UCLA offers fall admission to more than 19,000 first-year, transfer students

UCLA offered admission to more than 13,100 high school seniors and 6,000 transfer students for the fall 2024 semester, including a 2.5% increase in the number of first-year California residents offered spots in the incoming class, the university announced Wednesday.

According to UCLA, the university offered admission to 8,795 first- year California resident students for the fall semester, an increase of 209 students from last year. Of those students, 37% are from traditionally underrepresented groups, the same percentage as last year, officials said.

The percentage of admitted transfer students from underrepresented groups rose to 36% for fall 2024, up from 35% in fall 2023.

"We're delighted by the broad diversity of backgrounds and the academic quality of both our admitted first-year and transfer student class," Gary Clark, UCLA's associate vice chancellor for enrollment management, said in a statement. "Our outreach and recruitment partnerships with underserved high schools, California community colleges and community-based organizations have allowed us to broaden access and opportunity for in-state students all across California."

The University of California overall announced that its schools across the state have admitted a record 166,706 students -- 137,200 first-year and 29,506 transfer students. The first-year students offered admission included 93,920 California students, up 4.3% from last year.

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The proportion of first-year students from underrepresented groups grew to 45.4%, up from 44.2% a year ago.

"These admissions numbers demonstrate the University of California's commitment to expanding opportunity and access, especially for historically underrepresented groups, who comprise the largest-ever share of first-year students," UC President Dr. Michael V. Drake said in a statement. "We're setting more California students on the path to a college degree and future success, and that translates to positive impact on communities throughout the state."

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