Student life at University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California · Public · 17,940 undergrads
University of California, Santa Cruz is primarily residential. Its teams play in the NCAA. Housing and meals ran $18,785 a year in 2023-24.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Primarily residential
Housing and meals, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24
$18,785
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NCAA
Community
Hispanic-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025
Yes
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025
Yes
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admissions.ucsc.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Updated Nov 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers