UC admits record number of California first-year students for fall 2023, led by Latinos
1 year, 7 months ago

UC admits record number of California first-year students for fall 2023, led by Latinos

LA Times  

The University of California admitted a record number of California applicants for fall 2023 — led by Latinos, who were part of the largest class of underrepresented students ever — as campuses received more funding to increase coveted seats, according to preliminary data released Tuesday. UC campuses also increased admission offers to transfer students — even as their applications last fall declined amid plunging community college enrollments in California and throughout the nation. Michelle Whittingham, UC Santa Cruz associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the campus plans to enroll 4,189 first-year students this fall and winter — an increase of 733 over last year — thanks to such factors as additional state funding and quicker completion of degree programs through more summer classes. UC Berkeley admitted 10,994 California first-year students, an increase over last year’s 10,518, which reflected a slight rise in the admission rate to 15.1%. “Increasing California enrollment was quite intentional; an effort to support and be responsive to systemwide and statewide interests.” UC Santa Barbara also increased admission offers to both California and nonresident first-year students by nearly 8%.

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Lawsuit accuses UC of illegally giving admissions preference to Black and Latino students
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit accuses UC of illegally giving admissions preference to Black and Latino students

LA Times  

A federal lawsuit accuses the University of California of illegally considering race when accepting new students, alleging that the system’s long-term growth of Black and Latino enrollment would not be possible under a state law prohibiting the use of race in admissions and a Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action. The lawsuit said UC’s holistic process moves away …

UC in-state enrollment highest ever as Berkeley, UCLA seat more Black and Latino students
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UC in-state enrollment highest ever as Berkeley, UCLA seat more Black and Latino students

LA Times  

A view of UC Berkeley and Sather Tower in 2023. The University of California enrolled a record number of Californians in Fall 2024, while UC Berkeley joined UCLA in bucking national trends at elite institutions that saw declines in new Black and Latino students in the first class since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. The increase in …

UCLA’s fall class bucks trend of diversity decline at elite colleges after affirmative action ban
4 months ago

UCLA’s fall class bucks trend of diversity decline at elite colleges after affirmative action ban

LA Times  

UCLA students, from left, Dani Taylor, Madison Hamilton, Kiara Sims and Tovia Ivbijaro on the Westwood campus on Nov. 26. “It made me feel like UCLA really wanted me.” Madison Hamilton, a first-year student at UCLA, said she connected with Black faculty, staff and students at the campus. Two years ago, as the lawsuit against affirmative action programs at Harvard …

California retains No. 1 ranking for international student enrollment as concerns grow over Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

California retains No. 1 ranking for international student enrollment as concerns grow over Trump

LA Times  

The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high last school year, with India surpassing China as the top sender and California maintaining its spot as the top destination, according to a new report. The data from the Institute of International Education said that more than 1.1 million foreign students — over half of …

Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students
6 months, 1 week ago

Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students

LA Times  

Students and supporters rally in May at UCLA to support the hiring of undocumented students at the University of California. Despite California’s “proud history” of expanding educational opportunities for undocumented students, Newsom said he was vetoing Assembly Bill 2586 because of legal risks to state employees who could be deemed in violation of federal laws against hiring undocumented people. Jeffry …

UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide

LA Times  

Jeffry Umaña Muñoz, a Cal State L.A. graduate student, is at the precipice of a life-changing moment: the potential ability to get a campus job at one of California’s public higher education systems, even though he was brought to the country illegally from El Salvador at age 2 and has no legal work permit. But the passage last week of …

UC sets new record with largest, most diverse class of California students for fall 2024
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UC sets new record with largest, most diverse class of California students for fall 2024

LA Times  

Overall, UC admitted 93,920 first-year California students, up 4.3% from last year, an all-time high. Overall, UC admitted 93,920 first-year California students, up 4.3% from last year, an all-time high amid widespread public demands to give more seats to state students after campuses began admitting a larger share of international and out-of-state applicants several years ago to raise revenue amid …

UC applications rise for fall 2024, with gains in diversity and transfer applicants
1 year ago

