University of California admits record number of students
The University of California admitted a record new first-year college students from California for the upcoming school year a more than bump from last year The premier higher schooling system also admitted international students even as the Trump administration has created additional fences to their attendance We continue to experience substantial development a clear indication that Californians recognize the value of a UC degree disclosed UC President Michael Drake who is expected to leave his role at the end of July to return to research and teaching Our latest admissions numbers demonstrate that families across our state recognize that UC degrees prepare students for a lifetime of meaningful contributions in their communities and far beyond According to preliminary admission records circulated Monday the highly regarded system accepted nearly of all applicants The university also offered admission to more international students who typically pay full freight The increases come amid the Trump administration s crackdown on immigration with stricter visa screening and application processes a progress ban and a flurry of trainee visa revocations which has raised concerns about a decline in international pupil enrollment at universities across the country The University of California also faces rising financial pressures from federal research funding cuts and proposed state budget cuts An April lawsuit filed by the California attorney general and other states against the National Institutes of Robustness and other parties contends NIH has ended million in research funds to UC which declared a systemwide hiring freeze in March in response to the administration s threats to slash funding Earlier this spring UC administrators communicated state lawmakers that the system would be forced to enroll fewer new California students if the state went through with an cut to the university s budget as proposed in the governor s January budget proposal Gov Gavin Newsom reduced that cut to in the May budget revision As well as increasing the number of admitted international students UC also admitted more non-California resident applicants a change that comes as UC raised nonresident tuition fees by more than last year The university has declared very limited UC financial aid is available for students from states outside of California while international students are generally ineligible for apprentice loans and eligible for very scant scholarships Overall UC admitted students for fall a nearly increase from last year That total includes transfer students as well as first-time college students UC Berkeley with a roughly acceptance rate admitted a little over students total up more than from last year s admitted students About of Cal s first-year admitted students were international students and the total number of admitted first-year international students nearly doubled from last year s students Cal explained in a message Monday that the university s admissions target for international students was set in October before President Donald Trump was re-elected We re pleased that we were able to offer admission to more exceptional students this year both domestic and international while maintaining our high academic standards explained university spokesperson Aileen Zerrudo We continue to see strong interest from students around the world who want to be part of Berkeley s singular academic area and we look forward to welcoming an accomplished incoming class UC Santa Cruz admitted nearly students for fall about a acceptance rate and about more students than last year Approximately of the university s first-year admitted students were international students with students offered admission slightly lower than last year s students UC Santa Cruz did not directly respond to a request for comment from this news organization UC acknowledged that the percentage of students who accept an admission offer and choose to enroll is much lower for non-California and international students than California students Only about of UC Berkeley s accepted international students enrolled for the fall semester while UC Santa Cruz saw a little more than of accepted international students enroll The UC system overall saw a little over of accepted international students enroll Related Articles UC Santa Cruz professor Tom Lehrer song satirist and mathematician dies at Trump admin has opened more than investigations into colleges and universities Trump s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher mentoring Varsity Blues Mastermind behind college admissions scam is back advising students now with a court-ordered disclaimer A list of sports organizations that have begun transgender competition bans The new evidence shows UC admitted about of all first-year California apprentice applicants for the fall semester and the number of admitted students from lower-income families transfers from California region colleges and first-generation students continued to rise About of accepted first-year California students are considered first-generation college students including at UC Berkeley and at UC Santa Cruz Despite the Trump administration s crackdown on diversity equity and inclusion programs and insistence that schools remove any racial preferencing from admissions or hiring decisions the information demonstrated increases in admitted students of all racial groups Black Latino Native American Pacific Islander white and unknown
