Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2025: 20,140
- 18,194 undergraduates, 1,946 graduate students
- Undergraduates: 44.9% men, 50.0% women, 5.1% other/unknown (fall 2025)
- 1,543 new transfer students entered fall 2025
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2025
- African American - 4.7%
- American Indian - 0.9%
- Asian - 30.4%
- Latine - 28.2%
- Pacific Islander - 0.3%
- European American - 30.0%
- International - 3.3%
- Not Stated - 2.3%
Admission Statistics, Fall 2025
High School GPA (for first-year students)
- Mean GPA - 4.00
- 4.0 or higher GPA - 58.8%
- 3.5 to 3.99 GPA - 37.9%
- Below 3.5 GPA - 3.3%
Community College GPA (for transfers)
Mean GPA - 3.47
2025 Admission Rates
- First-Year Students - 72.7%
- Transfers - 70.4%
Retention and Graduation Rates, 2024-25
- 88% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 61% of students who entered as first-year students graduated in four years.
- 75% of students who entered as first year students graduated in six years.
- 92% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 80% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 86% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Geographical Distribution, Fall 2025
Home Locations of New First-Year Students
- Central Valley Area - 12.2%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 26.5%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 12.3%
- Other Northern California - 1.4%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 12.3%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 27.7%
- International - 2.7%
- Other States in the U.S. - 4.9%
Home Locations of New Transfer Students
- Central Valley Area - 11.2%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 24.3%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 24.0%
- Other Northern California - 1.4%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 8.0%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 28.7%
- International - 2.1%
- Other States in the U.S. - 0.3%
For more information, please go to the UC Santa Cruz Institutional Research Student Data page.