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 Native American first-year California students from 22 to 56 last fall. UCLA enrolled the largest number of state resident students from the California Community Colleges system — 3,206 — among UC undergraduate campuses. “They were ambitious.” Jim Rawlins, UC San Diego associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said that stepped-up outreach and initiatives helped his campus enroll more California first-year and transfer students. UC Irvine also significantly increased its California new undergraduate student enrollment, growing by 844 students in fall 2023 over the previous year.

Students Transfer Native American California Fall State Clark Number 2023 Ucla San Diego Uc San Diego  number  undergrads  california  firstyear  uc  students  record  ucla  transfer  outofstate  fall  state  enrolls  cuts  2023

History of this topic

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cal State details potential tuition increases amid massive funding gap
1 year, 9 months ago

Cal State details potential tuition increases amid massive funding gap

LA Times  

California State University officials are projecting tuition increases of hundreds of dollars per student as the 23-campus system attempts to close a funding gap of almost $1.5 billion. Officials say that despite the proposed tuition increases, which would start in the 2024-2025 school year, a Cal State education will remain affordable — a key value for a system that prides …

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 …

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 housing crisis forces students into multiple jobs to pay rent, sleeping bags and stress
2 years, 6 months ago

UC housing crisis forces students into multiple jobs to pay rent, sleeping bags and stress

LA Times  

Matthew Chin couldn’t wait to dive into the life of a UC Santa Cruz college student after the loneliness of online learning. We have to get students housing and food so they can do well.” The UC Santa Cruz campus is located in the scenic coastal town that was recently named the nation’s second-priciest rental market. UC San Diego, for …

UC will give a second chance to rejected California high school students
2 years, 6 months ago

UC will give a second chance to rejected California high school students

LA Times  

Students who don’t qualify for University of California admission as first-year applicants may still receive a conditional acceptance if they meet grade and course requirements at Los Angeles City College or other community colleges under a new pilot program to begin in fall 2023. The proposed pilot program, presented Wednesday at the Board of Regents meeting in San Diego, is …

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 …

California public school enrollment spirals, dropping by 110,000 students this year
2 years, 11 months ago

California public school enrollment spirals, dropping by 110,000 students this year

LA Times  

Students read during class at Pomelo Community Charter School, a K-5 campus in West Hills. California public school enrollment has dropped for the fifth year in a row — a decline of more than 110,000 students — as K-12 campuses struggle against pandemic disruptions and a shrinking population of school-age kids amid wide concerns that the decrease is so large …

Editorial: The state needs a different approach to solving UC crowding
3 years ago

Editorial: The state needs a different approach to solving UC crowding

LA Times  

Students on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley in 2017. On Thursday, the state Supreme Court agreed, ruling that UC Berkeley could not admit the 3,050 additional students above its 2020 enrollment that it had planned for this fall without further environmental study. Berkeley city residents also are right that the city, with its lack of open …

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 Forced To Cut Admissions By Thousands Due To Court Ruling
3 years ago

UC Berkeley Forced To Cut Admissions By Thousands Due To Court Ruling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING University of California, Berkeley will be forced to admit about 3,000 fewer students than it planned for fall 2022 after the state Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling limiting enrollment. In a statement, the university said it was “extremely disheartened” by the ruling, saying it was “devastating news for the thousands of students who have worked …

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 Berkeley will meet court-ordered enrollment cap with online, deferred admission offers
3 years ago

UC Berkeley will meet court-ordered enrollment cap with online, deferred admission offers

LA Times  

UC Berkeley could be forced by a court order to roll back enrollment, forcing it to slash its incoming fall class by one-third, or 3,050 students. A university spokesman said the campus would meet the court-ordered cap by offering at least 1,500 incoming first-year and transfer students online enrollment for fall or deferred admission next January for the spring semester. …

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 …

UC Berkeley may be forced by court to cut 3,000 undergraduate seats, freeze enrollment
3 years, 1 month ago

UC Berkeley may be forced by court to cut 3,000 undergraduate seats, freeze enrollment

LA Times  

UC Berkeley could be forced to slash its incoming fall 2022 class of freshmen and transfer students by one-third, or 3,050 seats, under a court order to halt growth. UC Berkeley, one of the nation’s most highly sought after campuses, may be forced to slash its incoming fall 2022 class by one-third, or 3,050 seats, and forgo $57 million in …

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 …

Too many qualified students are shut out of UC, CSU. A new study offers some solutions
3 years, 3 months ago

Too many qualified students are shut out of UC, CSU. A new study offers some solutions

LA Times  

UCLA is the most applied-to university in the nation. As a result, tens of thousands of eligible students are being shut out — and the state can no longer meet its California promise of a UC and Cal State education for them. Michele Siqueiros, the Campaign for College Opportunity’s president, said both systems are working hard to accommodate the crush …

Editorial: UC is at the tipping point with overcrowding. Don't let it become an education factory
3 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: UC is at the tipping point with overcrowding. Don't let it become an education factory

