Friday, November 18, 2011

UCSC gets commitments from more than 3,500 new students - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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As of June 16, 3,523 students had committed to becominfg part ofthe university's Class of 2013. Thosd numbers could change by the time classes beginj inthe fall. But the numbedr of freshman committing to atten UCSC in the fall isabouy 1,000 fewer than last year. Campus officials said in prese release last year they had received commitmentssfrom 4,573 incoming members of the clasx of 2012. Public-supported collegex and universities throughout the statwe are attempting to cope with majof budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academic on top big reductions that have already been made the past two "We are very excited to welcomed the Class of 2013 to the University of Santa Cruz, and we're very gratified by the strongy interest they have showhn in our campus," Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a "The academic quality and diversity of this classw is especially impressive.
" Michelle UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollmenrt management, said the scenic campusa built into a hillside redwood forest is more populat than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled morethan 32,00o the past two years, with this year's number reaching almost That's a 12.7 percent increasse the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC received for fall 2007. The average gradwe point average of incoming freshmanis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year'ss freshman class, with the average SAT test scored of 1718 representing a 20-point increase over the class of 2012.
Studentxs of color compose more than 25 percent ofincominvg freshman, up from nearly 24 percent last About 23 percent of that group are of Asian-Americah descent, according to university officials.

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