UC applications rise for fall 2024, with gains in diversity and transfer applicants

LA Times  

The University of California drew a quarter-million applications for fall 2024, an increase over last year powered by a significant rebound in community college transfer applicants and more in-state residents of increasingly diverse backgrounds, according to preliminary data released Wednesday. The number of California first-year applications increased to 134,053, a 1.4% rise over last year’s preliminary data, with gains at …

UC enrolls record number of California undergrads in fall 2023, cuts out-of-state students
1 year, 2 months ago

UC enrolls record number of California undergrads in fall 2023, cuts out-of-state students

LA Times  

The University of California enrolled a record number of California undergraduates in fall 2023, reducing the number of students from other states and countries as it met public and political demands to give more of the system’s highly sought-after seats to state residents. Clark also credited another systemwide financial aid program for helping UCLA more than double the number of …

Enrollment of international students rebounds from pandemic plunge as California stays No. 1
1 year, 4 months ago

Enrollment of international students rebounds from pandemic plunge as California stays No. 1

LA Times  

USC was again the most popular California campus destination for international students in 2022-23. Enrollment of international students at U.S. colleges and universities has rebounded from a pandemic plunge, growing at the fastest rate in four decades, with California again the top destination, according to a report released Monday. “Your chances of getting in because you’re not a state resident …

CSU likely to miss 2025 graduation goals with ‘unacceptably high’ equity gaps, report says
1 year, 7 months ago

CSU likely to miss 2025 graduation goals with ‘unacceptably high’ equity gaps, report says

LA Times  

In 2015, the California State University embarked on an ambitious goal: Over the next decade, it would dramatically boost graduation rates and eliminate persistent gaps for Black, Latino and Indigenous students. “This of course would be devastating, not just for the students whose untapped talent has not been fully realized, but for the state of California and our nation, given …

UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status
1 year, 10 months ago

UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status

LA Times  

Students demonstrate in support of University of California students who lack legal status and work permits. The public university system has been under pressure to challenge a 1986 federal law barring the hiring of immigrants without legal status by asserting that it does not apply to states. Students without legal status, along with their allies who have been collectively pushing …

A 4.0 student beat all the odds. But he can’t afford a UC campus
1 year, 11 months ago

A 4.0 student beat all the odds. But he can’t afford a UC campus

LA Times  

Students Emily Gramajo, left, and Jonathan Cornejo talk at West Adams Preparatory High School in Los Angeles. More than 10,000 of the state’s lowest-income students admitted to UC are choosing instead to attend California community colleges or California State University, in part due to financial shortfalls. Then you look at the money aspect and see you can’t afford it.” Jonathan …

UC applications slow down for fall 2023. Will Californians get a better shot at admission?
2 years, 1 month ago

UC applications slow down for fall 2023. Will Californians get a better shot at admission?

LA Times  

After two years of record growth, the University of California received a smaller number of applications for fall 2023, with state students holding steady but nonresidents declining, according to preliminary data released Friday. Transfer student applications dipped to 39,363 for fall 2023 — a 2.4% decline from last year compared with a 12.6% drop between 2021 and 2022, when the …

UC admits record number of Californians and far fewer out-of-state students
2 years, 7 months ago

UC admits record number of Californians and far fewer out-of-state students

LA Times  

Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA, which plans to enroll more Californians and fewer nonresident students this fall. In a revised playbook guiding University of California admissions, the system’s nine undergraduate campuses accepted a record number of California first-year students for fall 2022, while significantly narrowing entry to out-of-state and international applicants amid widespread demands to preserve coveted seats …

UC could grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand
2 years, 8 months ago

UC could grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand

LA Times  

The University of California is aiming to increase seats for in-state students by as many as 33,000 by 2030. At least one state legislator said he’s all in on the higher target: Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, chair of an Assembly subcommittee on education finance who has long pushed UC to increase seats for California students. McCarty said he and his legislative …

UC Riverside has big Latino enrollment, but is beset by funding inequities. Will it change?
2 years, 9 months ago

UC Riverside has big Latino enrollment, but is beset by funding inequities. Will it change?

