UCLA admits record number of high school preps

UCLA offered admission to more than 13,100 high school seniors and 6,000 transfer students for the fall 2024 semester, including a 2.5-percent increase in the number of first-year California residents offered spots in the incoming class, the university announced this week.
According to UCLA, the university offered admission to 8,795 first-year California resident students for the fall semester, an increase of 209 students from last year. Of those students, 37 percent are from traditionally underrepresented groups, the same percentage as last year, officials said.
The percentage of admitted transfer students from underrepresented groups rose to 36 percent for fall 2024, up from 35 percent in fall 2023.
“We’re delighted by the broad diversity of backgrounds and the academic quality of both our admitted first-year and transfer student class,” Gary Clark, UCLA’s associate vice chancellor for enrollment management, said in a statement. “Our outreach and recruitment partnerships with underserved high schools, California community colleges and community-based organizations have allowed us to broaden access and opportunity for in-state students all across California.”
The University of California overall announced that its schools across the state have admitted a record 166,706 students — 137,200 first-year and 29,506 transfer students. The first-year students offered admission included 93,920 California students, up 4.3 percent from last year.
The proportion of first-year students from underrepresented groups grew to 45.4 percent, up from 44.2 percent a year ago.
“These admissions numbers demonstrate the University of California’s commitment to expanding opportunity and access, especially for historically underrepresented groups, who comprise the largest-ever share of first-year students,” UC President Dr. Michael V. Drake said in a statement. “We’re setting more California students on the path to a college degree and future success, and that translates to positive impact on communities throughout the state.”