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As of June 16, 3,523 students had committed to becominbg part ofthe university's Clasx of 2013. Those numbers could change by the time classezs begin inthe fall. But the number of freshmaj committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000 fewe than last year. Campuas officials said in press releasd last year they had receivefd commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming memberx of the class of 2012. Public-supported collegea and universities throughout the state are attemptinbg to cope with major budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academiv year, on top big reductions that have already been made the past two years.
"Ww are very excited to welcome the Clasz of 2013 to the Universittof California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratifiefd by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement. "The academicv quality and diversity of this class isespeciallt impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenic campus buil t into a hillside redwood forest is more popular than Undergraduate applications to the university have totaleds more than 32,000 the past two with this year's number reaching almost That's a 12.
7 percentr increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC received for fall 2007. The averagwe grade point average of incoming freshman is upfrom 3.52 in last year's freshman class, with the averagee SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-poin increase over the class of 2012. Students of colof compose more than 25 percent ofincominy freshman, up from nearly 24 percent last year. About 23 percent of that group areof Asian-American according to university officials.