Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, UC Santa Cruz's acceptance rate is 46.92% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.48%. 29,570 men and 36,342 women applied to UC Santa Cruz and 12,501 men and 18,425 women students were accepted.
Among them, 1,705 men and 2,154 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UC Santa Cruz.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UC Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants65,91229,57036,34200
Admitted30,92612,50118,42500
Enrolled3,8591,7052,15400
Acceptance Rate 46.92%42.28%50.70%--
Yield 12.48%13.64%11.69%--
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 3,859 first-year students enrolled in UC Santa Cruz. The proportion of full-time students is 99.35% and part-time students is 0.65%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.18% and women students is 55.82%.
The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UC Santa Cruz.
First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UC Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Total3,8591,7052,15400
Full-time3,8341,6972,13700
Part-time2581700
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at UC Santa Cruz. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of California-Santa Cruz.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
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UC Santa Cruz Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankNot Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsNot Considered
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNot Considered
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceNot Considered
Personal statement or essayNot Considered
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $120 for graduate schools of University of California-Santa Cruz. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UC Santa Cruz.
Admission Information for Applying to UC Santa Cruz
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.ucsc.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Calendar SystemQuarter
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree OfferedBachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)
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