The 10-campus system received nearly 11 percent more freshman applications from other states for the fall 2011 term, which starts in August, and 22.5 percent more applications from other countries, according to figures released by UC on Friday. Overall, the university received 6.1 percent more applications than it did for fall 2010. With the university budget suffering the effects of the state’s financial crisis, UC officials have reached out to applicants from outside the state. Nonresidents pay significantly higher tuition than Californians, helping the university cope with budget cuts

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by Matt Krupnick, The Contra Costa Times.

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