Enrollment
Total enrollment for fall 2022: 19,478
- 17,502 undergraduates, 1,976 graduate students, 10 other/unknown
- Undergraduates: 48.0% men, 47.3% women, 4.7% other/unknown
- 1,357 new transfer students entered fall 2022
Ethnic Composition of Undergraduates, Fall 2022
- African American - 4.6%
- American Indian - 0.6%
- Asian - 29.1%
- Chicanx/Latinx - 27.1%
- Pacific Islander - 0.3%
- European American - 31.7%
- International - 4.5%
- Not Stated - 2.1%
Admission Statistics, Fall 2023
High School GPA (for freshmen)
- Mean GPA - 4.01
- 4.0 or higher GPA - 63.4%
- 3.5 to 3.99 GPA - 31.7%
- Below 3.5 GPA - 5.0%
Junior College GPA (for transfers)
Mean GPA - 3.48
2023 Admission Rates
- Freshmen - 62.8%
- Transfers - 65.0%
Retention and Graduation Rates, 2021-22
- 88% of first-year students returned to enter their sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 61% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in four years.
- 77% of students who entered as freshmen graduated in six years.
- 88% of transfer students returned to enter their next year at UC Santa Cruz.
- 81% of transfer students graduated in three years or less.
- 84% of transfer students graduated in four years or less
Geographical Distribution, Fall 2022
Home Locations of New Freshmen
- Central Valley Area - 11.9%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 25.7%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 12.6%
- Other Northern California - 1.3%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 10.2%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 28.4%
- International - 2.9%
- Other States in the U.S. - 6.9%
Home Locations of New Transfer Students
- Central Valley Area - 9.0%
- Los Angeles/Orange County/South Coast - 26.0%
- Monterey Bay/Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley - 25.2%
- Other Northern California - 0.8%
- San Diego/Inland Empire - 8.1%
- San Francisco Bay Area - 26.0%
- International - 3.6%
- Other States in the U.S. - 1.2%
For more information, please go to the UC Santa Cruz Institutional Research Student Statistics page.