Goals The University's undergraduate access goals are defined by the Master Plan for Higher Education in California. The Master Plan dictates that UC enroll freshmen from the top 12.5 percent of California's public high school graduates, but allows UC to define that pool. UC has historically done this by establishing the academic criteria by which students can become eligible. UC guarantees admission somewhere in the system to the students who have satisfied these eligibility requirements.

The Master Plan also dictates that UC create a well-defined transfer route for students who choose to attend a California community college after high school. UC provides this route by establishing academic criteria by which students can become eligible to transfer and by guaranteeing admission somewhere in the system to all transfer students who have satisfied these eligibility requirements.

UC campuses give upper-division California community college students priority over other transfer applicants in their admissions selection processes. Nearly 90 percent of UC's transfer students come from the California community colleges.

Measures This section provides data about the students who apply, are admitted to, and enroll in UC. It includes information about their academic preparedness, such as their high school grade point averages and scores on standardized tests. By any measure, UC undergraduates enter with excellent preparation to engage in the learning offered by UC campuses.