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General Information
- Address:
UC Santa Cruz
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064- Control:
Public
- Academic Calendar:
Quarter
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1965
- Web Site:
www.ucsc.edu
- Main Phone:
(831) 459-0111
- Admissions Phone:
(831) 459-4008
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
12,983
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
711
- Total Male Undergraduates:
6,269
- Total Female Undergraduates:
7,425
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
80%
- Total Applicants:
23,308
- Total Acceptances:
16,259
- Freshman Enrollment:
3,068
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
19%
- Early Decision Available?
No
- Early Action Available?
No
- Regular Decision Deadline:
November 30
- Regular Decision Notification:
March 31
- Must-Reply-by-Date:
May 1st
- Transfer Applications Received:
5,526
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
3,326
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
910
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
60%
- Common Application Accepted?
No
- Supplemental Forms?
None
- Admissions E-Mail:
admissions@ucsc.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
http://admissions.ucsc.edu
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- SAT I Range (25th—75th Percentile):
1050—1280
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th—75th Percentile):
520–640
- SAT I Math Range (25th—75th Percentile):
530–640
- Top 10% of High School Class:
96%
- Retention Rate:
87%
- Application Fee:
$55
Financial Information
- In-State Tuition:
$6,913 in–state
- Out-of-State Tuition:
$24,733 out–of–state
- Room and Board:
$11,571
- Books and Supplies:
$1,332
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$12,819
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
72%
- Students Who Received Aid:
50%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
March 2
- Financial Aid Phone:
(831) 459-2963
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
Fin–aid@ucsc.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www2.ucsc.edu/fin-aid/
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