UC San Diego admitted roughly 4,000 more freshmen and transfer students for the fall than it did a year ago, which could squeeze an already crowded school that’s struggling with a big shortag…
more freshmen and transfer students for the fall than it did a year ago, which could squeeze an already crowded school that’s struggling with a big shortage of on-campus housing.
In recent years, UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla has said that he’d like to see the university grow far more slowly to give the school time to build up its infrastructure. The sentiment has been echoed by some faculty who say they often avoid campus because it is so crowded and there’s endless construction on high-rise dorms. But enrollment has reached record highs every year for more than a decade, peaking last fall at 42,376. The university says it is on pace to hit 50,000 in 10 to 15 years.
The situation at UCSD reflects the explosive growth that’s been occurring in the University of California system, where enrollment soared by nearly 57,000 over the past decade, reaching 295,573 last fall.last week that it had offered admission to a record 166,706 freshmen and transfers seeking a spot the UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.research university systems.
“We’re setting more California students on the path to a college degree and future success, and that translates to positive impact on communities throughout the state,” he said in a statement.
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