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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 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 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, 2019-20
- 89% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 60% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in four years.
- 75% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in six years.
- 90% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 83% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 86% 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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