Student Population at UC Santa Cruz
Total Enrollment
19,478
Undergraduate
17,502
Graduate
1,976
Online Enrollment
98
Men Students
9,821
Women Students
9,657
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 19,478 students have enrolled at University of California-Santa Cruz - 17,502 undergraduate and 1,976 graduate.
By gender, 9,821 male and 9,657 female students are attending University of California-Santa Cruz. By attendance status, there are 18,646 full-time students and 832 part-time students.
The number of students at University of California-Santa Cruz is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Kent State University at Kent and University of South Florida, its population is relatively small (average population is 27,262).
University of California-Santa Cruz offers online degree/certificate programs and 98 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,502 | 16,728 | 774 |
Men | 8,778 | 8,327 | 451 |
Women | 8,724 | 8,401 | 323 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,976 | 1,918 | 58 |
Men | 1,043 | 1,008 | 35 |
Women | 933 | 910 | 23 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Asian | 4,063 | 2,341 | 1,722 |
Black or African American | 326 | 140 | 186 |
Hispanic | 4,911 | 2,013 | 2,898 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 26 | 12 | 14 |
White | 5,566 | 2,819 | 2,747 |
Two or More Races | 1,449 | 693 | 756 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 349 | 198 | 151 |
Total | 17,502 | 8,778 | 8,724 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Asian | 183 | 96 | 87 |
Black or African American | 32 | 18 | 14 |
Hispanic | 261 | 124 | 137 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 722 | 369 | 353 |
Two or More Races | 97 | 44 | 53 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 49 | 29 | 20 |
Total | 1,976 | 1,043 | 933 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,502 | 8,778 | 8,724 |
Under 18 | 473 | 187 | 286 |
18-19 | 7,321 | 3,234 | 4,087 |
20-21 | 6,662 | 3,507 | 3,155 |
22-24 | 2,263 | 1,422 | 841 |
25-29 | 542 | 299 | 243 |
30-34 | 139 | 78 | 61 |
35-39 | 42 | 24 | 18 |
40-49 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
50-64 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
65 and over | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 17,502 | 8,778 | 8,724 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,976 | 1,043 | 933 |
20-21 | 49 | 27 | 22 |
22-24 | 453 | 268 | 185 |
25-29 | 792 | 390 | 402 |
30-34 | 400 | 219 | 181 |
35-39 | 168 | 84 | 84 |
40-49 | 81 | 40 | 41 |
50-64 | 30 | 12 | 18 |
65 and over | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 1,976 | 1,043 | 933 |
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.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,478 | 17,502 | 1,976 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 98 | 97 | 1 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 4,070 | 4,006 | 64 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 15,310 | 13,399 | 1,911 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 98 | 97 | 1 |
California Residents | 81 | 81 | 0 |
Other State in U.S. | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |