California First-Year Students

2015/ 2016

admission guide

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WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION

(2008, Science Watch)

(2007, Science Watch)

(2013, Times Higher Education World University Rankings)

(2014, Times Higher Education)

(2014, Princeton Review)

LEADER IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH In 2013, President Barack Obama presented UC Santa Cruz astronomer Sandra Faber with the National Medal of Science for her pioneering research on the formation and evolution of galaxies (see photo at right).

A Global Leader in Education & Research

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UCSC University-Affiliated Research

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A Location Like No Other

featuring redwood forests, panoramic views of the

meadows

center of technological innovation

San Francisco

with unique opportunities to

forests

opportunities: beaches, state forests, hiking trails

Santa Cruz, with shops, restaurants, and movie theaters, and to the ocean

campus)

CENTRAL COAST

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AnthropologyApplied PhysicsArt

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

BiologyBusiness Management

EconomicsChemistry

Classical StudiesCognitive ScienceCommunity StudiesCritical Race and Ethnic

StudiesDanceEarth Sciences

Ocean Sciences

Earth Sciences/Anthropology (minor

Ecology and EvolutionEconomicsEconomics/Mathematics

undergraduates)

Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies/

BiologyEnvironmental Studies/

Earth Sciences

Latin American and Latino Studies

Latin American and Latino Studies/Global Economics

Latin American and Latino Studies/Literature

Latin American and Latino Studies/Politics

Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology

Legal StudiesLinguistics Literature Creative Writing*

Studies

Cultural StudiesMarine BiologyMathematics Computational

Mathematics

Pure MathematicsMolecular, Cell, and

Developmental BiologyMusic

Environmental Studies/Economics

Feminist Studies Culture, Power, and

Social Change

and Medicine

Film and Digital Media Critical Studies* Integrated Critical

Practice* Production*German StudiesGlobal EconomicsGlobal Information and Social

(minor

History Americas and Africa Asia and the Islamic World

History of Art and Visual Culture

Human BiologyItalian StudiesJazzJewish StudiesLanguage Studies

Chinese French German Italian Japanese Spanish

NeurosciencePhilosophyPhysicsPhysics (Astrophysics)Physics EducationPlant SciencesPoliticsPsychology

SociologySpanish Studies

Theater Arts Dance

Drama

Applied Mathematics (minor

Bioengineering

Cognitive/Perceptual

Motor Bioelectronics BiomolecularBioinformaticsComputer Engineering

Networks

Computer ScienceComputer Science:

Computer Game DesignElectrical Engineering Communications, Signals,

Network and Digital Technology

Robotics EngineeringStatisticsTechnology and

Information Management

Undergraduate Programs: admissions.ucsc.edu/majors

Graduate Programs: graddiv.ucsc.edu/prospective-students/Programs.html

*Acceptance by application only

& MINORS

Academic Life at UCSC

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FOR CALIFORNIA FROSH

listed above or another course

freshmen to UC Santa Cruz reflects the academic rigor and preparation needed for

Qualifying for the University of California

at least 11 finished prior to the beginning

visit

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Areas

Performance

and Awards

Preparation Programs

3.00 or better in these courses with no grade lower than a C.

California students who meet these

and

Selection by UC Santa Cruz

As a selective campus, UC Santa Cruz is unable to offer admission to all

admission to freshman applicants

described on

trained Admissions readers conduct an

we consider are:

Transferring from a

College

About 25 percent of UCSC students do not begin their career as freshmen, but choose to enter

their transfer admission decisions,

transfer-students

Application available: August 1, 2014

Application filing period: November 1-30, 2014

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Student Life at UCSC

HIGHLIGHTS FOR FROSHHousing & Campus Life

10 UCSC colleges, providing smaller communities of living and learning,

seminar

buses to get around campus and town

Health & Safety

police and fire stations right on campus

providing medical, counseling, and

Sports & Recreation

famous recreation program

soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, and

Student Support Services

support

African/Black Student AllianceAsian/Pacific Islander Student

Alliance

Information Internship Program)Filipino Student AssociationFraternities and Sororities

Model United Nations at UCSC

Sports ClubsStudent Alliance of North American

Indians (SANAI)

“UCSC is very challenging and rigorous but it does offer A LOT of support, so no matter how hard the load of classes you take, there is always help!

“The best advice I can give you is do what you are most passionate about because doing what you love will open all the doors you need to get to where you want to go. Also, ask questions because others have already traveled the road you want to go down.”

American Medical Student Association, Undergraduate

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ENROLLMENT FACTS

fall 2013: 17,203 15,695 undergraduates 1,508 graduate students

0.5% unknown

ADMISSION FACTSNumber of countries represented by fall 2014 applicants: 97

U.S. states represented by fall 2014 applicants: all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana

2014 admission rate for frosh: 57%

San Diego Area 10.2%Out of State 4.1%International 3.0%Other Northern California 1.3%

UC Santa Cruz seeks to enroll and

cultural, racial, geographical, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In fall 2013, the ethnic composition of undergraduates was African American,

Class size:

up into smaller discussion sections, with more individual attention for students.

courses have fewer than 30

than 50.

Student/faculty ratio: 20 to 1

Undergraduate research: over 60% of undergraduates conduct research during their UCSC careers.

4.0 or higher GPA: 35.7%3.49 or lower GPA: 14.2%

27 or higher: 53.9% 1800 or higher: 50.0%

21 or lower: 14.2% 1499 or lower: 13.7%Comp.*: 27

Math*: 616Math*: 27 Writing*: 589*mean

(percentages of all admits whose scores fell in the ranges below)

3.5 to 3.99 GPA: 50.1%Mean GPA: 3.82

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FINANCIAL AID

Paying for a UCSC Education ON CAMPUS OFF CAMPUS

uition and Fees* $13,398 $13,398

Books and Supplies 1,440 1,440

Resident Totals $34,356 $30,183

Non-Resident Totals $57,234 $53,061

financialaid.ucsc.edu/cost.shtml

**Campus health insurance is mandatory. The campus medical health insurance charge will be waived for students who provide proof of insurance.

After GraduationAriel Anders (computer

student at the Massachusetts

at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Kristoffer Hellén

Steck Award for the best senior thesis of 2013, graduate student at the

actress and comedian, former cast member of Saturday Night Live whose

include Bridesmaids and The Maya Rudolph Show.

(computer

$175 million.

online connection to UC Santa Cruz Admissions!

Facebook: facebook.com/UCSCAdmissions twitter.com/ucsc_admission

admissions.ucsc.edu/contact

E-mail admissions@ucsc.edu

admissions.ucsc.edu/ campustours

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