University Of California Santa Cruz offers 26% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $6,492. University Of California Santa Cruz is a public college located in Santa Cruz, California. Its student population is 19,700. It is a four-year, large, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 47%. University Of California Santa Cruz 4 year graduation rate is 53% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$6,492
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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$4,700
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
$25001 to $30000 | CA | 4 | 1270 | 0 | Regular Decision | $38000 | $0 | $0 | $38000 | $3500 | $2000 | $0 | |
$45001 to $50001 | CA | 3.8 | 1420 | 0 | Regular Decision | $37215 | $0 | $0 | $37215 | $0 | $5500 | $0 | |
Below $15,000 | CA | 3.52 | 1350 | 27 | Regular Decision | $37215 | $5684 | Don't Know | $2877 | $12539 | $3500 | $2000 | $2000 |
$20001 to $25001 | CA | 3.97 | 1320 | 0 | Regular Decision | $30000 | $0 | $3500 | $26500 | $2500 | $3000 | $0 | |
$25001 to $30000 | MI | 3.3 | 1240 | 0 | Regular Decision | $62679 | $6250 | Yes | $0 | $56429 | $3500 | $2000 | $0 |
$15001 to $20000 | CA | 4.3 | 0 | 28 | Early Action | $31965 | $0 | $3200 | $28765 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | $46,410 | 26% | $6,492 | 47% | |
Virginia Commonwealth University | n/a * | 28% | $6,592 | 86% | |
Rutgers University Camden | $48,560 | 26% | $6,256 | 71% | |
Florida State University | $38,159 | 22% | $6,079 | 37% |
Colleges in Far West Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | $46,410 | 26% | $6,492 | 47% | |
California State University Chico | $34,568 | 23% | $2,182 | 65% | |
California State University Fresno | $33,296 | 28% | $3,085 | 58% | |
Scripps College | $76,588 | 26% | $22,131 | 24% | |
Humboldt State University | $36,692 | 23% | $650 | 77% | |
University Of Washington Tacoma Campus | $54,297 | 27% | $3,478 | 86% | |
University Of Alaska Southeast | $28,604 | 23% | $1,404 | 63% | |
California State University Stanislaus | $34,662 | 26% | $4,086 | 86% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | 47 | $104,700 |
Chapman University | 54 | $99,400 |
Cuny City College | 48 | $99,100 |
Letourneau University | 46 | $98,900 |
Texas Christian University | 41 | $98,700 |
Ohio State University Main Campus | 52 | $98,600 |
California State University Fullerton | 43 | $98,400 |
University At Buffalo | 56 | $98,000 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | 47 | $46,410 |
Mcmurry University | 41 | $42,178 |
Kansas Wesleyan University | 47 | $42,200 |
Brevard College | 46 | $42,250 |
Suny At Albany | 52 | $42,460 |
Webster University | 56 | $42,664 |
Limestone College | 44 | $42,736 |
Liberty University | 56 | $42,886 |
The College Of Idaho | 49 | $43,252 |
Webber International University | 40 | $43,368 |
University Of Florida | 39 | $43,488 |
Arizona Christian University | 56 | $43,688 |
Greensboro College | 44 | $43,740 |
Stony Brook University | 42 | $43,761 |
St. Andrews University | 41 | $43,854 |
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities | 52 | $43,911 |
Gardner Webb University | 48 | $43,964 |
North Park University | 47 | $44,020 |
Salem College | 39 | $44,151 |
North Carolina State University At Raleigh | 47 | $44,155 |
Cuny York College | 53 | $44,214 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | 47 | 53% |
Vanguard University Of Southern California | 40 | 57% |
University At Buffalo | 56 | 57% |
Florida Southern College | 50 | 57% |
Salem College | 39 | 56% |
Suny At Albany | 52 | 56% |
Northland College | 51 | 55% |
State University Of New York At New Paltz | 41 | 55% |
Colorado School Of Mines | 49 | 55% |
William Jewell College | 46 | 54% |
Suny Cortland | 44 | 54% |
University Of California Riverside | 51 | 53% |
Berklee College Of Music | 48 | 53% |
Stony Brook University | 42 | 53% |
Hallmark University | 52 | 52% |
Crown College | 55 | 52% |
Chatham University | 55 | 52% |
University Of La Verne | 51 | 52% |
University Of South Florida Main Campus | 43 | 51% |
Suny College At Oswego | 54 | 50% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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University Of California Santa Cruz | 26% | $6,492 |
Virginia Military Institute | 19% | $7,140 |
The College Of New Jersey | 34% | $5,648 |
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