UC in-state enrollment highest ever as Berkeley, UCLA seat more Black and Latino students

A view of UC Berkeley and Sather Tower in 2023. The number of Black students admitted on campus increased by seven people in the fall. The University of California enrolled a record number of Californians in Fall 2024, while UC Berkeley joined UCLA in bucking national trends at elite institutions that saw declines in new Black and Latino students in the first class since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. The data, made public Tuesday, came as the nine undergraduate campus system has faced intense ongoing public pressure...