UC accepts record number of Californians, but some select campuses out of reach for most

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Set us as preferred The University of California offered seats to a record number of Californians this year, according to new figures released Wednesday, as it faces intense scrutiny of its admissions practices, including pressure from Sacramento to enroll more state residents and investigations by the Trump administration.UC admitted 102,031 California first-year students for the fall, an increase of 1,458 from last year.In another record, it offered seats to 29,372 transfer students from California community colleges.Overall, the nine-undergraduate campus system accepted 78% of the Californians who applied as first-year students.

But acceptance rates varied widely at campuses across the state.California A new Trump administration rule limits international student visas to four years, forcing students who need more time to seek federal extensions.

California faces a big impact, with 140,000 international students.UC Berkeley and UCLA each admitted about 1 in 10 applicants.UC Davis took nearly half of those who applied.

Merced admitted nearly everyone who met UC’s academic requirements.A university compact with the state ties its funding increases to enrollment growth.The system must add at least 1% more California undergraduates each year.

UC is outpacing that, and says it is on track to reach its goal of enrolling 217,000 California resident undergraduates by 2030.There were 200,532 California undergraduates who attended UC last fall, out of a total of 237,616 undergraduates and 301,093 students overall.“For generations, a University of California education has been one of the state’s most powerful engines of social mobility, opening doors for talented students from every background and region of the state,” UC President James B.

Milliken said in a statement.“The record number of California students we’re w...