School receives over 135,000 applicants
By Keldine Hull
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) offered admissions to more than 13,700 high school seniors and 5,200 transfer students for the fall 2019 term out of over 135,000 applicants.
Youlonda Copeland- Morgan, UCLA vice provost for enrollment management, said in a statement, “The fact that this is the highest-achieving admitted class in UCLA history, and that each year more students accept our admissions offers, means that UCLA is attracting some of the most exceptional students from California and beyond.”
Among the 8,352 California residents admitted to the freshman class, 23 percent are Chicano/ Latino, 6 percent are African American, 41 percent are Asian American, 24 percent are white, and 1 percent are American Indian. Thirty percent of the incoming freshman class come from low- income families and 52 percent of transfer students will be the first in their families to earn a 4- year college degree. Out of the students offered admissions, UCLA expects to enroll approximately 4,440 California residents and 1,460 out of state students.
University of California President Janet Napolitano said in a statement, “The best and brightest young minds continue to make UC their university of choice, and I am pleased to welcome all of these remarkable students this year.”
