How many applied to uc berkeley 2018

As part of a push to expand access to students from all backgrounds, many of the campuses, Berkeley included, offered admission to a higher percentage of first-generation college students than ever before. At Cal, 36 percent of those admitted — both freshmen and transfers — would be the first in their family to go to college, compared to 34 percent the year before.

In total, 46 percent of students admitted in would be first-generation college goers. While Asian Americans make up the largest ethnic group of admitted freshmen students, 36 percent, Latinos make up 33 percent, whites 22 percent and African Americans 5 percent.

Among transfer students, Latinos make up the largest ethnic group at 32 percent, followed by whites at 31 percent, Asian Americans at 27 percent and African Americans at 6 percent. News Education. Not this year.

Student demand for a seat at the university remains very high, just not high enough to be record-breaking again.

The number of applicants dropped from 89, for fall to 87, for fall The reason for the drop is not clear, but the decline is in line with a slight decrease in the total combined number of applications to the nine UC campuses with undergraduate programs. Last year, there were 33, out-of-state applicants, in comparison to 32, this year. Similarly, this year, the UC system received 27, international applicants, whereas last year, 28, international students applied. Mallika Seshadri is the lead higher education reporter.

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