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University of California Accepts Record Number of Californians, Except at Elite Campuses

The University of California’s Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses reported a drop in 2025 in-state student admission offers.
University of California Accepts Record Number of Californians, Except at Elite Campuses
A student walks toward Royce Hall on the University of California–Los Angeles campus on March 11, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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The University of California (UC) admitted a record number of California students for the fall, except at the system’s most exclusive campuses in Berkeley and Los Angeles, according to 2025 admissions data published on July 28.

The gains were attributed to significantly more offers by the system’s Merced and Riverside campuses. The Davis and Santa Cruz campuses also picked up more in-state student admissions, but to a lesser degree.

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