Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2023: 19,764
- 17,812 undergraduates, 1,952 graduate students
- Undergraduates: 46.0% men, 49.0% women, 5.0% other/unknown (fall 2022)
- 1,260 new transfer students entered fall 2023
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2023
- African American - 4.6%
- American Indian - 0.7%
- Asian - 30.8%
- Chicanx/Latinx - 27.5%
- Pacific Islander - 0.2%
- European American - 30.7%
- International - 3.1%
- Not Stated - 2.4%
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, 2022-23
- 90% 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.
- 77% of students who entered as first year students graduated in six years.
- 91% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 81% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 84% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Geographical Distribution, Fall 2023
Home Locations of New First-Year Students
- Central Valley Area - 10.8%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 26.6%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 12.9%
- Other Northern California - 1.4%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 11.1%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 28.4%
- International - 1.9%
- Other States in the U.S. - 6.9%
Home Locations of New Transfer Students
- Central Valley Area - 11.1%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 23.1%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 26.7%
- Other Northern California - 1.5%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 9.0%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 26.1%
- International - 1.5%
- Other States in the U.S. - 1.1%
For more information, please go to the UC Santa Cruz Institutional Research Student Statistics page.