Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Santa Cruz

At University of California-Santa Cruz, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 55.18%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 63.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of California-Santa Cruz than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.16%, and the 2024 yield is 10.00%. The number of UC Santa Cruz applicants increased by 4.45% (2,933 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 63.00% at University of California-Santa Cruz. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.35% and women students' rate is 56.55%. For 2024 admission, it was easier 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 (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	59.91%	54.95%	63.84%
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%
2023-24	63.00% 16.08%	59.00% 15.30%	66.00% 15.30%
Average	55.18%	53.35%	56.55%

University of California-Santa Cruz Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.16% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Santa Cruz from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	19.28%	20.55%	18.41%
2014-15	17.78% -1.50%	19.08% -1.63%	16.79% -1.63%
2015-16	15.81% -1.97%	17.53% -2.28%	14.51% -2.28%
2016-17	14.84% -0.97%	17.10% -1.46%	13.05% -1.46%
2017-18	15.00% 0.17%	17.13% 0.22%	13.27% 0.22%
2018-19	13.79% -1.22%	16.24% -1.49%	11.78% -1.49%
2019-20	12.97% -0.82%	15.14% -0.58%	11.20% -0.58%
2020-21	11.78% -1.18%	13.53% -0.86%	10.34% -0.86%
2021-22	12.00% 0.22%	12.00% 0.66%	11.00% 0.66%
2022-23	12.48% 0.48%	13.64% 0.69%	11.69% 0.69%
2023-24	10.00% -2.48%	11.00% -1.69%	10.00% -1.69%
Average	14.16%	15.72%	12.91%

University of California-Santa Cruz Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 53,215, the average number of admitted is 29,327, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,992. The number of UC Santa Cruz applicants increased by 4.45% (2,933 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Santa Cruz from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	33,137	19,851	3,827
2014-15	40,727 7,590	22,695 208	4,035 208
2015-16	45,532 4,805	22,897 -415	3,620 -415
2016-17	49,181 3,649	28,452 601	4,221 601
2017-18	52,969 3,788	26,984 -173	4,048 -173
2018-19	56,586 3,617	26,803 -353	3,695 -353
2019-20	55,796 -790	28,629 17	3,712 17
2020-21	54,988 -808	35,591 481	4,193 481
2021-22	61,695 6,707	36,400 175	4,368 175
2022-23	65,912 4,217	30,926 -509	3,859 -509
2023-24	68,845 2,933	43,372 478	4,337 478
Average	53,215	29,327	3,992

University of California-Santa Cruz Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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