LA Times  

Jordan Guillory, a UC Riverside junior, is never sure where his math class will meet. Medina is sponsoring new state legislation to dramatically boost support for Riverside and UC Merced, which has the highest share of low-income students of color, through an “Inland Rising Fund” that would pay for more classrooms, labs, faculty, staff and research projects aimed at powering …

UC, CSU and community colleges set to get big funding boost — with big expectations
2 years, 10 months ago

UC, CSU and community colleges set to get big funding boost — with big expectations

LA Times  

California’s three systems of public higher education are set to get a big funding boost — but in exchange will need to meet comprehensive targets to improve access, affordability and equity under Gov. The 10-campus UC system, which educates 295,000 students, would receive an increase of $307.3 million in ongoing funding for 2022-23, including $200.5 million for the base general …

UC Berkeley will increase California students, cut out-of-state ones to meet enrollment cap
3 years ago

UC Berkeley will increase California students, cut out-of-state ones to meet enrollment cap

LA Times  

UC Berkeley will boost the number of Californians and significantly reduce out-of-state and international students this fall as it scrambles to meet a court-ordered enrollment cap for the coming academic year just a few weeks before admission decisions are set for release. California UC Berkeley will meet court-ordered enrollment cap with online, deferred admission offers A California Supreme Court ruling …

UC Berkeley ordered to freeze enrollment for incoming class
3 years ago

UC Berkeley ordered to freeze enrollment for incoming class

Associated Press  

The University of California, Berkeley was ordered by the state Supreme Court on Thursday to freeze its undergraduate enrollment at 2020-21 levels, meaning it will have to accept at least 3,000 fewer students than planned for in the upcoming academic year. “We believe this effort is preferable to drastically reducing the number of offers of admissions and denying so many …

UC smashes record for first-year fall applications, with gains in most racial groups
3 years, 1 month ago

UC smashes record for first-year fall applications, with gains in most racial groups

LA Times  

For the second straight year, the University of California shattered records for first-year fall applications, as the elimination of standardized test requirements and greater online outreach paid dividends in drawing the largest and most diverse applicant pool ever despite pandemic challenges, according to preliminary data released Thursday. Overall, UC drew 210,840 first-year applications, a 3.5% increase over last year, with …

California’s undergraduate enrollment dropped by about 250,000 during pandemic years
3 years, 2 months ago

California’s undergraduate enrollment dropped by about 250,000 during pandemic years

LA Times  

California’s fall 2021 undergraduate enrollment dropped by nearly a quarter-million students since pre-pandemic fall 2019, according to a survey released Thursday. The report from the National Student Clearinghouse shows that California saw an overall decline of more than 99,000 — or 4.3% — in undergraduate enrollment from fall 2020 to fall 2021, driven largely by a 9.9% drop in community …

CSU to create an immersive tech hub to recruit Latinos, others into STEM fields
3 years, 6 months ago

CSU to create an immersive tech hub to recruit Latinos, others into STEM fields

LA Times  

A $50-million technology hub will rise in a parking lot at Cal State Northridge with the goal of dazzling college, high school and middle school students with an immersive experience that shows off the possibilities of STEM studies and careers. “It’s almost like the building will come to life with a mobile device in hand,” said Amanda Quintero, special assistant …

Cal State students failing, withdrawing from many required classes at a high rate
3 years, 7 months ago

Cal State students failing, withdrawing from many required classes at a high rate

LA Times  

California State University officials are renewing efforts to decrease course failure and withdrawal rates. Cal State Los Angeles reports that about 11% of all of its undergraduate classes have high failure rates. California State University students are failing or withdrawing at high rates from many courses — including chemistry, calculus, English and U.S. history — prompting renewed efforts for systemwide …

California is failing to meet demand for UC admission. Why it’s a crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

California is failing to meet demand for UC admission. Why it’s a crisis

LA Times  

Students and staff cheer on a student after he completes his intent to enroll at UCLA. The number of students who meet UC and California State University admission requirements but can’t enroll in a four-year institution because of a shortfall of seats could nearly double from about 73,000 students in 2018-19 to 144,000 by 2030, according to a study by …

UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted
3 years, 8 months ago

UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted

LA Times  

The University of California admitted its largest, most diverse undergraduate class ever for fall 2021 — but it was harder to get in as a record-shattering number of applicants vied for access to the renowned public research system, according to UC data released Monday. The UC system’s nine undergraduate campuses collectively admitted 132,353 prospective freshmen — including out-of-state and international …

Top UC campuses would reduce out-of-state student admissions, add Californians under proposal
3 years, 9 months ago

Top UC campuses would reduce out-of-state student admissions, add Californians under proposal

LA Times  

UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego would lower their share of nonresident students and increase Californians under an amended budget bill posted Friday. Three top University of California campuses — UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego — would reduce their share of out-of-state and international students to make way for more local residents, and the UC system would …

UC’s record-smashing applications put long-held diversity goals within reach
4 years, 2 months ago

UC’s record-smashing applications put long-held diversity goals within reach

LA Times  

The University of California’s record-shattering applications for fall 2021 show remarkable surges in Black, Latino and other underrepresented students seeking admission, putting the system within reach of dismantling long-standing admission barriers and building a student body that reflects the state’s diversity. Overall, UC’s nine undergraduate campuses drew a record number of applicants despite myriad pandemic challenges, totaling 249,855, a 16.1% …

UCLA smashes records for freshman applications with big hikes among Black, Latino students
4 years, 2 months ago

UCLA smashes records for freshman applications with big hikes among Black, Latino students

LA Times  

UCLA has shattered national records for freshman applications — and is on track to significantly widen access to underrepresented minorities — as the number of students seeking admission for fall 2021 soared despite myriad pandemic challenges, according to data released Thursday. In an unexpected pandemic impact, students had more time to complete college applications because they were “stuck at home …

5 inventions a day. 529,000 jobs. Incomes average $151,656. UC’s brag sheet is eye-popping
4 years, 2 months ago

5 inventions a day. 529,000 jobs. Incomes average $151,656. UC’s brag sheet is eye-popping

LA Times  

Every college has its brag sheet. The data are mind-numbing: What does it really mean to say that “UC-related spending delivers substantial economic and fiscal impacts annually to the state, generating $82.1 billion in economic output, $55.8 billion in value added, $37.6 billion in labor income, and $4.2 billion in state and local tax revenue”? But the report by Beacon …

UC San Diego enrollment unexpectedly passes 40,000 for first time
4 years, 4 months ago

UC San Diego enrollment unexpectedly passes 40,000 for first time

LA Times  

Prior to the pandemic, the UC San Diego campus was congested with about 39,000 students. UC San Diego’s fall enrollment unexpectedly jumped by 840, pushing the campus past the 40,000 mark for the first time and close to the school’s projected capacity. Campus officials thought enrollment might drop by 800 or so due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, …

University degrees elude most Latinos who set them as goal
4 years, 7 months ago

University degrees elude most Latinos who set them as goal

LA Times  

Imagine 100 hopeful youngsters setting off on a path that stretches from kindergarten to college. “The low transfer rate is a major public policy problem that needs to be addressed by both educational and political leaders in the state,” said Monte Perez, director of research and grants at California State University, Los Angeles. “Latino students hit the ceiling at the …

For the first time, Latinos are the largest group of Californians admitted to UC
4 years, 8 months ago

For the first time, Latinos are the largest group of Californians admitted to UC

LA Times  

In a historic shift, Latinos are the leading group of prospective freshmen accepted into the University of California for fall 2020, part of the system’s largest and most diverse first-year class ever admitted, according to preliminary data released Thursday. The incoming class will be one of our most talented and diverse yet, and UC is proud to invite them to …

UC freshmen applications dip for a second straight year. But why?
5 years, 1 month ago

UC freshmen applications dip for a second straight year. But why?

