University of California (UC)

UC Ranking

U.S. News 2024 Overall	Change	School	U.S. News 2024 Public School
15	+5	Berkeley	1
15	+5	Los Angeles	1
28	+10	Davis	6
28	+6	San Diego	6
33	+1	Irvine	10
35	-3	Santa Barbara	12
60	+33	Merced	28
76	+13	Riverside	36
82	+1	Santa Cruz	40

UC Information

• UC Transfer Admission – Campus/Major-Specific Information (Ask Ms. Sun)

Business Major

UC Berkeley

The Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley is one of the world’s leading business schools. The undergraduate program is highly competitive and two years long. It offers a BS in Business Administration and a Global Management Program that combines business and general education with cultural understanding.

UC Riverside

Offers a BS in Business Administration

UC Irvine

Offers a BA in Business Administration
This professional undergraduate degree offers concentrations in: 

• Accounting and auditing
• Business analytics
• Finance
• Information systems
• Marketing
• Management
• Operations and supply chain management

Transfer Pathway

Business Administration Transfer Pathway

The Business Administration Pathway applies to the degree programs listed below. More degree programs may be added in the future so you should check back periodically to see if your major has joined this list.

• Business administration, B.A. at Irvine
• Business administration, B.S. at Berkeley
• Business administration, B.S. at Riverside
• Business management economics, B.A. at Santa Cruz
• Management and business economics, B.S. at Merced
• Managerial economics, B.S. at Davis

Applying as a transfer

Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAG)

See the Transfer Admission Guarantee Matrix for complete information. You are allowed to TAG with only one UC campus, so choose wisely. Some UCs require you to meet the TAG filing requirements as early as the end of summer term before you apply, so make sure you fulfill all requirements within the timeline imposed by those campuses. To start the process, you may complete the Transfer Admissions Planner (TAP) at any time and use that form to file for TAG during September prior to you filing your UC Application.

University of California Admission Information – 2018

Statistic

1. Freshman admission profiles by campus
   1. snapshot of the admitted freshman class for fall 2018
   2. PDF file with details for each campus
2. UC student data (UCOP)
   1. for Fall 2018 with applications and admissions data (PDF files)
3. Admissions by source school
   1. By year, UC campus, and high school
4. Freshman fall admissions summary
   1. 1994 to 2017 with different views
5. Freshman Admission Rates by Campus and Residency for 2015 to 2017 (PDF)
6. Student Profile / Statistic
   1. UC Berkeley Student Profile
   2. UCLA Undergraduate Admission Statistics

Reference

1. Ultimate Guide to the University of California Schools – include student reviews on pros & cons
   1. 1st tier: UC Berkeley and UCLA
   2. 2nd tier: UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, and UC Irvine
   3. 3rd tier: UC Santa Cruz and UC Riverside
   4. 4th tier: UC Merced
      

      School	Number of Undergraduates	Middle 50% SAT Score	Middle 50% ACT Score	Acceptance Rate
      UC Berkeley	30,574	1290-1480	30-34	18.3%
      UCLA	30,873	1280-1500	30-34	16.1%
      UC San Diego	26,590	1250-1470	29-34	34.1%
      UC Santa Barbara	20,607	1210-1450	28-33	32.8%
      UC Davis	29,546	1190-1430	26-32	43.6%
      UC Irvine	27,331	1190-1420	26-32	36.6%
      UC Santa Cruz	16,328	1170-1380	26-31	51.4%
      UC Riverside	19,799	1090-1310	23-30	57.4%
      UC Merced	7,375	1020-1230	20-27	70.0%

      School	US News Ranking	Forbes Ranking
      1. UC Berkeley	21	29
      2. UCLA	21	48
      3. UCSB	37	83
      4. UCSD	42	93
      5. UC Davis	46	102
      6. UC Irvine	42	106
      7. UC Santa Cruz	81	210
      8. UC Riverside	124	259
      9. UC Merced	165	unranked

