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<p>DAVIS, Calif. – The University of California, Davis, received a record number of undergrad applications for this fall, despite a recent move by the the UC Board of Regents to curtail enrollment to deal with budget problems.</p>
<p>The school on Friday said more than 51,000 undergrad applications were received for the fall quarter – a 5.4 percent increase over fall 2008.</p>
<p>Despite the high number of applicants, the school plans to cut freshman enrollment by 385 spots, or 8 percent.</p>
<p>Last fall, UC Davis enrolled about 4,800 new freshmen from California.</p>
<p>Regents earlier this month opted curtail enrollment for the 2009 freshman class to cope with insufficient state funding for enrollment growth and continuing budget cuts.</p>
<p>UC Davis is second only to UC Riverside for the largest percentage gains in freshman and overall applications among UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.</p>
<p>“We are especially pleased with the gains in academic indicators and diversity in this year’s applicant pool,” said Pamela Burnett, director of Undergraduate Admissions at UC Davis, in a prepared statement. “Also, our application increases reflect more widespread public awareness of the value of a UC Davis education.”</p>
<p>The pool of undergrad applicants include high school seniors as well as transfer students.</p>
<p>A total of 6,914 domestic applicants are seeking to transfer from a California community college this year, compared with 6,234 last year.</p>
<p>Applicants will be notified of admission decisions beginning in mid-March.</p>
<p>Reported by: Amy Serna</p>