UC Applications for Fall Admission Down Slightly From Last Year

A student walks toward Royce Hall on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles on March 11, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

New student applications to University of California (UC) schools are down slightly this year, according to data released by UC last week.

Nearly 246,000 students applied to its 10 campuses for fall 2023—a 2 percent decrease from fall 2022, according to the data.