UC Santa Cruz Statistics
Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2019: 19,494
- 17,517 undergraduates and 1,977 graduate students
- Undergraduates: 51.6 percent men, 47.5 percent women, 0.9 percent unknown/other
- 1,819 new transfer students entered fall 2019
Admission Statistics, Fall 2019
| High School GPA (for freshmen) | Junior College GPA (for transfers) | ||
| Mean GPA | 3.94 | Mean GPA | 3.33 |
| 4.0 or higher GPA | 50.3% | ||
| 3.5 to 3.99 GPA | 42.6% | ||
| below 3.5 GPA | 7.1% |
| ACT | SAT | ||
| 27 or higher | 65.6% | 1400 or higher | 29.9% |
| 22-26 | 25.7% | 1100-1399 | 64.6% |
| 21 or lower | 8.7% | 1099 or lower | 5.5% |
| ACT Comprehensive | 28.3 | SAT Total | 1319.2 |
| ACT–Reading | 29.1 | Reading/Writing | 643.8 |
| ACT–Mathematics | 27.8 | Mathematics | 682.9 |
| ACT–English with Writing | 24.5 | Essay | 16 |
(All figures represent the mean. Freshman GPA includes extra points for qualifying honors level coursework. For further information, please see Freshman Admission.)
| 2019 admission rate for frosh | 51.57% |
| 2019 admission rate for transfers | 61.03% |
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2019
|
|
Undergraduates |
% |
New Freshmen |
% |
New Transfers |
% |
|
African American |
752 |
4.3% |
131 |
3.5% |
71 |
4.8% |
|
American Indian |
147 |
0.8% |
28 |
0.7% |
19 |
1.3% |
|
Asian |
4,834 |
27.6% |
1,015 |
27.3% |
304 |
20.7% |
|
Chicano/Latino |
4,428 |
25.3% |
841 |
22.6% |
437 |
29.8% |
|
Pacific Islander |
55 |
0.3% |
10 |
0.3% |
8 |
0.5% |
|
European American |
5,438 |
31.1% |
1,187 |
31.9% |
540 |
36.8% |
|
International |
1,576 |
9.0% |
466 |
12.5% |
72 |
4.9% |
|
Not stated |
287 |
1.6% |
46 |
1.2% |
17 |
1.2% |
|
TOTAL |
17,517 |
100.0% |
3,724 |
100.0% |
1,468 |
100% |
Retention and Graduation Rates, 2018-19
- 88% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 55% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in four years.
- 74% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in six years.
- 93% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 82% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 86% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Hometowns of new freshmen, fall 2019:
|
Central Valley Area |
10.9% |
|
Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast |
27.6% |
|
Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley |
8.5% |
|
Other Northern California |
1.2% |
|
San Diego/Inland Empire |
11.0% |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
24.2% |
|
International |
11.2% |
|
Other States in the U.S. |
5.4% |
Hometowns of new transfer students, fall 2019:
|
Central Valley Area |
9.7% |
|
Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast |
23.8% |
|
Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley |
28.4% |
|
Other Northern California |
1.3% |
|
San Diego/Inland Empire |
6.6% |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
27.4% |
|
International |
1.9% |
|
Other States in the U.S. |
0.7% |
|
Unknown |
0.1% |
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