2. UC & CSU Admissions Data – Fall 2017 (Washington High School)
   

   University of California	Admit Rate	Admits Applicants	CA Residents	Average GPA (weighted)	Average SAT (math/reading)	Average ACT
   Berkeley	17.2%	14,624 85,054	61.7%	4.22	1385	32
   Davis	43.6%	30,945 70,938	59.7%	4.1	1310	29
   Irvine	36.6%	31,103 85,097	67.7	4.12	1305	29
   Los Angeles	16.1%	16,494 102,232	56.3%	4.22	1390	32
   Merced	70%	15,804 22,583	94.3%	3.66	1125	23
   Riverside	57.4%	25,062 43,675	88.2%	3.82	1200	26
   San Diego	34.1%	30,204 88,463	61.3%	4.16	1360	31
   Santa Barbara	32.8%	26,879 81,828	69%	4.1	1330	30
   Santa Cruz	51.4%	27,216 52,974	70.8%	3.91	1275	28

   California State University	Admit Rate	Admits Applicants	California Residency	Average GPA(weighted)	Average SAT (Math & Reading)	Average ACT
   Bakersfield	93%	5,400 5,796	99%	3.2	905	19
   Cal  Maritime	85%	223 1206	78%	3.3	N/A	N/A
   Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	31%	14,651 46,820	N/A	3.92	1239	28
   Cal Poly Pomona	39%	13,307 33,857	98%	3.49	1062	24
   Channel Islands	74%	7,613 10,310	N/A	3.22	925	20
   Chico	65%	14,441 22,321	99%	3.33	1000	21
   Dominguez Hills	58%	2,672 4,615	N/A	3.13	851	17
   East Bay	74%	10,938 14,776	98%	3.1	901	19
   Fresno	52%	10,404 19,935	99%	3.33	900	19
   Fullerton	42%	17,515 41,841	99%	3.56	997	22
   Humboldt	75%	9,765 13,017	93%	3.26	992	22
   Long Beach	36%	20,326 56,357	99%	3.5	1033	22
   Los Angeles	64%	22,567 35,429	N/A	3.18	880	17
   Monterey	49%	7,576 15,561	98%	3.32	977	20
   Northridge	45%	15,687 35,145	99%	3.2	920	19
   Sacramento	67%	15,377 22,963	99%	3.3	949	20
   San Bernardino	65%	8,916 13,804	94%	3.21	893	N/A
   San Diego	34%	20,238 58,970	87%	3.69	1113	25
   San Francisco	68%	23,841 35,122	99%	3.23	997	21
   San Jose	68%	16,890 35,122	98%	3.4	1040	23
   San Marcos	85%	9,102 10,728	99%	3.19	N/A	N/A
   Sonoma	55%	16,890 30.583	N/A	3.2	N/A	N/A
   Stanislaus	67%	4,665 6,997	99%	3.36	938	19

3. College Corner: Statistics nuts, rejoice! UC admissions by the numbers
4. UC acceptance rates are shockingly low (March 29, 2018)
   1. acceptance rate (1997, 2007 & 2017) for each of the UC campus
   2. UC Merced, UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz, still accepted over 50 percent of applicants in 2017
   3. A very noticeable jump is the 13-fold increase in international students‘ applications, and their rate of acceptance has soared as well. In 1997, 2,019 international students applied to be freshmen at UC schools and 798 (39.5 percent) were accepted. In 2017, 27,193 applied and 18,067 (66.4 percent) were accepted.
5. State’s public colleges chasing out-of-state students, tuition (July 9, 2016)
   1. The UC system relied on state money for almost a quarter of its budget as recently as 2002 but that figure is 9 percent in 2016, after $1 billion in cuts.
   2. According to the College Board, the average cost of attending a four-year public university, including room and board, increased from $11,655 in 2000 to $19,548 in 2015, in inflation-adjusted dollars.
   3. In California, nonresident enrollment has been about 15.5 percent on UC campuses overall, but as high as 29 percent at the marquee campus, Berkeley.
   4. University of Alabama, where the student body of 37,000 is more than 50 percent nonresident
   5. Of the out-of-state undergraduates at Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus, more than 3,000 receive merit aid in the form of free or discounted tuition — an average of $19,000 per student. In 2015, the university gave $100 million in merit aid.
6. California Community College new enrollments at UC
7. Transfers by Major
8. Admissions by source school
9. Undergraduate Graduation Rates

Impressive Candidate vs. Admitted Student | InLikeMe

Impressive Candidate vs. Admitted Student | InLikeMe
So, who gets in to the most selective colleges and universities? For the most part, admitted students fall into one or more of these three categories:

(1) students who can bring something “special” that the school desires;

(2) those with exceptional promise; and

(3) academically-qualified legacy applicants.

