UCSC received 40,000 applications for fall 2012, with jumps in out-of-state and international student application numbers. UCSC is second only to UCLA in garnering such high application figures. Student diversity is also on the rise.

The University of California increased its offers of admission to out-of-state students for fall quarter of 2011, raising concerns over the shifting priorities in the UC system.

As UC Regents look to non-residents as a source of revenue, more and more of them are transferring out of the UC for a more affordable education.

Fees push first-year student back to Michigan, despite his happiness at UCSC.