University of California sees record number of applicants for fall semester

University of California officials said a record number of students have applied to the campuses for classes beginning this fall.

Systemwide, freshman applications jumped by 7,140 as compared with applications last year, rising by .5 percent to an all-time high of 210,840 for fall 2022 as compared with 203,700 in fall 2021. California freshman applications also saw impressive gains with 3.3 percent growth between now and this time last year.