Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2024: 19,938
- 17,940 undergraduates, 1,998 graduate students
- Undergraduates: 44.5% men, 50.0% women, 5.5% other/unknown (fall 2024)
- 1,275 new transfer students entered fall 2024
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2024
- African American - 4.8%
- American Indian - 0.8%
- Asian - 30.8%
- Chicanx/Latinx - 27.5%
- Pacific Islander - 0.2%
- European American - 30.6%
- International - 3.0%
- Not Stated - 2.3%
Admission Statistics, Fall 2024
High School GPA (for first-year students)
- Mean GPA - 4.01
- 4.0 or higher GPA - 63.4%
- 3.5 to 3.99 GPA - 32.5%
- Below 3.5 GPA - 4.1%
Community College GPA (for transfers)
Mean GPA - 3.49
2024 Admission Rates
- First-Year Students - 64.9%
- Transfers - 65.4%
Retention and Graduation Rates, 2023-24
- 88% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 60% 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.
- 76% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 86% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Geographical Distribution, Fall 2024
Home Locations of New First-Year Students
- Central Valley Area - 12.9%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 23.7%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 12.7%
- Other Northern California - 1.8%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 11.1%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 29.7%
- International - 3.0%
- Other States in the U.S. - 5.1%
Home Locations of New Transfer Students
- Central Valley Area - 12.1%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 23.2%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 26.4%
- Other Northern California - 0.9%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 8.3%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 27.4%
- International - 1.4%
- Other States in the U.S. - 0.3%
For more information, please go to the UC Santa Cruz Institutional Research Student Data page.