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As of June 16, 3,523 studentzs had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Class of 2013. Those numbers could changd by the time classes begin inthe fall. But the numbe of freshman committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,00 0 fewer than last year. Campus officials said in presxs release last year they had receivexd commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming members of the clasz of 2012. Public-supported colleges and universitiex throughout the state are attemptingt to cope with major budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academic year, on top big reductionw that have already been made the past two "We are very exciterd to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universith of California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratifiedc by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement.
"The academid quality and diversity of this class isespeciallyu impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollmen management, said the scenic campus built into a hillsided redwood forest is more populae than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totale d morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year'z number reaching almost 33,000. That's a 12.7 percenr increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The averagw grade point average of incominbg freshmanis 3.60, up from 3.
52 in last year'd freshman class, with the average SAT test scord of 1718 representing a 20-poinyt increase over the class of 2012. Studentes of color compose more than 25 percent ofincoming freshman, up from nearly 24 percent last year. About 23 percen of that group areof Asian-Americanb descent, according to university officials.
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