LA Times  

Students depart Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA. Experts said the decline in first-year applicants may signal a reality check among high school students who are daunted by the growing competition and cost of a UC freshman seat and are instead opting for a more affordable community college pathway. “So the small declines in applications to some degree is …

California remains the top U.S. destination for foreign students, yet enrollment is slipping
5 years, 4 months ago

California remains the top U.S. destination for foreign students, yet enrollment is slipping

LA Times  

In the 2018-19 school year, enrollment dipped slightly among foreign students in California. California remains the top U.S. destination for foreign students, who primarily come from China and India, with enrollment dipping slightly in the 2018-19 school year for the first time in at least a decade, according to a survey released Monday. But U.S. college costs are the single …

Freshman applications dip at UC for the first time in 15 years. Is it the start of a trend?
6 years, 1 month ago

Freshman applications dip at UC for the first time in 15 years. Is it the start of a trend?

LA Times  

Freshman applications to University of California campuses fell for the first time in 15 years but still topped 111,000 for UCLA. “What the California system is experiencing this year is just a taste of some of the challenges it will experience in a decade or so,” said Nathan D. Grawe, a Carleton College professor of economics and social sciences, and …

Editorial: How many high-paying out-of-state students is enough for UC?
8 years ago

Editorial: How many high-paying out-of-state students is enough for UC?

LA Times  

Here’s one big reason for admitting out-of-state students to the undergraduate ranks of the University of California: money. UC President Janet Napolitano has long claimed that the tripling of out-of-state enrollment over the past decade or so hasn’t harmed California students because the university didn’t reduce their numbers; it simply added more from out of state. Should schools be mainly …

UC proposes its first enrollment cap — 20% — on out-of-state students
8 years ago

UC proposes its first enrollment cap — 20% — on out-of-state students

LA Times  

UC’s proposal responds to a threat by lawmakers to hold back $18.5 million if the public university system did not put a cap on students from outside California Many California students have expressed dismay in recent years about how hard it is to get into a chosen University of California campus — even with stellar grades and extracurricular activities— while …

UC freshman applications shatter records, with gains among all racial groups
8 years, 3 months ago

UC freshman applications shatter records, with gains among all racial groups

LA Times  

The University of California received more than 171,000 freshman applications for fall 2017, marking a new record with gains across all racial and ethnic groups. “This year’s applications affirm, once again, that Californians’ demand for a UC education keeps getting stronger,” Napolitano said in a statement. “This is a testament to the excellence of California’s public research university, and reinforces …

California’s students beat the national average on the ACT, but huge gaps remain
8 years, 7 months ago

California’s students beat the national average on the ACT, but huge gaps remain

LA Times  

Technology coordinator Michael Sinclair talks as 11th-graders at Francisco Bravo Senior High Medical Magnet School take a practice exam for new state standardized tests. California’s graduating class of 2016 outperformed peers on the ACT college-entrance test nationally across all four subject areas, according to a report released by the test company Wednesday. Of the 127,225 California class of 2016 students …

UCLA, UC Berkeley boost admissions of Californians, including blacks and Latinos
8 years, 8 months ago

UCLA, UC Berkeley boost admissions of Californians, including blacks and Latinos

LA Times  

University of California President Janet Napolitano meets with students who have been admitted to UC schools at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Corona in April. The University of California’s flagship campuses have significantly boosted admissions offers to state residents — including the most African Americans and Latinos since voters banned affirmative action two decades ago — officials announced Wednesday. — …

UC officials scramble to prep housing for biggest boost in California students in years
9 years, 2 months ago

UC officials scramble to prep housing for biggest boost in California students in years

LA Times  

The University of California is scrambling to make room for the largest enrollment boost of California undergraduates in years — 6,500 more for the fall 2016 term, with the most selective campuses taking the most new students. “A key priority is to ensure this housing is and remains affordable to UC students,” Napolitano said at the UC Regents meeting in …

UC plans to expand enrollment of California undergrads next year
9 years, 5 months ago

UC plans to expand enrollment of California undergrads next year

LA Times  

UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she is preparing a plan to significantly increase the number of California undergraduates in the 2016-17 school year throughout the university system, including at UCLA and UC Berkeley, where admission is the most difficult. It will apply to Berkeley and UCLA as well as to Riverside and Merced.” The Legislature is offering a …

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