THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN SANTA CRUZ HAS ACCEPTED AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR FALL 2014. THE U-C HAS OFFERED ADMISSION TO OVER 23-THOUSAND STUDENTS FOR ITS FRESHMAN CLASS THIS FALL, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF OVER 4-THOUSAND OFFERS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THE STUDENTS INCLUDE MORE CALIFORNIANS, MORE LATINOS AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AS WELL AS MANY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. THE OVERALL ADMITTANCE RATE WAS ALMOST 57-PERCENT.