LA Times  

A rendering shows the exterior of the proposed Munger Hall at UC Santa Barbara, which would house 4,500 students in mostly windowless rooms. In September, the dean of undergraduate studies at UC Santa Barbara warned the campus president and other university leaders that a dire shortage of courses meant freshmen couldn’t always get even the minimum number of units they …

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 …

‘The need is now.’ Cecilia V. Estolano, new UC regents chair, calls for expanding enrollment
3 years, 8 months ago

‘The need is now.’ Cecilia V. Estolano, new UC regents chair, calls for expanding enrollment

LA Times  

Cecilia V. Estolano knows firsthand the value of a University of California degree. Estolano herself received a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA and a law degree from UC Berkeley after graduating from Harvard University in social studies. Estolano is well known in political, civic and public policy circles with a long resume that includes heading L.A.’s Community Redevelopment …

UC raises tuition despite student outcry, touting more financial aid and budget stability
3 years, 8 months ago

UC raises tuition despite student outcry, touting more financial aid and budget stability

LA Times  

Students walk the sidewalks on the UC Berkeley campus, where Chancellor Carol Christ has called for a tuition increase. University of California regents, citing the need for financial stability and more grant aid, approved a tuition increase Thursday following widespread student protests and two years of debate. He oversaw a similar tuition plan at Ohio State University before taking the …

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 …

Cal State schools to give students iPads in effort to cut barriers to college enrollment
3 years, 8 months ago

Cal State schools to give students iPads in effort to cut barriers to college enrollment

LA Times  

Cal State Northridge, pictured here in March 2021, is one of eight campuses participating in the new tech initiative. Eight California State University campuses will give Apple iPads to incoming freshmen and transfer students, a technology initiative intended to help close the digital divide as students are seeking more online classes in the nation’s largest four-year university system. “Every dollar …

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 …

A bold plan for UC: Cut share of out-of-state students by half amid huge California demand
3 years, 10 months ago

A bold plan for UC: Cut share of out-of-state students by half amid huge California demand

LA Times  

A legislative plan to slash the share of UC nonresident students would particularly hit UCLA, where they make up a quarter of incoming freshmen. “It’s not about ending out-of-state students — they really add to the mix and the educational experience,” said Sen. John Laird, whose Senate budget subcommittee on education discussed the plan this month. UC called for a …

UC weighs limited tuition increase for fall 2022
3 years, 10 months ago

UC weighs limited tuition increase for fall 2022

LA Times  

The University of California is weighing a limited tuition increase for fall 2022, which officials say would raise more financial aid for low-income students at UC Riverside and other campuses. UC President Michael V. Drake told regents at the virtual board meeting Thursday that the plan would bring financial predictability for families, help struggling campuses maintain educational quality and make …

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 …

Several UC chancellors call for tuition increase amid pandemic-fueled budget crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Several UC chancellors call for tuition increase amid pandemic-fueled budget crisis

LA Times  

UCLA is grappling with the pandemic’s financial fallout in part by redeploying workers, such as those in food service who are now making meals for low-income families as campus demand has plunged. Chancellors and senior leaders at five of the nine UC undergraduate campuses told The Times that the staggering financial hit to their operations triggered by the coronavirus crisis …

UC San Diego enrollment unexpectedly passes 40,000 for first time
4 years, 5 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, …

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 …

California universities not likely to return to campus this fall
4 years, 10 months ago

California universities not likely to return to campus this fall

CNN  

CNN — Most of the more than 770,000 studentsat California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The California State University system, which claims to be the nation’s biggest four-year university system, plans to cancel nearly all in-person classes through the fall semester to reduce spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Timothy White said Tuesday at …

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, 2 months 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 …

No tuition increase at California State University next year
6 years, 11 months ago

No tuition increase at California State University next year

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California State University will not raise tuition at its 23 campuses for the 2018-19 academic year as officials had proposed, Chancellor Timothy White said. It will not be discussed in May and there will be no tuition adjustment at the California State University for any of our students in the 2018-19 year,” White told The Associated Press …

UC President Napolitano calls for guaranteed admission of all qualified community college students
7 years ago

UC President Napolitano calls for guaranteed admission of all qualified community college students

LA Times  

University of California President Janet Napolitano says the university should open its doors more widely by guaranteeing admission to all qualified state community college students. University of California President Janet Napolitano said Monday that the public university system should open its doors more widely by guaranteeing admission to all qualified state community college students. She told the audience Monday that …

University of California to raise tuition for non-residents
7 years ago

University of California to raise tuition for non-residents

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California’s governing board approved a tuition increase Thursday for out-of-state undergraduate students of 3.5 percent, or $978 a year, starting in the 2018-19 school year. UC President Janet Napolitano urged the regents to approve the increase, calling it necessary for the fiscal health of UC schools, and unlikely that the state would allot more …

Discover Related