UC San Diego enrollment boom helps University of California system avoid drop in students

UC San Diego enrollment boom helps University of California system avoid drop in students

UC San Diego’s enrollment hit a record 45,087 last fall and helped the 10-campus University of California system avoid a significant drop in students while it was struggling with the loss of state and federal money and Pell grants. The La Jolla school added 831 students, second only to UC Riverside, which gained 1,249. That resulted in a net increase of 1,686 systemwide. The figure was expected to be much higher. However, financial issues led th…