Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UC Santa Cruz is slightly skewed towards men students, with 52.2% of undergraduate students being men and 47.8% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 17,864, with 8,545 women and 9,319 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UC Santa Cruz is slightly skewed towards men students, with 53.4% of undergraduate students being men and 46.6% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,977, with 921 women and 1,056 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 52.2% 9,319 students
- women 47.8% 8,545 students
Graduate Students
- men 53.4% 1,056 students
- women 46.6% 921 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 31.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,618 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 27.9% of the student body, with 4,977 students. Asian students represent 22.9% of the population, with 4,078 students, while Mixed race students account for 8.1%, with 1,454 students. African American students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 347 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 26 students.
International students make up 5.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,019 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 327 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UC Santa Cruz.
Undergraduate Students
- White 31.5% 5,618 students
- Hispanic 27.9% 4,977 students
- Asian 22.9% 4,078 students
- Mixed race 8.1% 1,454 students
- International students 5.7% 1,019 students
- African American 1.9% 347 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 327 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 26 students
Graduate Students
- White 40.1% 792 students
- International students 28.9% 571 students
- Hispanic 12.4% 245 students
- Asian 8.5% 167 students
- Mixed race 4.7% 93 students
- Unknown race 3.4% 67 students
- African American 2.0% 40 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 37.3% 652 students
- Hispanic 30.8% 538 students
- Asian 17.1% 299 students
- Mixed race 7.2% 126 students
- International students 3.6% 62 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 34 students
- African American 1.8% 31 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 43% 7,612 students
- 20-21 36% 6,505 students
- 22-24 13% 2,323 students
- 25-29 3% 603 students
- 30-34 1% 162 students
- 35-39 0% 60 students
- 40-49 0% 43 students
- 50-64 0% 19 students
- 25-29 40% 795 students
- 30-34 22% 440 students
- 22-24 21% 411 students
- 35-39 9% 172 students
- 40-49 4% 79 students
- 20-21 2% 45 students
- 50-64 2% 34 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-Santa Cruz in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3,852 | 94.34% | |
| Washington | 29 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 11 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 11 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 10 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 6 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% |
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