The University of California on Thursday reported a 13 percent increase in the number of students applying for undergraduate admission, fueled by a surge in applications from out-of-state students and a new policy aimed at expanding the applicant pool… The overall increase was driven by a 56 percent spike in freshman applications from nonresident students, both domestic and international. The university received 33,000 applications from out-of-state students, up from about 21,000 last year. In recent years, UC has stepped up recruitment of nonresidents who pay $36,000 in annual tuition, compared with $13,000 for residents. Currently, about 7 percent of UC undergrads are from outside California. The number of California residents applying for freshman admission rose by almost 10 percent to more than 93,000, even though the number of students graduating from the state’s high schools remains the same, officials said.

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by Terence Chea, The San Jose Mercury News.

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