SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ

University of California-Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ, CAIPEDS 110714CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants69,796reported count
Admits45,63165%
Class seats4,36710% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants69,79645,63165%4,367School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 10%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

66% joined after being offered a spot. 33% of students who joined were admitted. 22% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot15,397
Accepted a wait-list spot10,111
Admitted from wait list3,339
Joined after being offered66%
Admitted after joining33%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Very ImportantLegacy: Very ImportantGeography: Very ImportantState residency: Very ImportantDemonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$17,890Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio22EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
47186ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate66%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
71722ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4373ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4383ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate9%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile25ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile33ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate32%ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile580ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile670ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile580ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile690ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate89%ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded4658DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded183DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded406DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,775COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$12,260COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$19,948COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,775COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$44,148COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$44,047DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$78,247DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment17414DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1998DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment526DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment19938DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment17940DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate64%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,902SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,694SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,862SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate28%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate31%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate28%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CitySanta CruzHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of California-Santa CruzHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years61%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years73%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years75%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate88%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time75%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate31%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate10%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$68,396
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
75%
6-year completion
Average net price
$17,890
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$16,666
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$41,808$42k
MEDIAN
$68,396$68k
P75
$102,779$103k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$8,717
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$10,613
$48,001 – $75,000
$14,418
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,986
$110,001 and up
$33,323
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
61%
6-yr grad
75%
8-yr grad
78%
Retention
88%
Pell grad
71%
Transfer
10%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.