Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Santa Cruz and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,821 male and 9,657 female students attending UC Santa Cruz. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.02 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UC Santa Cruz.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Santa Cruz
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total17,50216,728774
Men8,7788,327451
Women8,7248,401323
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Santa Cruz
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,9761,91858
Men1,0431,00835
Women93391023

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,288 White students (32.28%) and 5,172 Hispanic students (26.55%) at University of California-Santa Cruz(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Santa Cruz.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1899
Asian4,0632,3411,722
Black or African American326140186
Hispanic4,9112,0132,898
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander261214
White5,5662,8192,747
Two or More Races1,449693756
Race/Ethnicity Unknown349198151
Total 17,5028,7788,724
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian1839687
Black or African American321814
Hispanic261124137
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White722369353
Two or More Races974453
Race/Ethnicity Unknown492920
Total 1,9761,043933

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 17,221 students whose age under twenty five and 923 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Santa Cruz.
Especially, 473 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Santa Cruz.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of California-Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomen
Total17,502 8,7788,724
Under 18473 187286
18-197,321 3,2344,087
20-216,662 3,5073,155
22-242,263 1,422841
25-29542 299243
30-34139 7861
35-3942 2418
40-4938 2018
50-6421 714
65 and over1 01
Total 17,502 8,7788,724
Population by Student Age at University of California-Santa Cruz
TotalMenWomen
Total1,976 1,043933
20-2149 2722
22-24453 268185
25-29792 390402
30-34400 219181
35-39168 8484
40-4981 4041
50-6430 1218
65 and over3 30
Total 1,976 1,043933

Online Student Population

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 4,168 students (21.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 98 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 81 students live in California where University of California-Santa Cruz is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total19,47817,5021,976
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes98971
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,0704,00664
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,31013,3991,911
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)98971
California Residents81810
Other State in U.S.330
Outside of U.S.13130
Unknown101