New student applications to University of California (UC) schools are down slightly this year, according to data released by UC last week.
Nearly 246,000 students applied to its 10 campuses for fall 2023—a 2 percent decrease from fall 2022, according to the data.
Despite the slight drop, UC President Michael Drake said interest in UC remains robust.
“The University of California received an impressive number of applications for admission from prospective students this year. This is a testament to the university’s continued reputation as a premier center of higher learning,” he said in a Feb. 24 statement.
This year’s decline was reflected for both freshman and transfer students, including being down nearly 4 percent from those hoping to transfer from the state’s community colleges….