The University of California today (March 6) announced that it received a total of 250,436 applications (206,893 for first-year admission and 43,543 applications for transfer admission) for fall 2024 admission. Overall, application numbers increased 1.5 percent compared to the previous year. The uptick was driven by a rise in applications from transfer students, California residents, and students from historically underrepresented groups in higher education.
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UC has sent more women to space than any other school in the solar system
Since Sally Ride's history-making flight in 1983, the University of California has built a stellar roster of woman astronauts.
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Life in the FAST Lane
How a feisty student IG account turned into the style arbiter of campus.
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A medical school that looks more like California
How the UC Davis School of Medicine became the third most diverse medical school in the country without affirmative action.
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A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.
Hear how one student paid for a UC education.
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UC inventions garnered more patents than any other university in the world last year
Six UC campuses also on the list of schools with most undergraduate startup founders
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For these UC medical students, California’s health equity crisis is personal
UC medical students gathered in San Diego last month to share research and connections for their future careers at the nexus of health care and social justice.
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University of California extends commitment deadline for first-year students
The University of California announced that all nine of its undergraduate campuses will extend their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) deadline for first-year undergraduate students to May 15.
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UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. Remarks at January 25 Regents Meeting
The University of California Board of Regents today voted to suspend implementation of Regents Policy 4407 for one year. As the item has now been suspended, no further regental action will occur without a full vote of the Board of Regents.
UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., made the following remarks:
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UC enrolls a record-setting number of California students in fall 2023
In a banner year, UC boosted the diversity of its student body, while out-of-state enrollment declined.
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New research combats burgeoning threat of deepfake audio
New research will make it easier to determine the authenticity of an audio clip.
UC Merced |
Ph.D. student pushes for better education benefits for veterans’ dependents
Karla Seijas’ passion for identifying and removing obstacles faced by military veterans and their families has turned into a new state law.