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As of June 16, 3,523 studentss had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Clasx of 2013. Those numbers could changde by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committinfg to attend UCSC in the fall isaboutt 1,000 fewer than last year. Campus officials said in press releaswe last year they had received commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supported colleges and universities throughourt the state are attempting to cope with majort budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academi c year, on top big reductionss that have already been made the past two years.
"Wwe are very excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universitgof California, Santa Cruz, and we're very gratified by the stronv interest they have shown in our campus," Chancellof George Blumenthal said in a "The academic quality and diversity of this class is especiallt impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associatd vice chancellor of enrollment said the scenic campus builg into a hillside redwood forest is more popular than Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled more than 32,000 the past two with this year's number reaching almost 33,000. That's a 12.
7 percen t increase the 29,140 undergraduated applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The average gradre point average of incoming freshmabnis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year' freshman class, with the average SAT test score of 1718 representin g a 20-point increase over the claszs of 2012. Students of colod compose more than 25 percent of incoming up from nearly 24 percent last About 23 percent of that grouo areof Asian-American descent, according to universityt officials.