Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 3,225 students out of 4,193 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of California-Santa Cruz.
By gender, 1,594 male and 1,631 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 71.52% (public Research University with very high research activity).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,193 | 3,225 | 76.91% |
| Men | 2,132 | 1,594 | 74.77% |
| Women | 2,061 | 1,631 | 79.14% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of California-Santa Cruz.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 83.33%
- Asian: 79.31%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 70.37%
- Hispanic: 75.07%
- White: 76.91%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 80.00%
- Two or More Race: 78.18%
- Unknown: 78.21%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83.33%(5/6) | 80.00%(4/5) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 79.31%(801/1,010) | 76.25%(427/560) | 83.11%(374/450) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 70.37%(57/81) | 62.86%(22/35) | 76.09%(35/46) |
| Hispanic | 75.07%(807/1,075) | 70.64%(320/453) | 78.30%(487/622) |
| White | 76.91%(1,009/1,312) | 76.11%(497/653) | 77.69%(512/659) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 80.00%(4/5) | - | 100.00%(4/4) |
| Two or More Race | 78.18%(283/362) | 76.92%(140/182) | 79.44%(143/180) |
| Unknown | 78.21%(61/78) | 77.61%(52/67) | 81.82%(9/11) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At UC Santa Cruz, the transfer-out rate is 5.15%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 14.53%.
UC Santa Cruz's retention rate is 88% for full-time students and 52 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 86.03%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of California-Santa Cruz, 198 of 264 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 75.00%.