They weathered an extraordinary year and have come out stronger.

On behalf of the 650,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients currently living in the United States, the University of California applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Trump administration’s arbitrary attempt to end a program that allowed immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work in the country they know as home.

From hospitals and labs to neighborhoods across California, UC staff, faculty, alumni and students are putting their creativity and compassion to work to help their neighbors and save lives.

The University of California Board of Regents today (May 21) unanimously approved the suspension of the standardized test requirement (ACT/SAT) for all California freshman applicants until fall 2024. The suspension will allow the University to create a new test that better aligns with the content the University expects students to have mastered for college readiness. However, if a new test does not meet specified criteria in time for fall 2025 admission, UC will eliminate the standardized testing requirement for California students.

Nearly 10,000 students packed UCLA's Pauley Pavilion May 1 for College Signing Day, a massive, nationwide celebration of committing to higher education.

Today's students deserve the same great UC education as previous generations. Let's grow California together.

University of California President Janet Napolitano, U.S. secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013, released a statement today (September 5) after President Trump announced his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The University of California announced today (July 29) a record year for California admissions.

A UC degree pays off with higher earnings that grow over time, and UC graduates enter the workforce with greater financial flexibility due to no or low debt. 

This spring, 64,000 undergraduate students are graduating from the University of California, and behind every one of those diplomas is a story.

UC Davis star Max Arfsten will represent the U.S. and former UC Santa Barbara great Michael Boxall New Zealand as the world’s single biggest athletic tournament returns stateside for the first time in 32 years.

The annual competition spotlights how UC’s 63,000+ graduate students drive discovery, innovation and public impact.