Applying to UC Santa Cruz

University of California-Santa Cruz's acceptance rate is 62.54% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 68,845 students applied and 43,054 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UC Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz's acceptance rate places 35th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to UC Santa Cruz, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at University of California-Santa Cruz.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of California-Santa Cruz is 62.54% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.18%. 30,741 men and 38,104 women applied to UC Santa Cruz and 18,036 men and 25,018 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,956 men and 2,425 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). 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
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	68,845	30,741	38,104	0	0
Admitted	43,054	18,036	25,018	0	0
Enrolled	4,381	1,956	2,425	0	0
Acceptance Rate	62.54%	58.67%	65.66%	-	-
Yield	10.18%	10.84%	9.69%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of California-Santa Cruz 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 4,381 first-year students enrolled in UC Santa Cruz. The proportion of full-time students is 99.63% and part-time students is 0.37%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.65% and women students is 55.35%.

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
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,381	1,956	2,425
Full-time	4,365	1,948	2,417
Part-time	16	8	8

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 .

UC Santa Cruz Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for undergraduate schools and $135 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 Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$135
Admission Information	admissions.ucsc.edu/
Online Application	admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Calendar System	Quarter
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)

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