May 25, 1998
| Underrepresented at UC | |||
| This Year | Last Year | % Change | |
| African American/Black | 61 | 52 | 17 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 27 | 20 | 35 |
| Chicano/Mexican American | 251 | 199 | 26 |
| Latino/Other Spanish American | 99 | 81 | 22 |
| Subtotal | 438 | 352 | 24 |
| Also Underrepresented at UCSC | |||
| Filipino/Filipino American | 96 | 85 | 13 |
| Asian/Asian American | 325 | 284 | 14 |
| Subtotal | 421 | 369 | 14 |
| Other White/Other | 1,197 | 1,396 | -14 |
| Declined to State | 476 | 140 | 340 |
| Subtotal | 1,673 | 1,536 | 9 |
| Total | 2,532 | 2,257 | 12 |