The University of California (UC) has accepted more Latino students than white students for the second consecutive year.

The admittance rate of Latino students appeared to be a reflection to California's racial diversity, as Latino children comprise of the majority of public school students in the state.

From the incoming freshman class, 30 percent are Latino, which was higher than the 25 percent for white students and 4 percent of black students. Asians represented the highest racial rate with 36 percent.

According to the Associated Press, UC's enrollment has not grown quickly to boost its numbers at most of its campuses. UC's Irvine, Merced and Riverside will be the educational home for most Latinos enrolled. Despite the gains, the Latino freshman enrollment declined at five of its campuses.

"As a majority-minority state, where one-in-two children under the age of 18 is Latino, we simply cannot meet our economic or workforce needs without ensuring significantly more Latino and black students are admitted to the UC, including flagship institutions like UCLA and UC Berkeley," Campaign for College Opportunity President Michele Siqueiros said, via the Associated Press..

Fifty-eight percent of UC's overall applicants, which equates to 92,234 students, were accepted as freshman to one of UC's nine undergraduate campuses.

Across its nine campuses, Californians represented two-thirds of all UC's applicants, but the institution discovered a decline from the state's residents. While 61,834 Californian residents applied, the rate is a drop of 1,039 applications from 2014. The rate of non-California residents applying to UC's system increased. The non-residents' acceptance rate increased by over 3,450 applicants from last fall to 30,490.

To help boost UC's revenue, the institution has admitted more out-of-state and international students. Non-California residents attending UC will pay a tuition surcharge of more than $24,000 in addition to over $12,800 in tuition and fees set to Californians.

According to Stephen Handel, UC's associate vice president for undergraduate admissions, the figures of admitted students could change during the summer season.

"Out-of-state students, the international students, often have a great deal many more choices, and the degree to which we are able to predict the number who ultimately decide to come is limited," Handel told the AP.

The UC system could receive a $25 million incentive if the institution enrolls 5,000 more Californians for the 2016-2017 academic year.

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