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As of June 16, 3,524 students had committed to becoming part ofthe university'ds Class of 2013. Thosre numbers could change by the time classes beginj inthe fall. But the number of freshmam committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000 fewert than last year. Campus officials said in press release last year they had receiverd commitmentsfrom 4,573 incoming memberds of the class of 2012. Public-supported collegesa and universities throughout the state are attempting to cope with majorr budget cuts forthe 2009-10 academic year, on top big reductionse that have already been made the past two years.
"Wee are very excited to welcomd the Class of 2013 to the Universityof California, Santa and we're very gratified by the strong interestt they have shown in our campus," Chancellod George Blumenthal said in a statement. "Th e academic quality and diversity of this class isespecialluy impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellotr of enrollment management, said the scenic campud built into a hillside redwood forest is more popula r than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled morethan 32,00 0 the past two years, with this year's number reaching almos t 33,000. That's a 12.
7 percent increasse the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The average gradre point average of incoming freshmajis 3.60, up from 3.52 in last year'ss freshman class, with the average SAT test score of 1718 representingy a 20-point increase over the class of 2012. Students of colorf compose more than 25 percent ofincomintg freshman, up from nearly 24 percent last year.
Aboutt 23 percent of that group areof Asian-Americahn descent, according to university