UC Newsroom |

10 tips on financial aid at the University of California. For starters: More than half of students pay no tuition.

UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting enough financial aid to cover all their tuition.
UC San Diego |

What a class on Taylor Swift reveals about us

A UC San Diego seminar studies the pop icon in the context of fandom and culture.
UC Newsroom |

50 years of UC alums on SNL

Live from New York, it’s … the University of California!
UC Merced |

Open arms, open skies: Students welcomed at spirited, soggy Scholars Bridge crossing

A summer storm made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before.
UC San Francisco |

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.
UC Newsroom |

As Congress debates next year’s federal budget, join UC in speaking up for science

A growing movement of citizens, students and scientists is mobilizing to send a resounding message to America’s elected leaders.
UC Davis |

Caring for kittens — it’s more than just cuteness

The Orphan Kitten Project offers hands-on veterinary experience — and saves lives.
UC Santa Cruz |

Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history

UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz to launch a global phenomenon.
UC Newsroom |

More than 50 employers expected at free HireUC career summit in the Central Valley

The event, open to all UC alumni, offers jobs, networking, inspiration, workshops and even free headshots.
UCLA |

Ph.D. student pens heartfelt appeal for research funding, building a student-led campaign for science

Graduate student Erin Morrow is spending her summer break campaigning for the McClintock Letters.
UC Newsroom |

More than 77 percent of California applicants were offered UC admission for fall 2025

In all, more than 129K California students were offered a spot, smashing previous UC records.
UC Office of the President |

UC admission of first-year California students tops 100,000, a new record

The University of California announced today (July 28) that it admitted 100,947 California first-year students, its largest class to date.