University of California-Santa Cruz
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 65.8%
- Applications
- 71,722
- Enrolled
- 4,383
- Yield Rate
- 9.3%
- Test Policy
- Blind
- Application Fee
- $80
Application Deadlines
- Regular Decision: December 1 · notification March 31
Admission Factors
- Very Important
- Rigor of Curriculum, Academic GPA, Application Essay, State Residency
- Important
- Extracurricular Activities, Talent / Ability, Character / Personal Qualities, First Generation, Geographic Residence
- Considered
- Volunteer Work, Work Experience
Waitlist
- Offered Spot
- 9,881
- Accepted Spot
- 6,444
- Admitted from Waitlist
- 2,648
- Waitlist Conversion Rate
- 26.8%
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $16,005
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $50,205
- Average Net Price
- $18,059
Average Net Price by Family Income
- Family Income Under $30k
- $9,472
- Family Income $30k–$48k
- $10,114
- Family Income $48k–$75k
- $13,001
- Family Income $75k–$110k
- $18,786
- Family Income Over $110k
- $32,674
Financial Aid
- % Receiving Pell Grants
- 32.0%
Outcomes & Graduation
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 61.0%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate
- 75.0%
- First-Year Retention Rate
- 90.0%
Competitiveness & Trends
- Competitiveness Z-Score
- -1.89
- Application Trend
- Stable demand
- Application Momentum (3yr CAGR)
- 5.1% annual growth
- Opportunity Score Percentile
- 66th percentile
- Years of Data
- 11 years (IPEDS)
This school is 1.9 standard deviation less competitive than its historical average.