Despite the “less attractive” “inland locations,” one way to instantly increase the stats at Merced and Riverside would be to offer in-state tuition at those campuses to OOS students.
@dadofthreeny - That statement is only half true. Their budgets are a mess, but they have capped out of state enrollment as of last yea. From the UC website:
The University of California Board of Regents today (May 18) approved a policy on nonresident undergraduate enrollment that reaffirms UC’s historic commitment to California residents by limiting the proportion of out-of-state and international students at its nine undergraduate campuses.
Under the policy, the first of its kind at UC, nonresident enrollment will be capped at 18 percent at five UC campuses. At the other four campuses where the proportion of nonresidents exceeds 18 percent — UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA and UC San Diego — nonresident enrollment will be capped at the proportion that each campus enrolls in the 2017–18 academic year.
@chezcurie UC Merced is on the WUE list, so western states students pay much lower than full OOS tuition, already. Riverside, however, is not.
“At the other four campuses where the proportion of nonresidents exceeds 18 percent — UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA and UC San Diego — nonresident enrollment will be capped at the proportion that each campus enrolls in the 2017–18 academic year.”
Interesting…Curious as to what the OOS percentages are at the above four UC campuses?
60: Yup. Or at least, decent merit scholarships to make them competitive pricewise with ASU and other universities. UC Merced and UCR would be glad to have, say, 15% OOS/international.
@Fisherman99 – From the L.A. Times:
Under the proposal, which the UC Board of Regents will consider next week, the system’s three most popular campuses would be allowed to keep but not increase their proportions of nonresident undergraduates — 24.4% at UC Berkeley, 22.9% at UC San Diego and 22.8% at UCLA, Klein said.
The proportion of nonresident students at the other campuses ranges from 18.9% at UC Irvine to less than 1% at UC Merced. Those campuses each would be allowed to grow up to 20% so long as the systemwide limit was not exceeded, Klein said.
How much do you want to bet the applicant rejected from UCSD and the likely letter from Cornell is a URM? Cornell is practicing holistic admissions and the UC’s are not.
24.4% at UC Berkeley, 22.9% at UC San Diego and 22.8% at UCLA, Klein said.
The proportion of nonresident students at the other campuses ranges from 18.9% at UC Irvine
Thanks SC Anteater…those are pretty high percentages at those 4!
If someone really wants to get into a UC or Cal State University all they have to do is go to community college for an Associates Degree to transfer. I transferred to UCSB after I got my Associates in General Studies and completed IGETC. I only had a 2.5 GPA.
@thomas4881: Not to belittle and question your accomplishments and getting into UCSB as a transfer, but how many years ago was this?
For 2017, the 25th - 75th percentile for the UC admit range for transfers was 3.28-3.80. It will also vary between majors with Engineering being at the high end of 3.67-4.00 and at the low end for Asian Studies of 2.99-3.65.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
I went to Ventura College from 2001-2003 and transferred to UCSB from 2003-2005. My 2005 year was part time.
@thomas4881 The transfer situation has changed drastically since then. We have a friend who didn’t get in with a 3.5 CC GPA.
I figure that’s what you were going to say. Why do you think that is happening? In 2003 when I first attended UCSB the tuition was $3500 and it went to $5500 in 2005. Now UCSB tuition is almost $15000.
When I lived in the UCSB Santa Ynez Apartments they told me on the phone that they didn’t have any rooms. I drove up to the Santa Ynez Apartments, talked to the lady at the office in person and I was given a room immediately. I lived there for two years. So I wouldn’t accept no for an answer without going there in person and talking to someone first.
Lodi is north of Stockton. In fact, Lodi, Merced and San Jose make an equilateral triangle on a map. That’s not nearby