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UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Official telephone: (831) 459-0111
Fax number: (831) 429-0146

Website: www.ucsc.edu

Screen last updated on: October 10, 2011

The admissions information below is valid for the 2010-11 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Michelle Whittingham,
Acting Director of Admissions

Contacting the office:

831 459-4008
831 459-4452 (fax)
admissions@ucsc.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Final filing date for fall:

November 30

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

Application fee:

$70

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

Admissions requirements:

Minimum GPA of 3.0 in listed secondary school courses required of in-state applicants; minimum 3.4 GPA required of out-of-state applicants. In-state applicants with minimum 3.3 GPA are eligible regardless of test scores. Applicants meeting specific requirements on SAT I or ACT and SAT II may be admitted on the basis of test scores alone.

High school graduation is:

required, GED is accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

required

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

required of some

Off-campus interview:

not available

Standardized test requirements:

SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test recommended

School's test preference:

no preference

Aside from admissions, test scores are used for:

counseling, placement

Dates test scores should be received:

January 15 for SAT/ACT, January 15 for SAT Subject Test

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 required, 4 recommended
Foreign language:	2 required, 3 recommended
History:	1 required, 1 recommended
Lab:	2 required, 3 recommended
Math:	3 required, 4 recommended
Science:	2 required, 3 recommended
Social studies:	1 required, 1 recommended
Academic electives:	1 required, 1 recommended
Other:	1 required, 1 recommended
Total:	17 required, 21 recommended

Special requirements for admission to specific programs:

Portfolio required of art program applicants.

Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible:

Admission by Exception

School has formalized early decision program:

School has early action program:

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report very important
class rank very important
recommendations not considered
standardized test scores very important
essay very important

Nonacademic criteria:

interview not considered
extracurricular activities important
particular talent/ability important
character/personal qualities important
alumni/ae relationship not considered
geographical residence important
religious affiliation/commitment not considered
minority affiliation not considered
volunteer work considered
work experience considered

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Average secondary school GPA:

3.75

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

100%

Percent of student body in each high school class rank:

Top tenth: 96%
Top quarter: 100%
Top half: 100%
Bottom half: 0%
Bottom quarter: 0%

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

75%

Average SAT:

580 verbal, 605 math, 591 writing

Average ACT:

26 composite

Combined ACT middle 50% range:

22 - 27

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores:

98%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

28%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

by March 1

Acceptance of admission:

must accept by May 1

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

28,235

Number of applicants offered admission:

19,201

School has a waiting list policy:

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

Tuition deposit amount:

$100, nonrefundable

Room deposit amount:

$150, partially refundable

Admission may be deferred:

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