China News Service, July 21. According to the US "World Journal" report, the University of California (UC) announced on the 19th that the university system had a record number of college students admitted in the fall of 2021, of which 37% were Hispanic and Asian 34% have won the championship and runner-up again.

Chinese experts in education believe that this year the University of California will cancel standardized examinations to encourage more people to apply. The three key campuses still have the largest number of Asian students.

　　The number of new students enrolled in the UC system in the fall of 2021 will increase by 11% over 2020, from 119,054 to 132,353.

Among them, the number of freshman admissions for California residents hit a record high with 84,223 students, an increase of 5.34% from 79,953 in 2020.

Students from underrepresented ethnic groups accounted for 43% of California's freshman enrollment, the highest proportion of freshmen and the largest number in UC history, 36,462.

　　In addition, the Canadian system also admitted the largest number of transfer students in the history of California community colleges, which increased from 28,074 last year to 28,453, an increase of 1.35% year-on-year.

The vast majority of these transfer students are California residents (25,700).

It is worth noting that 53% of freshmen will be the first in their families to earn a four-year college degree.

　　For the second time, Hispanic students became the largest ethnic group in California admitted freshmen, accounting for 37%, an increase of nearly 9% from 28,662 in 2020 to 31,220, a new record.

Throughout the UC system, the number of African students admitted has also increased by 15.6%, from 3,987 in 2020 to 4,608.

At the same time, the admission rate for California's first-generation college students has stabilized at 45%.

　　University of California’s multiple campus enrollment rates have also made great progress. The campuses with the largest increase in freshman enrollment include Davis University (from 35,838 to 42,726) and Irvine University (from 29,245 to 31,261) Santiago University (from 38,305 to 40,616); Merced University’s first-generation freshman enrollment ratio reached 59%, totaling 13,136 people, Santiago University’s community college transfer students 1.1358 Ten thousand people increased by nearly 4%.

　　The Director of Operations of the University of California Admissions Office said that, as the data shows, the University of California will continue to fulfill its commitment to ensure the admission of high school students with outstanding performance in California, and provide a clear path for talented community college transfer students.

She is proud to welcome so many outstanding young people to the University of California.

　　There are several reasons for this year’s record-breaking enrollment.

In the fall of 2021, the number of applicants for California new students will increase by more than 13%, from 113,471 million in 2020 to 128,266.

In view of the increasing number of high-quality and diligent students this year, the campus strives to admit as many qualified California students as possible when space permits.

　　Regarding that Hispanic admission rate continues to rank first and Asian admission rate is second, an expert in education of Chinese descent analyzes that Hispanic is the largest ethnic group in California. The population statistics in 2019 has exceeded 15.57 million, while Asian-Pacific descent in the same period The population is only over 5.78 million, and the difference between the two is nearly 9.8 million.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the University of California's Hispanic surpasses the Asian-Pacific descent.

However, the three major campuses of the University of California are still ranked first among Asian students, with Berkeley Asian 41% and Hispanic 29%, Los Angeles Asian 39% and Hispanic 26%. The Irvine campus is relatively close. Asian 40% and Hispanic 34%.

Hispanic students are mainly concentrated in the Merced campus, which has a short school history, with more than half of the number.

On the other hand, the removal of standardized test requirements by the University of California has objectively encouraged more students to apply, especially from underrepresented ethnic groups.

(Ding Shu)