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Admissions
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
From the 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 students — an increase of 11% over last year.
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Among California applicants, Latinos were the largest group admitted for the second year in a row, making up 37% of the 84,223 students offered freshman seats. Asian Americans made up 34%, white students 20% and Black students 5%. The rest were American Indians, Pacific Islanders or those who declined to state their race or ethnicity.
About 45% of prospective freshmen admitted were low-income while 45% were the first in their families to attend a four-year university. The campuses also admitted 28,453 transfer students from the California Community College system, the largest class ever...
Full story at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-19/uc-admissions-newdiversity-record-but-harder-to-get-in
Below are some highlights for UCLA:
academic-planning/content-analysis/ug-admissions/ug-pages/admissions.html.
