It is located on the north side of campus, east of Science Hill and west of Crown College.

[citation needed] In the LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) for UCSC, Colleges 9 and John R. Lewis will be situated as the very center of UCSC by 2025.

College Nine is also home to the International Living Center (ILC).

The ILC is home to nearly a third of international students visiting UCSC while on study abroad and provides a space where international, transfer and domestic students coexist in apartment-style living.

There also exists three International RAs as well as its own Coordinator for Residential Education.