the University of California-Santa Cruz is known for being a fairly selective school. They receive approximately 68,800 applications every admission cycle. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 63 percent which is equal about 43,100 students who passed the admission process of the institution. However, when the year starts, only about 4,380 or 10% of the applicants will have chosen the University of California-Santa Cruz as their future school. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 44% and 55% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 55% were typically women and 44% were men. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of California-Santa Cruz when filling out the application. Most often, an ACT score between 24 - 31 or an SAT score between 1,180 - 1,390 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits. the University of California-Santa Cruz’s undergraduate application fee is $80.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
68,845
Male 30,741
Female 38,104

 

Acceptance
43,054
Male 18,036
Female 25,018

 

Enrollment Total
4,381
Male 1,956
Female 2,425


Acceptance Rate
62.5%
Male
58.7%
Female
65.7%

 

Yield
10.2%
Male
10.8%
Female
9.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$135



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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