Nearly 139,500 students applied to UCLA for freshman seats, a 28% increase over last year. Asians were the largest group of applicants, followed by Latino, white and Black students. AdvertisementThe double-digit growth in UC applications comes despite challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. AdvertisementUCLA also received 28,500 applications from community college transfer students, a 10% increase over last year, according to the preliminary data. Last year, the campus offered admission to about 15,600 of 109,000 freshman applicants.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2021 17:48 UTC