UCSC Review Winter 1998

Campus Update: Fall enrollment highest in campus history

With a student body totaling 10,638, UCSC recorded its highest enrollment ever this past fall--up 4 percent, or 423 students, from the prior year.

The fall enrollment included 6,970 continuing, 239 returning, and 3,429 new students. Of the total, 9,570 were undergraduates and 1,068 were graduate students.

"We met our target for new undergraduates, and we've maintained the diversity and quality of students," said J. Michael Thompson, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management and director of admissions. The boost follows a similar rise last year.

"There's increased interest in UCSC, and that's due to our success in communicating about the campus both through our outreach materials and the personal school visits made by admissions counselors, current students, and alumni volunteers," said Thompson.

Beginning this year, state funding is based almost entirely on a campus's enrollment figures.