UC abruptly suspends plan to reconsider SAT in admissions

An influential UC admissions committee abruptly pulls back its road map for studying whether the university should reinstate ...
University of California

The University of California breaks admissions records, with surges in California and underrepresented first-year admits and community college transfers

The University of California announced today (July 31) that it has admitted its largest and most diverse class to date. This achievement is driven by significant increases in the number of California ...
University of California

Statement from UC Academic Senate on admissions review

After published reports emerged today (July 13) that the University of California’s Academic Senate voted on July 10 to rescind its review of standardized testing admissions, Ahmet Palazoglu, the ...

A Great University Undermines Its Mission

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain ...

Reviving SAT requirements won’t fix California’s university admissions problems

In college admissions in California, the real quandary isn’t about requiring the SAT. It’s about how to select applicants ...

University of California San Diego

University of California San Diego is a public institution that was founded in 1960. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz is a public institution that was founded in 1965. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...