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UC Undergrad Applications Over 6%, Especially Out-of-State and International

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UC sees another big jump in undergrad applications

Terence Chea, AP, Orange County Register, 1-14-11

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite big tuition hikes, the University of California again received a record number of undergraduate applications for the fall, driven in part by sharp increases from out-of-state and international students, school officials said Friday. They said the number of applications rose 6.1 percent to more than 142,000, with a 5.7 percent increase in freshman applicants and a 7.3 percent increase in transfer applicants. “The University of California experienced record demand,” said Sue Wilbur, director of undergraduate admissions. “With the increase in applications, campuses will be challenged to accommodate this applicant pool, but we are committed to finding a space for everyone” who is academically eligible.

UC-eligible students who are not accepted at their school of choice will be offered a spot at a campus with space, mostly likely at Merced, Wilbur said. The university system reported a modest 3.6 percent increase from in-state freshman applicants, while the number of applications rose 10.7 percent for out-of-state students and a 22.5 percent for international students. All nine undergraduate campuses received more freshman applications, with the biggest increases at San Diego, Merced and Riverside.

…Despite the anticipated funding cuts, the system still aimed to enroll 31,500 in-state undergraduates, the same as last year, Wilbur said. But the university also will likely enroll more out-of-state and international students who pay about three times more than California residents to attend UC, she said, adding that campuses have been recruiting nonresidents…

Full story at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CA_CALIFORNIA_UNIVERSITY_ADMISSIONS_CAOL-?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Exactly how we handle an enrollment jump while the budget is being cut is a bit scary:

UPDATE: The UC report on applications, including by campus, is at http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2011/11app.html

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