Student Population at UC Santa Cruz
Total Enrollment
19,161
Undergraduate
17,207
Graduate
1,954
Online Enrollment
16,945
Men Students
10,132
Women Students
9,029
2021 Student Population
A total of 19,161 students have enrolled at University of California-Santa Cruz - 17,207 undergraduate and 1,954 graduate.
By gender, 10,132 male and 9,029 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 18,410 full-time students and 751 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 University of Central Florida and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, its population is very small (average population is 44,695).
University of California-Santa Cruz offers online degree/certificate programs and 16,945 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Chart
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 10,132 male and 9,029 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 1.12 to 1 and the ratio is extremely higher (less women students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.
Gender Distribution Table
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,207 | 16,521 | 686 |
Men | 9,091 | 8,695 | 396 |
Women | 8,116 | 7,826 | 290 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,954 | 1,889 | 65 |
Men | 1,041 | 1,012 | 29 |
Women | 913 | 877 | 36 |
Gedner Distribution Chart
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 5,958 White students (31.09%) and 4,932 Hispanic students (25.74%) 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.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Asian | 3,962 | 2,347 | 1,615 |
Black or African American | 329 | 164 | 165 |
Hispanic | 4,677 | 2,044 | 2,633 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 19 | 9 | 10 |
White | 5,181 | 2,747 | 2,434 |
Two or More Races | 1,417 | 728 | 689 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 293 | 154 | 139 |
Total | 17,207 | 9,091 | 8,116 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Asian | 173 | 97 | 76 |
Black or African American | 40 | 18 | 22 |
Hispanic | 255 | 133 | 122 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 777 | 398 | 379 |
Two or More Races | 96 | 37 | 59 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 77 | 53 | 24 |
Total | 1,954 | 1,041 | 913 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 16,793 students whose age under twenty five and 957 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Santa Cruz.
Especially, 557 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Santa Cruz.
Enrollment by Student Age Table
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,207 | 9,091 | 8,116 |
Under 18 | 557 | 266 | 291 |
18-19 | 6,911 | 3,508 | 3,403 |
20-21 | 6,551 | 3,414 | 3,137 |
22-24 | 2,305 | 1,381 | 924 |
25-29 | 613 | 380 | 233 |
30-34 | 157 | 86 | 71 |
35-39 | 58 | 34 | 24 |
40-49 | 36 | 16 | 20 |
50-64 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
65 and over | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 17,207 | 9,091 | 8,116 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,954 | 1,041 | 913 |
20-21 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
22-24 | 438 | 238 | 200 |
25-29 | 798 | 422 | 376 |
30-34 | 427 | 225 | 202 |
35-39 | 154 | 84 | 70 |
40-49 | 73 | 35 | 38 |
50-64 | 30 | 17 | 13 |
65 and over | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 1,954 | 1,041 | 913 |
Student Age Distribution Chart
Online Student Population
At University of California-Santa Cruz, 18,592 students (97.03% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 16,945 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, 14,916 students live in California where University of California-Santa Cruz is located in and 485 students have enrolled from other states.
Online Enrollment Table
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,161 | 17,207 | 1,954 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 16,945 | 16,338 | 607 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,647 | 856 | 791 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 569 | 13 | 556 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 16,945 | 16,338 | 607 |
California Residents | 14,916 | 14,748 | 168 |
Other State in U.S. | 485 | 464 | 21 |
Outside of U.S. | 1,123 | 1,123 | 0 |
Unknown | 421 | 3 | 418 |