{{As of|2026}}, 30 United States [[astronauts]] have graduated from the [[University of California]] (UC) system, including 10 from [[UC Berkeley]], 10 from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], 4 from the [[University of California, San Diego|UC San Diego]], 3 from [[UC Santa Barbara]], 2 from [[UC Davis]], 1 from [[UC Irvine]], and 1 from [[UC Santa Cruz]]. The first alumnus to fly as an astronaut was [[Walt Cunningham]] (UCLA), selected in 1963 in [[NASA Astronaut Group 3]] to fly as the Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 7]], the first [[Apollo Program]] mission. {{As of|2026}}<!– Use selection year to include a UC alumnus – this is more easily verifiable than year of completion of training –>, the most recent alumnus to be selected as an astronaut was [[Deniz Burnham]] (UC San Diego), of the class of 2021. One alumnus was part of the [[Apollo program]], three were part of [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]], and twenty were part of the [[Space Shuttle program]]. In total, 31 people educated at the University of California campuses have flown to space, either for [[NASA]] or through [[commercial astronaut|private space companies]].
{{As of|2026}}, 30 United States [[astronauts]] have graduated from the [[University of California]] (UC) system, including 10 from [[UC Berkeley]], 10 from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], 4 from the [[University of California, San Diego|UC San Diego]], 3 from [[UC Santa Barbara]], 2 from [[UC Davis]], 1 from [[UC Irvine]], and 1 from [[UC Santa Cruz]].
The first alumnus to fly as an astronaut was [[Walt Cunningham]] (UCLA), selected in 1963 in [[NASA Astronaut Group 3]] to fly as the Lunar Module Pilot on [[Apollo 7]], the first [[Apollo Program]] mission. {{As of|2026}}<!– Use selection year to include a UC alumnus – this is more easily verifiable than year of completion of training –>, the most recent alumnus to be selected as an astronaut was [[Deniz Burnham]] (UC San Diego), of the class of 2021. One alumnus was part of the [[Apollo program]], three were part of [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]], and twenty were part of the [[Space Shuttle program]]. In total, 31 people educated at the University of California campuses have flown to space, either for [[NASA]] or through [[commercial astronaut|private space companies]].
The UC system is the [[flagship]] [[land-grant university|land-grant]] [[public university]] system in the U.S. state of [[California]]. The first campus was established at [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] in 1868, followed by [[Los Angeles]] in 1919. [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], and [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. The system includes 9 undergraduate campuses in total, including at Berkeley, [[Davis, California|Davis]], Irvine, Los Angeles, [[Merced, California|Merced]], [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], San Diego, [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], and Santa Cruz. In addition to the 16 astronauts who are alumni of the University of California, the university system has produced [[List of American universities with Olympic medals|670 Olympic medalists]], 254 members of the [[National Academy of Sciences]], and 75 [[Nobel Prize]] laureates.
The UC system is the [[flagship]] [[land-grant university|land-grant]] [[public university]] system in the U.S. state of [[California]]. The first campus was established at [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] in 1868, followed by [[Los Angeles]] in 1919. [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], and [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. The system includes 9 undergraduate campuses in total, including at Berkeley, [[Davis, California|Davis]], Irvine, Los Angeles, [[Merced, California|Merced]], [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], San Diego, [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], and Santa Cruz. In addition to the 16 astronauts who are alumni of the University of California, the university system has produced [[List of American universities with Olympic medals|670 Olympic medalists]], 254 members of the [[National Academy of Sciences]], and 75 [[Nobel Prize]] laureates.
