Eight University of California campuses are among the publication’s 2027 Best Value Colleges and six are among the top 20 for ...

Systemwide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC Merced opened in 2005 so there is no data prior to 2005 for this campus. Beginning in 2011, Merced invited all California resident referrals ...

These tables present information on UC’s Applicants, Admits, and Enrollees. Freshman applicant counts are presented for fall and transfer counts are presented for the full academic year. Mean high ...

Figures may not match campus data exactly due to definitional differences and the timing of reporting. For the “By major name” and “By federal CIP category” tabs: Click on a category to make a ...

The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 300,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.5 million ...

Established in 1959, the Lawrence Award is among the longest-running and most prestigious science and technology honors ...

America is awesome at science. For as long as most of us have been alive, United States scientists have published more research, been cited more often by other scientists, earned more patents, and ...

Applying to UC? We’ve got answers to some of the top questions students ask, including tips on how to think about the narrative sections of the application, like the Personal Insight Questions. Ready ...

Who’s leading the way for the next generation across AI, entrepreneurship, science and more? Fifty-eight members of the UC community, according to the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list, which features ...

With numerous, quickly evolving federal policy shifts underway, the University of California is working diligently to monitor these developments and seek clarity on a range of issues. We remain ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of humanity’s most formidable foes. It affects 10 percent of people over age 65 and kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Its effects ...

California is taking the first steps in realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months ...