus goals and priorities.  Presentation materials for each meeting are linked below:
    October 26, 2006
    November 14, 2006
    December 18, 2006
    April 4, 2007
    May 1, 2007
    July 6, 2007
    October 16, 2007
    October 30, 2007
    November 26, 2007
    December 17, 2007
    March 24, 2008
For additional information about the UC Santa Cruz budget  ... [More]

UCSC Budget Handbook - An Overview of Funds Supporting UCSC
This new publication (updated December 2008) refines and clarifies the campus's operating budget processes and the principles by which resources are allocated ... [More]


Planning and Budget Headlines

Special "Investing in California's Future" website provides latest news about the UC budget situation and UC's impact ... [More]