Focus on quality over quantity. We look for the opportunity to pursue (with gusto) one or two interesting projects, activities, and/or areas of research where the student can showcase some combination of leadership, character, determination, intellectual curiosity, talent, heartfelt interest, creativity, problem-solving and/or communication skills, maturity and ability. The “hook” should be genuine and be a good fit with the student’s interests and abilities. A hook can also be developed to either offset an area of perceived weakness or to create positive differentiation.

As an example, one of my clients was dismayed by the lack of intercultural harmony at her public high school. She endeavored to improve the situation by bringing together students to share her love for gardening. She founded a community garden project and encouraged diverse participation. She described her experiences (positive and negative) in various college application essays and was thrilled to gain admission to a number of the most selective colleges and universities.

UC to wait-list some applicants

UC will again implement a waitlist process for fall 2011 admissions. All campuses except Los Angeles and Merced will use waitlists for their freshman pools. Davis and San Diego also will have a transfer waitlist, and Irvine and Santa Cruz are considering the option for transfers. The university enrolls more than 11,570 students for whom it receives no state funding. A waitlist is an enrollment management tool that enables campuses to attain their enrollment targets with greater precision while offering a space to as many deserving students as possible. What students need to know:

• They might receive waitlist offers from more than one campus. Students may accept as many offers as they wish. Waitlist offers will be made by the end of March for freshman applicants and the end of April for transfers.
• Once offered a spot on a waitlist, they must opt in. Instructions for doing so will be included with the waitlist notification.
• Even if they accept a waitlist offer (or several), students should submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by the stated deadline to a UC campus or other institution to which they have been accepted. If they later accept an offer of admission from a campus where they have been wait-listed, they will forfeit their deposit at the first campus.
• Wait-listed freshman applicants will be notified of their status no later than June 1; wait-listed transfer applicants, by July 1.
• Preliminary financial aid awards will be sent at the time students are notified of waitlist offers. Additionally, SIRs of wait-listed students will be considered on time for purposes of housing and orientation, provided they are submitted by the deadline stated in the offer of admission.
• Eligible applicants who don’t receive an admission offer from any campus to which they applied will be in the referral pool, even if they are on the waitlist at another campus.
• Campuses will still consider appeals. Applicants who feel they have grounds for an appeal should submit one, but they should keep in mind that the purpose of the appeals process is to deal with errors and compelling new information and hardship. Students cannot appeal for a spot on the waitlist.

In the fall 2010 admissions cycle, the first time waitlists were used broadly, a total of 11,703 waitlist offers were extended to freshman applicants across all campuses except UCLA and UC Merced. Two campuses — UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara — were the only two campuses to admit significant numbers of students off their waitlists. These campuses yielded more than 40 percent of students admitted off the waitlist.

2011 U.C. UNIVERSITYWIDE ANALYTICAL WRITING PLACEMENT EXAM (AWPE)

This year, UC will administer the AWPE on Saturday, May 14^th, to student who have been admitted to the University for fall 2011 and who, by April 1, 2011, have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement by other means. The cost of the exam is $110; the fee will be waived for students who qualified for an application fee waiver.

Students are not required to take the AWPE is they have a record on file with the University indicating achievement of acceptable scores on:

(1) the SAT Reasoning Test,
(2) the ACT combined English/Writing test,
(3) the Advanced Placement (AP) English Language or Literature examination, or
(4) the International Baccalaureate Higher Level or Standard Level English A examination.

Students also are exempt from the examination if they have successfully completed a transferable college-level English composition course.

Comprehensive information about the Entry Level Writing Requirement and the Analytical Writing Placement Examination is available online at http://www.ucop.edu/elwr. The site explains the examination process and includes previous examinations that can be downloaded and used by students to strengthen their skills in reading comprehension and writing proficiency.

ELM/EPT Placement Tests for Enrollment At CSU’s (California State Universities)

Seniors…..

All CSU’s require incoming freshmen to meet certain Math and English proficiencies through a placement test or SAT/ACT test scores or the scores on the EAP assessments you took as part of your 11th grade STAR Math and English testing last year.

