Are California students ready for UC admissions? Here's how every public high school scores

Bay Area counties have higher completion rates for UC and CSU admissions requirements than the rest of California. Here's ...

UC applications for fall 2026 surge to highest level ever

Some campuses have already informed applicants about whether they've been accepted. All freshman applicants should hear news by the end of March, while transfer students will have to wait until the ...
Fox&Hounds

What We’re Not Being Told about Changing UC’s Admissions Standards

The University of California Board of Regents is considering a set of sweeping changes to the UC system’s admissions criteria. Among the proposed changes is the elimination of SAT Subject Tests as an ...

University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis is a public institution that was founded in 1905. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...
ABC7

University of California leaders support dropping use of SAT, ACT from admissions requirement

FILE - Top leaders at the University of California say they support dropping the SAT and ACT exams from admission requirement. Shutterstock BERKELEY, Calif. -- Top leaders at the University of ...
The Middletown Press

UC abruptly tightens admission standards / Too many students allowed to enroll, state study shows

University of California officials agreed Wednesday to raise the academic standards for admission -- just hours after the release of a state report showing that UC's standards allow too many students ...
KCRW

UC Institutes Comprehensive Admissions Review

With its nine campuses difficult to get into, The University of California has adopted the -comprehensive review- of potential students used by private, Ivy League schools. In addition to grades and ...

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley is a public institution that was founded in 1868. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...