Audit: University Of California Admitted 64 Students Over More Qualified Applicants
The students admitted were well-connected to staff or donors and took spots from more qualified applicants.
The University of California was found to have admitted at least 64 students over more qualified applicants because of the students' connections to university staff or donors, according to a California state audit released Tuesday.
The audit investigated four campuses — UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara — from academic years 2013-14 through 2018-19 and found that the campuses failed to evaluate students fairly and to develop adequate and standardized admissions processes.
Auditors found that UC Berkeley admitted 42 according to the audit.
