Stephen Handel

UC Berkeley saw a growth of 7.7 percent in applications from Californian residents, while the number of in-state applicants to all nine undergraduate campuses increased by 6 percent, nearly tripling from last year.

The fall 2016-17 UC Berkeley freshman class includes 1,000 more in-state admits compared to last year out of a total number of 14,425 admitted students, according to new data released by the UC system Wednesday.

The UC Board of Regents gathered Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento to discuss an ongoing UC-wide housing initiative and a recent state report on UC out-of-state enrollment.

As debates continue over the mission and financing of public university, a California State Legislature committee convened Wednesday morning to hear presentations from the state auditor and UC representatives on a report regarding university out-of-state enrollment.

Two California State Assembly committees convened Wednesday for an informational hearing on UC admission and enrollment trends and the implications of increasing nonresident enrollment.

UC admissions data released Thursday indicate an increase in nonresident and transfer admissions for fall 2015 compared with previous years’ statistics, while California freshman applicants faced a 1.7 percent decline in acceptances.

Thousands of high school students across the state received a letter from UC President Janet Napolitano this week as part of a new effort to encourage high-achieving, low-income students to apply to UC.

Big changes may be coming to the SAT as early as 2016 in what would be the first major revision of the test since 2005, following an announcement by the College Board Wednesday.