UC Santa Cruz was founded in 1965 with an entering class of 650 undergraduates; in 1966, three Ph.D. programs opened with an entering cohort of 26 students.  In 2003-04, the campus enrolled 1,286 graduate students in thirty one programs (Ph.D., Masters, and Certificate). 

The following displays provide overviews of the development of UCSC graduate programs by timeline and division as well as the record of doctoral degrees conferred. 

A.  Timeline for the implementation of graduate programs (by year by division) B.   Timeline for the implementation of graduate programs (by division by year) C.   Timeline for the implementation of PhD programs (by division by year) D. PhD degrees conferred by program since 1966-67 (mapped against all graduate programs) E. PhD degrees conferred by program since 1966-67 (mapped against PhD programs only)