Becoming accepted into a California university is a bit tougher this year as schools reduce enrollments, add wait lists, and boost out of state student numbers (which helps generate more revenue). Just over 10,000 students were given spots on the wait list, and many students did get into the California university that they wanted. However, those students who were put on the wait list do not seem too apt to wait around and see what happens. They seem to be more comfortable picking one of the other California college or universities that accepted them, or possibly going to school out of state.
Overall admissions are becoming more competitive with the budget cuts, so students need to step up their game to get into their top choice for college in California. Below is data from some of the universities in California so you can get an idea of how many students applied and were accepted. Keep in mind that the number of students accepted is always much larger than the number of students who will enroll. Most California universities will see 3,000 to 5,000 students enroll as freshman for fall 2010.
University of California, Santa Barbara
19,721 high school seniors were offered a spot for the fall 2010 term at UCSB. This was from a pool of 46,700 applicants, which was one of the largest applicant pools in UCSB history.
University of California, Los Angeles
Roughly 13,000 students were offered a spot for the fall 2010 class at UCLA. This was from a pool of 57,651 students that submitted applications for UCLA. The university remains the most popular campus in the nation.
University of California, Davis
19,460 students were offered a spot for the fall 2010 class at UC Davis. This was from a pool of roughly 30,000 students who submitted applications to attend UC Davis.
University of California, Santa Cruz
16,756 students were offered a spot for the fall 2010 class at UC Santa Cruz. This was from a pool of 25,827 high school seniors who submitted applications to UC Santa Cruz.
Tags: California Universities
