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Global reach: recruitment abroad


Oct. 27, 2011

In a time of diminishing state funds and higher tuition costs, UCLA is expanding its recruitment of out-of-state and international students, a strategy that helps the university's financial circumstances and improves the its competitiveness on a global scale. While nonresident applications already consistently grow from year to year, the past year marks the first university effort to actively seek out these students.

Over the past several years, the international applicant pool has expanded significantly, doubling from about 2,800 to 5,700 over the last four years. Countries such as China and South Korea have exploded, together representing more than 60 percent of last year's applicants. Looking at data provided by UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools, the Daily Bruin mapped out the changes in the applicant pool from fall 2008 to 2011. The size of the circles, as well as the color changes, represent an increase or decrease in applicants from the year before. Click on the years below to explore.


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Select a year to explore the trends in undergraduate freshman admissions over time.
Hover and click on any of the top 10 countries (outside the U.S.) to view country-specific statistics: China, South Korea, India, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Indonesia and Thailand.

China
Southeast Asia
  • 1,263
    applicants
  • +58%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 402
    admitted
  • 134
    enrolled
South Korea
Southeast Asia
  • 1,115
    applicants
  • +3%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 323
    admitted
  • 50
    enrolled
India
Southeast Asia
  • 350
    applicants
  • +13%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 131
    admitted
  • 22
    enrolled
Canada
North America
  • 257
    applicants
  • +8%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 105
    admitted
  • 16
    enrolled
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
  • 176
    applicants
  • -4%
    decrease in applicants from previous year
  • 34
    admitted
  • 11
    enrolled
Singapore
Southeast Asia
  • 99
    applicants
  • -18%
    decrease in applicants from previous year
  • 39
    admitted
  • 2
    enrolled
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
  • 72
    applicants
  • +7%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 7
    admitted
  • 3
    enrolled
United Kingdom
Europe
  • 73
    applicants
  • +16%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 23
    admitted
  • 6
    enrolled
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
  • 50
    applicants
  • +28%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 10
    admitted
  • 4
    enrolled
Thailand
Southeast Asia
  • 49
    applicants
  • +20%
    increase in applicants from previous year
  • 14
    admitted
  • 1
    enrolled