In CA, More Latino Than White Students Admitted To University Of California Schools

For the first time in history, more Latino than white students in California have been offered admission to the state’s premier public Universities, a milestone that reflects the diverse racial population of a state where Latino children represent a majority of students in public schools (some CA public schools up to 90%+).

Data show that 17,589 Latino students have been accepted as freshmen at one of the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses for the fall, or 29 percent of all 61,120 in-state applicants who were offered a placement. 16,378 white residents made up 27 percent of the admitted applicants.

Asian Americans remained the largest single ethnic group represented in the accepted, making up 36 percent of all Californians admitted. Black students received 4 percent of the admission.