UC Santa Cruz Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

58.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Santa Cruz during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	61,695	28,469	33,226
Admitted students	36,177	15,488	20,689
Enrolled students	4,187	1,887	2,300
Acceptance rate	59%	54%	62%
Yield rate	12%	12%	11%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Santa Cruz received a total of 61,695 applications. These applications included 28,469 male applicants and 33,226 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 61,695 applicants, UC Santa Cruz admitted 36,177 students. Among the admitted students, there were 15,488 males and 20,689 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,187 students chose to enroll at UC Santa Cruz. This means that 4,187 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,887 were male and 2,300 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Santa Cruz had an overall acceptance rate of 59% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 54% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 62%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Santa Cruz had an overall yield rate of 12% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 12%, and for female admitted students, it was 11%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Santa Cruz over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	45,532	20,098	25,434	22,897	9,855	13,042	50%	49%	51%	3,620	1,728	1,892	16%	18%	14%
2016	49,181	21,933	27,248	28,452	12,569	15,883	58%	57%	58%	4,221	2,149	2,072	15%	17%	13%
2017	52,969	23,459	29,510	26,984	12,113	14,871	51%	52%	50%	4,048	2,075	1,973	15%	17%	13%
2018	56,586	25,090	31,496	26,803	12,054	14,749	47%	48%	47%	3,695	1,958	1,737	14%	16%	12%
2019	55,796	25,056	30,740	28,629	12,825	15,804	51%	51%	51%	3,712	1,942	1,770	13%	15%	11%
2020	54,988	24,543	30,445	35,591	16,051	19,540	65%	65%	64%	4,193	2,172	2,021	12%	14%	10%
2021	61,695	28,469	33,226	36,177	15,488	20,689	59%	54%	62%	4,187	1,887	2,300	12%	12%	11%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

University of California-Santa Cruz uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Santa Cruz operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Santa Cruz.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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Applicants Stats

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Enrolled Students

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