University of California Sees Record-High Number of In-state Applicants

A student wears a face mask on the campus of the UCLA college in Westwood, Calif., on March 6, 2020. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

The University of California (UC) system admitted a record-high number of California freshman applicants for the 2023–24 school year after ramping up efforts to boost enrollment among state residents.

UC officials said it admitted 88,285 California freshmen—a 3.5 percent increase from the previous year, in an Aug. 8 statement.