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Is University of California Santa Cruz hard to get in?

Yes. Based on last year acceptance rate, it is hard to get into University of California-Santa Cruz. The acceptance rate of University of California-Santa Cruz is 46.92% for academic year 2022-2023. The table below allows you to compare acceptance rates with other schools by type, level, and location.
2022-2023 U.S. Colleges Acceptance Rate Statistics
Average Acceptance Rate
University of California-Santa Cruz46.92%
Public, four-years Schools in California69.44%
All U.S. Schools72.82%
Public Schools77.43%
Private Schools69.95%
4 Years (or High) Schools72.46%
2-4 Years Schools74.68%
Public, 4 Years (or High) Schools77.61%
Private, 4 Years (or High) Schools69.88%
The next table shows the acceptance rate and admission yield with the number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at University of California-Santa Cruz.
2022-2023 Admission Statistics
University of California-Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomen
Applicants65,91229,57036,342
Admitted30,92612,50118,425
Enrolled3,8591,7052,154
Acceptance Rate 46.92% 42.28% 50.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.48% 13.64% 11.69%

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