Be sure you meet this requirement — don’t overlook it as in most cases if you plan to attend a CSU in the fall and haven’t met this requirement by May 1, you could lose your acceptance to a CSU.  READ all of the information a CSU admissions office sends to you or posts on your portal.  If you need to take the ELM (Math) or EPT (English) assessment tests, they are only given on certain dates and ONLY at CSU campuses.  You can take the tests at ANY CSU campus, though (so for example,  if you are planning to go to SDSU, you can take them at Cal State East Bay).

For more information on either of these tests (and to learn how to determine whether or not you need ot take them and/or find out where and when they are offered), go to:  http://www.ets.org/csu/about/ .  Don’t wait…check it out now so you are prepared!

Colleges Still Accepting Applications

Seniors, if your college search still does not feel complete, consider some of  the following schools who are still accepting applications:  CSUs: Bakersfield, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, CalMaritime, Humbolt; Colorado State, Oregon State, Washington State, Montana State, University of Nevada, Reno, and Colorado at Boulder. Remember to check each school web site for application deadlines as they do vary.

While the fall 2011 application period has concluded for most CSU campuses, some may continue to accept fall applications. Certain campuses also remain open for applicants for the winter and spring 2011 terms. Individual campus deadlines differ and it is best to review campus postings. For a full list of campuses still accepting applications please visit the CSUMentor Application Filing Status Report.  Choose “Undergraduate” for “Select a level” and choose “Fall 2011″ for” enrollment term and then press the Submit button. Then check out the “Status” column to see which CSU campus still listed as “Open“.

College Inc. – Harvard nets 35,000 applications

College Inc. – Harvard nets 35,000 applications

Harvard received nearly 35,000 applications, a 15 percent increase over last year’s 30,489 — and a 50 percent increase in four years.

Even 30,000 applicants is a big number. It means, essentially, that one student in 50 applies to Harvard.

Stanford netted 34,200 applicants, a 7 percent increase over last year’s 32,000.

Northwestern crossed the 30,000 threshold with 30,529 applicants, an 11 percent increase and double the applicants of 2005.

University of Chicago, which reported a 12 percent increase in applicants, to 21,669.

Penn, too, crossed the 30,000 threshold this year, with 31,600 applicants, a 17 percent increase.

More than 29,500 students applied to Duke, a 10 percent increase. Duke applicants have risen by half in three years.

Dartmouth netted 21,700 applications, a 16 percent increase.

Boston University received 41,734 applicants, a 9 percent jump.

UCLA which got over 80,000 applications this year!

Campus Overload – Web helps admissions officials demystify application process

Campus Overload – Web helps admissions officials demystify application process

Admission staff at Centre College in Kentucky posted a You Tube video detailing how student applications are evaluated by the nine counselors on staff. They call it a “tongue-in-cheek look at a super duper serious process.”

Attention Seniors who have applied to UC Davis – Read below for updates from Admissions!

Important updates and financial aid information from UC Davis Admissions for seniors who have applied for Fall 2011:

Students who applied to UC Davis need to sign up for a MyAdmissions account. MyAdmissions allows students to check the status of their UC Davis application and, if admitted, complete required pre-enrollment tasks.   Go to:  https://sisweb2.ucdavis.edu/owa_service/owa/bwzkugap.P_AccountSetup

Paying for College Online Event: Join us on Thursday, January 13, for this free online event to learn how to finance college in today’s economy. Counselors, students and parents can chat live with UC Davis admissions reps and financial aid officers on such topics as researching scholarships online, California financial aid and how financial need is calculated at the federal level. Students who register and attend are eligible to win a $1,500 scholarship from CollegeWeekLive. Register today!  Go to:  http://www.collegeweeklive.com/en_CA/br/UCDavis/refcode=UC_DAVIS_PFC_COLLEGE_EMAIL

UC Davis Financial Aid:

Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan: The UC Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan will cover educational and student services fees if you are a California resident whose family earns less than $80,000 per year and you qualify for financial aid. Blue and Gold students with sufficient financial need can qualify for even more grant aid to help reduce the cost of attending college.

Go to:  http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/paying-for-uc/financial-aid/grants/blue-gold/index.html

Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) Scholarships: Remind your students that they have until March 25, 2011, to apply for a CAAA scholarship. Currently scholarship awards are between $1,000 and $4,000 and are not renewable. Get more information and apply online, go to:  http://www.alumni.ucdavis.edu/s/787/index.aspx?sid=787&gid=1&pgid=322