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UC admissions hit new diversity record, but harder to get in
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UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted
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UC Berkeley dean discusses admissions process, student diversity
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Olufemi Ogundele, associate vice chancellor of enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, answered questions and discussed changes to UC Berkeley’s admissions process to increase the diversity of incoming classes during a Berkeley Conversations event.
During the event, which was moderated by assistant vice chancellor of executive communications Dan Mogulof, Ogundele discussed the nuance of evaluating students from various academic backgrounds.
“Enrollment is more than just thinking about admitting students; it’s about not just bringing students into the institution but also ensuring that they are persisting and thriving once they get here,” Ogundele said during the event.
Admissions audit explained
RUBY SAPIA | STAFF Since 1998, UC Berkeley has offered admission, on average, to 12,687 incoming freshman students. However, from the 1990s to present, the number of applicants has increased threefold. The growing disparity between the volume of applicants and the number of admitted students has dropped UC Berkeley’s acceptance rate more than a percentage point each year: In 1996, the incoming freshman class at UC Berkeley had a 45% chance of admission; in 2019, it had a 17% chance. Put another way, in 1996, any given student was competing with more than 31,000 other applicants no small feat of its own. Fast forward to 2019, and any single student was competing with more than 106,000 other applicants (see graph).