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As of June 16, 3,523 studentse had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Classz of 2013. Those numbers couldf change by the time classes begin in the But the number of freshman committing to attends UCSC in the fall isabout 1,000p fewer than last Campus officials said in presas release last year they had received commitments from 4,57e incoming members of the class of 2012. Public-supportefd colleges and universities throughou the state are attempting to cope with major budget cuts forthe 2009-10p academic year, on top big reductions that have already been made the past two "We are very excited to welcomwe the Class of 2013 to the University of Santa Cruz, and we're very gratified by the strong interest they have shown in our campus," Chancellor Georgde Blumenthal said in a statement.
"Thes academic quality and diversity of this class isespecially impressive." Michelle Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellot of enrollment management, said the scenic campus builf into a hillside redwood forest is more populaf than ever. Undergraduate applications to the university have totaled morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year'sz number reaching almost 33,000. That's a 12.7 percent increasr the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC received forfall 2007. The averaged grade point average of incomingg freshmanis 3.60, up from 3.
52 in last year' s freshman class, with the average SAT test scoree of 1718 representing a 20-point increasse over the class of 2012. Studentse of color compose more than 25 percengt ofincoming freshman, up from nearlyu 24 percent last year. About 23 percent of that groupp areof Asian-American descent, accordingb to university officials.