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Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2020: 19,161
- 17,207 undergraduates and 1,954 graduate students
- Undergraduates: 52.4 percent men, 46.7 percent women, 0.9 percent unknown/other
- 1,857 new transfer students entered fall 2020
Admission Statistics, Fall 2020
| High School GPA (for freshmen) | Junior College GPA (for transfers) | ||
| Mean GPA | 3.91 | Mean GPA | 3.34 |
| 4.0 or higher GPA | 48.6% | ||
| 3.5 to 3.99 GPA | 41.6% | ||
| below 3.5 GPA | 9.8% |
| 2020 admission rate for frosh | 65.3% |
| 2020 admission rate for transfers | 64.0% |
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2020
|
|
Undergraduates |
% |
New Freshmen |
% |
New Transfers |
% |
|
African American |
794 |
4.6% |
210 |
5.0% |
85 |
5.2% |
|
American Indian |
125 |
0.7% |
24 |
0.6% |
15 |
0.9% |
|
Asian |
4,961 |
28.8% |
1,382 |
32.9% |
375 |
22.8% |
|
Chicano/Latino |
4,488 |
26.1% |
1,171 |
27.8% |
507 |
30.8% |
|
Pacific Islander |
54 |
0.3% |
14 |
0.3% |
7 |
0.4% |
|
European American |
5,167 |
30.0% |
1,172 |
27.9% |
547 |
33.2% |
|
International |
1,315 |
7.6% |
152 |
3.6% |
63 |
3.8% |
|
Not stated |
303 |
1.8% |
80 |
1.9% |
48 |
2.9% |
|
TOTAL |
17,207 |
100.0% |
4,205 |
100.0% |
1,647 |
100% |
Retention and Graduation Rates, 2020-21
- 85% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 62% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in four years.
- 76% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in six years.
- 88% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 83% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 87% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Hometowns of new freshmen, Fall 2020:
|
Central Valley Area |
11.5% |
|
Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast |
27.9% |
|
Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley |
14.0% |
|
Other Northern California |
1.0% |
|
San Diego/Inland Empire |
11.7% |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
27.8% |
|
International |
3.5% |
|
Other States in the U.S. |
2.5% |
Hometowns of new transfer students, Fall 2020:
|
Central Valley Area |
10.1% |
|
Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast |
27.9% |
|
Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley |
21.7% |
|
Other Northern California |
1.6% |
|
San Diego/Inland Empire |
8.8% |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
26.3% |
|
International |
3.0% |
|
Other States in the U.S. |
0.5% |
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