Overview
- The University of California reported 301,093 total students for Fall 2025, an increase of 1,686 from the prior year.
- California resident undergraduates reached 200,532, marking a decade of annual growth and accounting for more than 84% of UC undergrads.
- Federal agencies have suspended or terminated more than 400 UC research grants totaling about $230 million, and a judge in November temporarily barred broader funding withholdings as admissions litigation proceeds.
- Low‑income students receiving Pell Grants declined by 2,107 to 84,780 systemwide, with eight of nine undergraduate campuses reporting drops and UC Riverside posting a gain.
- Overall international enrollment dipped by 499 to 34,498, yet new international undergraduates rose about 21% to 7,292, while campus shifts were uneven with UC Riverside up 1,249, UC San Diego up 831, UC Davis down 656, and graduate enrollment inching up by 202 to 63,421.