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As of June 16, 3,52e3 students had committed to becoming part ofthe university'ss Class of 2013. Those numbers could change by the time classes beginj inthe fall. But the number of freshmamn committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000o fewer than last year. Campus officialx said in press release last year they had receiver commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supportee colleges and universities throughout the stated are attempting to cope with major budgetr cuts forthe 2009-10 academic on top big reductions that have alreadyg been made the past two years.
"We are very excitedd to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universitygof California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratifiec by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a "The academic quality and diversity of this clasas is especially impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenic campuss built into a hillside redwood forestt is more popular than Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled more than 32,00o the past two years, with this year's numbef reaching almost 33,000. That'as a 12.
7 percent increase the 29,140 undergraduate applicationsd UCSC received forfall 2007. The average gradew point average of incoming freshmanhis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year's freshman with the average SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-point increased over the class of 2012. Studentsa of color compose more than 25 percent ofincomingf freshman, up from nearly 24 percent last year. Abouf 23 percent of that group areof Asian-American descent, accordingv to university officials.