UC admits record number of California students; selectivity varies by campus

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The University of California admitted 102,031 California first-year students and 29,372 community college transfers, producing a 78 percent acceptance rate for Californians and 74 percent overall. Selectivity varied sharply: Berkeley and UCLA admitted about one in ten applicants, while Merced admitted 97 percent and Riverside 89 percent. The system said it is on track to reach 217,000 California undergraduates by 2030. The cycle unfolded amid Justice Department investigations of race in admissions at several campuses and rising offers to international students (23,569), though visa and policy changes may reduce their eventual enrollment.

UC admitted 102,031 California first-year students this year.