The potential enrollment increase at the University of California would be the equivalent of a new campus
The University of California, facing record surges in applications, is aiming to increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a new campus.
The ambitious goals were presented at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco this week and represent a 50% increase from UC’s previously announced plan to expand enrollment by more than 20,000 by 2030. The lower target has secured state multiyear funding commitments, but UC President Michael V. Drake noted that the higher “aspirational” goal of 33,000 will require additional resources for more faculty, classrooms, teaching labs, student housing and support services.
“This is music to my ears,” McCarty said of UC’s enrollment targets. “This is exactly what we’ve been pushing for in the last five, 10 years — to increase access for highly qualified California students. This is a top, top priority for the Legislature.” UC Davis is building Aggie Square, an “innovation hub” on its Sacramento campus that will include science and technology buildings and student housing. The campus estimates a few hundred undergraduates can spend a quarter there.
UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz told regents his Central Valley campus, which has completed a $1.2-billion expansion project of new student housing, classrooms, research labs and wellness facilities, can add 2,000 more students. A new UC Merced medical school is set to open next year, which will have the capacity to train 200 graduate students to provide healthcare to the underserved region.
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