Santa Cruz

For Indian students, UC Santa Cruz acceptance rate is around 73%. Indian students who have a good academic record will have a higher chance of admission.

• For admission to the UG courses of UC Santa Cruz, the students must have passed high school
• Whereas for admission to UC Santa Cruz PG courses, a Bachelor's degree is required

International students are required to meet the GPA requirements to get admission to UC Santa Cruz. A GPA of 3.40 on a 4.0 scale is needed, but wait, the admission requirements do not end here, they also include other important factors like essays, LORs, extracurriculars and stuff. 

The University of California Santa Cruz offers more than 100 degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels to international students. Students have to apply via the UC Santa Cruz application system. The application fee for UG and PG courses are-

• UG: USD 95 or INR 9k
• PG: USD 155 or INR 14.8k

The University California, Santa Cruz is one of the best public universities in the U.S. As per U.S. News, UC Santa Cruz ranks at #43 in the Top Public schools category in 2026. Whereas, in the National Universities category, this university ranks at #88 in 2026.