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This provides information only for UC Santa Cruz on the questions agreed upon by publishers of student guidebooks. For more information about the project is available from the College Board or Peterson's.
1. Source of institutional control (check one only)
Public
2. Institutional Classification:
Coeducational college
3. Academic year calendar
Quarter
4. Degrees offered by UC Santa Cruz
Bachelor's
Postbachelor's certificate
Master's
Doctoral
5. Number of degrees awarded by UC Santa Cruz from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996: 2,602
Bachelor's degrees: 2,298
Postbachelor's certificate: 26
Master's: 181
Doctoral: 97
6. Institutional Accreditation
Regionally accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
7. Special study options (see definitions at end)
Distance learning (limited course offerings)
Double major
Exchange student program (domestic)
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Teacher certification program
3/2 Engineering Program with UC Berkeley
Combined bachelor's/graduate programs at UC Santa Cruz:
Economics/Applied Economics
8. Core curriculum: Students must complete a core curriculum prior to graduation.
9. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.
Arts/fine arts
Composition and Writing Intensive courses
Humanities
Quantitative
Natural Science (biological or physical)
Social Science
Ethnic/Third World
Number of students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 1996. Degree-seeking students only. Does not include students enrolled in noncredit adult education classes or students who are auditing. Full-time students are defined as those taking 12 or more credit hours or 24 or more contact hours a week each quarter.
10. Total undergraduate enrollment (including international students/nonresident aliens)
a. Full-time men: 3,467 c. Part-time men: 220 b. Full-time women: 5,162 d. Part-time women: 305
IPEDS equivalents:
a. Full time men: Fall Enrollment Part A, Line 8 (Column 15) minus Line
7
b. Full-time women: Fall Enrollment Part A, Line 8 (Column 16) minus Line
7
c. Part-time men: Fall Enrollment Part A, Line 22 (Column 15) minus Line
21
d. Part-time women: Fall Enrollment Part A, Line 22 (Column 16) minus Line
21
11. Ethnic breakdown: Numbers reported to IPEDS for fall 1996 enrollment. Numbers for all full-time and part-time undergraduate and first-time, first-year (freshman) students. Numbers include resident aliens in the ethnic breakdown. International students (nonresident aliens) are counted in the space for international students.
All undergraduates First-time, first-year
freshman) students
American Indian or
Alaskan native 107 18
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,184 252
Black, non-Hispanic 226 43
Hispanic 1,398 254
White, non-Hispanic 5,336 1,139
Multiracial ----- -----
Race/ethnicity unreported 858 192
Total international
(nonresident aliens) 73 12
Total 9,154 1,965
IPEDS equivalents
12. Graduate enrollment:
a. Full-time graduate and first professional men: 493 b. Full-time graduate and first professional women: 486 c. Part-time graduate and first professional men: 35 d. Part-time graduate and first professional women: 12
IPEDS equivalents:
a. Fall Enrollment, Part A, sum of Line 14 (column 15) minus Line 13
b. Fall Enrollment, Part A, sum of Line 14 (column 16) minus Line 13
c. Fall Enrollment, Part A, sum of Line 28 (column 15) minus Line 27
d. Fall Enrollment, Part A, sum of Line 28 (column 16) minus Line 27
13. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: The number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1996. Included are students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
Total men applied: 4,793 Total women applied: 6,607 Total men admitted: 3,833 Total women admitted: 5,646 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 812 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: --- Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 1,185 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: -----
14. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? No
15. Does UCSC have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications).
No
16. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first- year (freshman) admission decisions.
very important important considered not considered Academic Secondary school record __x_ ____ ____ __x_ Class rank ____ ____ ____ ____ Recommendation(s) ____ ____ ____ __x_ Standardized test scores __x_ ____ ____ ____ Essay ____ __x_ ____ ____ Nonacademic Interview ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Extracurricular activities ____ __x_ ____ ____ Talent/ability ____ __x_ ____ ____ Character/personal qualities ____ __x_ ____ _NA_ Alumni/ae relation ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Geographical residence ____ ____ ____ _NA_ State residency ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Religious affiliation/commitment ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Minority affiliation ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Volunteer work ____ ____ ____ _NA_ Work experience ____ ____ ____ _NA_
17. High school diploma or graduation from high school
Required/GED accepted
18. Required or recommended general college preparatory programs
Required
19. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. The distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent) are shown below.
| Units required | Units recommended | |
| Total academic units | 15 | 18 |
| English | 4 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 4 |
| Science | 2 | 3 |
| Of these, units that must be lab | 2 | |
| Foreign language | 2 | 3 |
| Social studies | 1 | |
| History | 1 | |
| Academic electives | 2 | |
| Other (specify) |
20. SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores used in admission decisions for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants? Yes
UC Santa Cruz's SAT/ACT policies
SAT I (preferred) or ACT Required SAT II Required
Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission __December__
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission __December__
In addition to their use in admission, are SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores are used for placement or counseling:
Placement
Counseling
Clarification of UCSC's test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):_____________________________________________________________
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1996, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.
21. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1996 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Includes information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) are not included. SAT scores are recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25% scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25% scored at or above.
% submitting SAT scores: 97 % submitting ACT scores: 24
25th Percentile 75th Percentile SAT I Verbal 510 603 SAT I Math 510 630 ACT Composite 20 26 ACT English N/A N/A ACT Math N/A N/A % of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range
SAT I Verbal SAT I Math 700-800 10 7 600-699 33 31 500-599 36 43 400-499 15 16 300-399 5 2 200-299 1 1 ACT Comp ACT English ACT Math 30-36 8 26-29 25 21-25 40 16-20 24 1-15 3
22. Percentage of all first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (based on those students from whom UCSC collected high school rank information)
% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 94% % in top quarter of high school graduating class: 100% (estimate)
23. Percentage of all enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); based only on those students from whom UCSC collected high school GPA
% had GPA of 3.0 and higher: 96%_ % had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9: 4%
Average high school GPA of all first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
% of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: N/A
24. Application fee
Does UC Santa Cruz have an application fee? Yes
Amount of application fee: $40.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes
25. Application closing date
Does UC Santa Cruz have an application closing date? Yes
Application closing date (fall): November 30
Priority date: November 30
26. Are first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? (please specify) Winter
27. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent
By March 1
28. Reply policy for admitted applicants
Must reply by May 1 (Freshmen); June 1 (Transfers)
29. Deferred admission: Does UC Santa Cruz allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement: Rare; no policy
30. Early admission of high school students: Does UC Santa Cruz allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? No
31. Common Application: Will UCSC accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? No
Is UC Santa Cruz a member of the Common Application Group? No
32. Early decision: Does UC Santa Cruz offer an early decision
plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified
of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date
and which asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time,
first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? No
34. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 1996 who fit the following categories
First-time, first-year Undergraduate
(freshman) students
% who are from out-of-state (exclude internat'l/nonresident aliens) 7% 6%
% of men who join fraternities 0% <1%
% of women who join sororities 0% <1%
% who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing 99% 45%
% who live off campus or commute 1% 55%
% students age 25 and older 0% 10%
Average age of full-time students 18 21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) 18 21
35. Activities offered:
_x_ Student government ___ Student-run film society _x_ Dance _x_ Student newspaper _x_ Drama/theater _x_ Jazz ensemble _x_ Literary magazine _x_ Choral groups _x_ Musical theater ___ Yearbook _x_ Concert band (Big Band) _x_ Opera (workshop) _x_ Radio station ___ Marching band ___ Pep band ___ Television station _x_ Music ensembles _x_ Symphony orchestra
36. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
Army ROTC is offered
At a cooperating institution: UC Berkeley
Naval ROTC is offered
At a cooperating institution: UC Berkeley
Air Force ROTC is offered
At cooperating institution: UC Berkeley
37. Housing: Types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz.
_x_Coed dorms __Special housing for international students ___Men's dorms __Fraternity/sorority housing ___Women's dorms _x_Cooperative housing _x_Apartments for married students __Other housing options _x_Special housing for disabled students
1997-98 academic year costs for the following categories at UCSC.
Tuition: Total based on 45 quarter hours.
Fees: Includes those fees that all students pay, such as student activity, health, or registration fees. Does not include application fees.
Room and board (for on-campus residents): Assumes double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal plan).
Board: Assumes average costs for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
Books and supplies: Average costs of books and supplies. Does not include unusual costs for special groups of students.
Transportation: Assumes two roundtrips to student's hometown per year for students in institutional housing or daily travel to and from UCSC.
Other expenses: Includes average costs for clothing, laundry, entertainment, medical (if not a required fee), furnishings.
38. Annual expenses for 1997-98
Undergraduate First-year Total tuition and fees 4,195.05 N/A Tuition only 3,795.00 N/A Required fees only 400.50 N/A Total tuition for out-of-state students 12,589.05 N/A Total tuition for out-of-district students N/A N/A Total tuition for foreign students 12,589.05 N/A Room and board (on-campus) 5,995.00 N/A Room only (on-campus) 4,212.00 N/A Board only (on-campus meal plan) 1,783.00 N/A Comprehensive tuition/room/board fee N/A N/A (if UCSC cannot provide separate tuition/room/board fees) Other ___________________________________________________
39. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition ___minimum ___maximum
40. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No
41. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly: __________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Per-credit-hour charges, undergraduate
Per-credit-hour charge for in-state students _____ Per-credit-hour charge for out-of-state students _____ Per-credit-hour charge for nonresident aliens (if different from out-of-state) _____
43. Estimated expenses for academic year
Residents Commuters Commuters
(living at home) (not living at home)
Books and supplies _____ _____ _____
Room (commute not living at home) _____ _____ _____
Board only (commuters) _____ _____ _____
Transportation _____ _____ _____
Other expenses _____ _____ _____
See definitions of terms used in the CDS.
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