UC Admissions Decisions 2017

The following table outlines the time periods for UC admissions decisions to roll out for students applying to begin in Fall 2017.

Good news for Cali residents applying to all UC’s again this year; including UCLA and Berkeley. The UC plans to increase enrollment of residents again this year and will admit a higher number of residents (freshmen and transfer) applying for entry Fall 2017, compared to 2015. (Thank you Governor Brown!) The UC admissions decisions numbers for fall 2016 are shown below; California resident admission offers were increased for 2016. Lookin good California!

UC Admissions Decisions Dates

Campus Freshman Notification Transfer Notification
Riverside Early March (rolling thereafter) Early March (rolling thereafter)
Merced March 4 (rolling thereafter) March 4 (rolling thereafter)
Irvine March 16 (rolling thereafter) April 27 (rolling thereafter)
Santa Cruz March 15 March 17 (rolling thereafter)
Davis March 13 Late-April
Santa Barbara March 22 April 19 (rolling basis through May 1)
San Diego March 10 (It's Started) April 21
UCLA March 18 April 26
Berkeley March 30 April 28

 

UCLA Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 UCLA Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 58,889 10,413 17% 73%
Out-of-State 20,655 4,613 22% 14%
International 17,520 2,496 14% 12%

UCLA Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 UCLA Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 57,836 9,351 16% 70%
Out-of-State 18,552 4,326 23% 17%
International 16,334 2,350 14% 12%

UC Berkeley Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 Berkeley Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 45,722 9,750 21% 74%
Out-of-State 21,157 2,492 16% 15%
International 15,660 1,187 7% 8%
Waitlist

UC Berkeley Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 Berkeley Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 45,647 8,732 19% 71%
Out-of-State 18,581 3,305 18% 18%
International 14,695 1,295 9% 11%
UC Berkeley Waitlist 2,445 1,340 54%

UCSD Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 UCSD Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 55,237 18,809 34% 71%
Out-of-State 11,599 5,690 49% 8%
International 17,382 5,765 33% 26%

UCSD Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 UCSD Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 53,665 16,182 30% 67%
Out-of-State 9,731 4,516 46% 8%
International 14,695 5,797 39% 26%

UC Irvine Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 UC Irvine Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 57,578 21,243 36% 73%
Out-of-State 5,519 2,960 53% 4%
International 14,689 7,436 50% 23%

UC Irvine Acceptance Rate 2015

2015 UC Irvine Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 55,068 18,383 33% 73%
Out-of-State 4,753 2,880 60% 5%
International 11,967 6,533 54% 22%
UC Irvine Waitlist 4,035 131 3%

UCSB Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 UCSB Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 55,114 20,110 36% 84%
Out-of-State 8,691 3,317 38% 5%
International 13,285 4,221 31% 11%

UCSB Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 UCSB Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 52,135 17,485 33% 85%
Out-of-State 7,499 2,841 37% 7%
International 10,931 2,748 25% 8%
UCSB Waitlist 2,910 278 9%

UC Davis Freshmen Admissions 2016

2016 UC Davis Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 49,304 18,589 37% 79%
Out-of-State 5,655 3,623 63% 6%
International 13,560 6,759 49% 16%

UC Davis Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 UC Davis Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 48,338 15,836 32% 74%
Out-of-State 5,039 3,082 61% 7%
International 11,252 5,752 51% 19%

UC Santa Cruz Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 UCSC Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 38,014 17,588 46% 84%
Out-of-State 2,981 2,500 83.9% 7%
International 4,555 3,196 70% 10%

UC Riverside Acceptance Rate for 2015

2015 Riverside Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 33,917 19,237 56.7% 96%
Out-of-State 1,193 706 59% 1%
International 3,405 1,639 48% 3%

UC Merced Admissions Decisions for 2015

2015 Merced Applications Admits Admit Rate SIR
California 17,456 11,547 66% 99%
Out-of-State 385 205 53% 0.4%
International 1,019 426 41.8% 0.6%

Analyzing the trend; Click here for the FULL REPORT on UC admissions decisions data for out-of-state, international and residents from 2009-2014. The trend will change this year and next; the UC has made a commitment to increase resident enrollment by 10,000 students over the next two years.

Click here for the “SIR (Enrollment Trend)”  for 2009-2014 to see the actual yield for each group over time. Offers made have clearer meaning when you can also see who accepted those offers.

This is an exciting time of year for many; for others it’s a time to set new goals and the path to attain them. Please be supportive of those who are not receiving the news they had hoped and encourage your friends to set new goals. We are blessed in California with a top tier community college system, one of the best in the nation. If you find you’re falling short of your dreams set new goals to transfer to your dream school in 2019 and graduate with your peers.