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University of California: Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz,  California
College Board code: 4860

Main Address

1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-0111
www.ucsc.edu

Admission Office

Cook House, 1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-4008
Fax: (831) 459-4452
admissions@ucsc.edu
Contact: Michelle Whittingham
Director of Admissions

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 73%
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • Regionally Accredited
  • College Board member
Calendar: Quarter

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 15,125
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,965
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 15,125
  • Graduate enrollment: 1,490

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 97% In-state students
  • 3% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 54% Women
  • 46% Men
  • 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 24% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 3% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 18% Hispanic
  • 48% White/Non-Hispanic
  • <1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 6% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 96% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 100% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 100% in top half of graduating class
  • 23% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 25% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 29% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 19% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
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