April 3, 2001

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The University of California, San Diego has admitted 16,310 freshmen for the Fall 2001 quarter, selected from a record 38,161 freshmen applications (second highest the UC system). The group is one of the most academically prepared admit pools in UCSD’s history, with a mean high school grade point average (GPA) of 4.04, and average composite Scholastic Assessment Test (SATI) of 1,304.

The 16,310 admitted freshmen include more than 1,700 students from San Diego and Imperial Counties. The most popular majors chosen by this class continue to be biology, economics, computer science in engineering, and psychology.

Data on the admission of underrepresented students delivers some good news. Building on the 8 percent increase in applications, the admitted freshmen class for Fall 2001 shows a 16.6 percent increase in the number of underrepresented students. African-American admits are at 239, up 16.6 percent over last year; Mexican Americans are at 1,128 up 17.9 percent; Latinos are at 379, up 17 percent, and Native Americans are at 55, down 8.3 percent.

Richard Backer, assistant vice chancellor for Enrollment Management, said that "We are very pleased with the increase in applications, the academic quality of our admits, and our increasing diversity."

Admitted freshmen students have until May 1, 2001 to indicate whether they will attend UCSD. Outreach efforts to admitted students will begin on Admit Day at UCSD on Saturday, April 7, when all admitted students and their families will be welcomed to campus by representatives of UCSD’s undergraduate colleges, departments, faculty, students and staff.

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(Note: These figures reflect UCSD’s count as of April 3, 2001 and are updates of admit data posted by the UC Office of the President.)