UC let 'inappropriate factors' influence admissions decisions, state audit finds
LOS ANGELES - The University of California allowed "inappropriate factors" to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 applicants based on criteria such as family donations or their relationships to campus staff, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
The audit, which scrutinized admissions practices from the 2013-14 through 2018-19 academic years at UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, found the majority of the admitted students were white and at least half had annual family incomes of $150,000 or more. Among them, 22 applicants were admitted as athletes despite having demonstrated little athletic talent, the audit said.
UC Berkeley came under particular fire, with auditors finding the campus admitted 42 applicants based on their connections to
