University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA - UCSC
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 49,181 |
| Admitted | 28,452 |
| Acceptance rate | 57.9% |
| Yield rate | 14.8% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at University of California, Santa Cruz.
University of California, Santa Cruz's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 520 and 630
- Math: 540 and 660
- Writing: 25 and 30
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at University of California, Santa Cruz.
University of California, Santa Cruz's average composite ACT score falls between 24 and 31.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthropology | 41 | 104 | 145 |
| Applied Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Archeology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 30 | 75 | 105 |
| Astronomy | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Astrophysics | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bioinformatics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 66 | 83 | 149 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 45 | 65 | 110 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 151 | 117 | 268 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 128 | 112 | 240 |
| Chemistry, General | 41 | 29 | 70 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cognitive Science, General. | 45 | 47 | 92 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other. | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Comparative Literature | 58 | 91 | 149 |
| Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 36 | 7 | 43 |
| Computer Engineering, Other | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Computer Science | 222 | 35 | 257 |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. | 37 | 19 | 56 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| Ecology | 23 | 60 | 83 |
| Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics, Other | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Economics, General | 35 | 29 | 64 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. | 24 | 55 | 79 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Environmental Studies | 93 | 112 | 205 |
| Environmental Toxicology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Film/Video & Photographic Arts, Other | 65 | 51 | 116 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 34 | 28 | 62 |
| German Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 24 | 58 | 82 |
| History, General | 81 | 34 | 115 |
| International Economics | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Italian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legal Studies, General | 45 | 47 | 92 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| Linguistics | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography | 26 | 54 | 80 |
| Mathematics, General | 32 | 15 | 47 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 32 | 23 | 55 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Music Performance, General | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Neuroscience. | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Oceanography, Chemical & Physical | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| Physics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics, General | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 45 | 50 | 95 |
| Psychology, General | 120 | 328 | 448 |
| Sociology | 53 | 188 | 241 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Systems Engineering | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Women's Studies | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Total | 1952 | 2250 | 4202 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 3432 |
| Reported Results | 818 |
| Accepted | 691 (84%) 84,16 |
| Rejected | 127 |
| Attending | 115 |
| Yield Rate | 17% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.14 | 3.50 | 3.71 |
| SAT I | 1605 | 1890 | 2070 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 486 | 651 | 769 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 2.95 | 3.16 | 3.36 |
| SAT I | 1491 | 1725 | 1890 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 420 | 546 | 636 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 06:00:03 AM
Newest applicant: 7 days, 13 hours, and 34 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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