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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To answer a previous poster's question.

It appears from one of the articles linked above that the African American population in California today stands at 5.9 percent of the state's total population.

And it appears from another poster's post above that the African American student population at[b] UCLA today stands at 4 percent of total student enrollment[/b].

That is a discrepancy, to be sure, but I am not certain if it is enough to be called racist. [/quote] I'm sure UCLA would gain nothing by falsifying their enrollment information.

One of the world's most ethnically and culturally diverse communities, students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries, though the majority of undergraduates are from California.

Total Enrollment*	Undergraduate Student
Enrollment by Ethnicity*
Undergraduate	 
- domestic:	25,897
- international:	3,736
- total undergraduate:	29,663
graduate:	12,212
interns and residents:	1,394
total enrollment:	43,239
[b]African American / Black	1,189	4.0%[/b]
American Indian / Alaska Native	157	0.5%
Asian / Pacific Islander	9,933	33.5%
Hispanic	5,663	19.1%
White	8,028	27.1%
domestic, race/ethnicity unknown	927	3.1%
international	3,736	12.6%
* figures as of Fall Quarter 2014. More detailed information about UCLA enrollment can be found at the Office of Analysis and Information Management.

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Your information is correct.  The question, then, "is UCLA racist because 4 percent of student enrollment is African American, given that 5.9 percent of California's population is African American?"

I would also note that African American enrollment does not reflect a not-insignificant number of African American students who are admitted to UCLA, but who choose to attend another competitive university or college instead.[/quote]

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