UC may refer to:

Education

In the United States

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...

system * University of Charleston, West Virginia *

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

, Illinois *

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public university, public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1819 and had an enrollment of over 53,000 students in 2024, making it the ...

, Ohio * Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey (''defunct since 1995'') * Utica College, Utica, New York * Harvard Undergraduate Council, Harvard College's student government body *

University college In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies f ...

In other countries

* Pontifical Catholic University of Chile * University of Canberra, Australia * University of Cantabria, Spain * University of Canterbury, New Zealand * University of Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines * University of Coimbra, Portugal * University of the Cordilleras, Baguio, Philippines * Uva College, Badulla, Sri Lanka * Uxbridge College, England * University of Calgary, Canada

Science, technology, and mathematics

Biology and medicine

* Ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease * Umbilical cord * Unassisted childbirth, birth without the aid of professional birth attendants

Computing and telecommunication

* UC Browser, a web browser for mobile devices * UC Mobile, a Chinese software company * Universal composability, a cryptographic model for protocols * Microcontroller (abbreviated "uC" or "μC"), a computer-on-a-chip used to control electronic devices * Unified communications, the integration of real-time communication services

Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics

* UC (noise reduction) (Universal Compatible/Universal Compander), a vinyl record noise reduction system in the 1980s * German Type UC submarine (disambiguation) * German submarine U-C of WW2 * Danish UC submarines (disambiguation) of Peter Madsen * Culver UC, a US Navy unmanned target drone * Ultrasonic consolidation, an additive manufacturing technology * Uranium carbide, a hard refractive ceramic material * Uniform polyhedron compound, a type of geometry * Universal Column, a type of H-beam * Folding boxboard, a paperboard grade * Undercarriage, also known as landing gear, on aircraft * Photon upconversion, an optical phenomenon

Arts and entertainment

* '' University Challenge'', a popular British quiz programme airing on BBC Two ** '' University Challenge (New Zealand)'', the New Zealand version of the British programme * Universal Century, one of the timelines of the ''Gundam'' anime metaseries

Other uses

* Centrist Union group, a parliamentary group in the French Senate * Undercover, the practice of disguising one's identity for the purposes of a police investigation or espionage *

Unified Cornish Unified Cornish (UC) (''Kernewek Uny '', ''KU'') is a variety of the Cornish language Cornish (Standard Written Form: or , ) is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with We ...

, a variety of the Cornish language * Union councils of Pakistan * Unit cost, a business measure *

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

, a sports arena in Chicago * Universal Credit, a British social security benefit * University City, a neighborhood in northern San Diego *

Upper case Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally ''#Majuscule, majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (more formally ''#Minuscule, minuscule'') in the written representation of certain langua ...

, in orthography and typography, denoting large or capital letters *

Urban Council The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services ...

, a municipal council in Hong Kong * Unification Church, a new religious movement originally founded in South Korea * Uc, a classification formerly used by the British Board of Film Classification until 2009