University of California-Santa Cruz Admission Data Trends

18.78%

10-year Inflation

2.31%

1-year Change

COA - Cost of Attendance

UC Santa Cruz's Tuition has increased 18.78% since 2015.

Check out how much tuition and other college costs have increased over the past 10 years at University of California-Santa Cruz by year.

-0.09%

Acceptance Rate

25,185

Applicants

130

SAT Score

3

ACT Score

Admission and Test Scores

The 2025 acceptance rate of University of California-Santa Cruz is 0.09% lower than 2014 acceptance rate .

The SAT score is higher 130 points than 2014's score. Check out how admission data have changed over the past 10 years at University of California-Santa Cruz by year.

1,612

Total Population

1,225

Undergraduate

387

Graduate

98

Online Students

Enrollment Trends

The 2025 total students population is 19,478 at University of California-Santa Cruz, which is 9.90% increase compared to 2014 enrollment.

Discover how the size has changed by gender, school level, and enrollment type by year.

-1%

Graduation Rate

-1%

Transfer-out Rate

5

Students to Faculty

Graduation Trends

The 2025 graduation rate is 76.00% at University of California-Santa Cruz, which is -1% decrease compared to 2014 rate.

Discover Trends of graduation, transfer-out, and retention-rate by by year. Also, check out how the students to faculty ratio has changed.

-9%

Percentage Received

$4,614

Received Amount

Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, 65% of undergraduate students received financial aid and the average received amount is $20,896.

The received financial aid amount increased by 4614 compared to 10 years ago.