Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.57%, and this year's acceptance rate is 46.92% at University of California-Santa Cruz. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.88% and women students' rate is 56.84%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Santa Cruz than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Santa Cruz over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 67.29% | 64.87% | 69.20% |
| 2013-14 | 59.91% -7.38% |
54.95% -5.36% |
63.84% -5.36% |
| 2014-15 | 55.72% -4.18% |
53.99% -6.71% |
57.12% -6.71% |
| 2015-16 | 50.29% -5.44% |
49.03% -5.85% |
51.28% -5.85% |
| 2016-17 | 57.85% 7.56% |
57.31% 7.01% |
58.29% 7.01% |
| 2017-18 | 50.94% -6.91% |
51.63% -7.90% |
50.39% -7.90% |
| 2018-19 | 47.37% -3.58% |
48.04% -3.56% |
46.83% -3.56% |
| 2019-20 | 51.31% 3.94% |
51.19% 4.58% |
51.41% 4.58% |
| 2020-21 | 64.73% 13.41% |
65.40% 12.77% |
64.18% 12.77% |
| 2021-22 | 59.00% -5.73% |
54.00% -2.18% |
62.00% -2.18% |
| 2022-23 | 46.92% -12.08% |
42.28% -11.30% |
50.70% -11.30% |
| Average | 55.57% | 53.88% | 56.84% |
