Admissions offers to California high school seniors jumped nearly 15 percent over last year for students hoping to enroll at a University of California campus this fall, according to preliminary data announced today.
The number of California resident freshmen admitted to UC for fall 2016 increased by 8,488 students for a total of 66,123 admissions offers – a 14.7 percent increase over 2015. The admission rate – the percentage of applicants admitted – jumped to 62.7 percent, up almost 7 percent from 2015.
The numbers show that the University is on track to enroll an additional 5,000 California undergraduates in 2016 – and, with continued state funding, 5,000 more over the following two years.
“We’ve intensified our efforts to boost enrollment of Californians at the University and all indications are that these efforts are working,” said UC President Janet Napolitano. “Our commitment to California and California students has never wavered, even through the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression. Now, with additional state funding, we are able to bring in even more California students.”
Read the entire news release at the University of California website.
