UC Davis has enrolled 30,229 students this fall, an increase of 1,142 or 3.8 percent over last year. And among enrolled freshmen, SAT-I scores and grade point averages increased from last year.
On the main campus in Davis, the student population is expected to average 27,500 over the three quarters of the academic year.
The overall student count includes health science interns and residents as well as students in two non-state supported programs: the MBA program for working professionals and the Master of Forensic Science program.
The number of undergraduates, including teacher credential students, increased by about 3.3 percent, from 22,750 last fall to 23,509 this fall; the number of graduate students rose by about 10.2 percent, from 3,554 last fall to 3,915 this fall.
Non-white ethnic groups comprise 53.62 percent of all domestic undergraduates, up from last fall's 52.45 percent.
Included in the overall count, 4,786 first-year students came directly from high school, compared to 4,676 last fall. New transfer students numbered 1,751 this fall, compared to last fall's 1,930 final tally; among these transfer students, California residents coming from California community colleges numbered 1,489 this fall for a 4.6 percent decrease from last year's 1,561.
Freshman SAT Scores and GPAs
The average Scholastic Assessment Test-I scores and GPAs of both freshman applicants admitted for fall 2003 and those who enrolled increased in comparison to last year's figures.
The average SAT-I score of freshman applicants admitted for fall 2003 was 1,242, up from 1,233 last year. The average grade point average was 3.87, up from 3.85 last year.
The average SAT-I score of enrolled freshmen was 1,181, up from 1,170 in fall 2002. The average grade point average was 3.72, up from 3.71 in fall 2002.
Admission exam scores and the grade point average are two of 15 factors UC Davis considers in seeking to enroll students that demonstrate high academic achievement or exceptional personal talent and a student body that encompasses the broad diversity of backgrounds characteristic of California.
Profile of This Fall's Student Body
Men account for 44.85 percent of the total student population, and women 55.15 percent. Just over 92.3 percent of students are California residents. About 3.2 percent are from other parts of the country, while about 4.4 percent are international students.
For the general campus, 6,332 students are classified as freshmen; 4,154 as sophomores; 5,946 as juniors; 6,936 as seniors; 141 as teaching credential students; 1,660 as master's or professional degree candidates; and 2,610 as doctoral degree candidates. In the health sciences, 104 are designated as students in the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Program, 43 as master's degree candidates, 267 as doctoral degree candidates, 916 as professional degree candidates, and 827 as interns and residents. In addition, 266 students are enrolled in the MBA program for working professionals, and 27 are in the Master of Forensic Science program.
Of the 23,368 general campus undergraduates (excluding teacher credential students), 23,097 are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The ethnic breakdown among the U.S. students, contrasted with last year's figures (in parentheses), is: African American, 2.5 percent or 585 (2.6 percent or 578); American Indian/Alaskan Native, 0.7 percent or 165 (0.8 percent or 178); Caucasian, 42.3 percent or 9,759 (43 percent or 9,630); Chinese, 16.1 percent or 3,720 (15.7 percent or 3,521); East Indian/Pakistani, 3.1 percent or 704 (2.9 percent or 656); Filipino, 4.6 percent or 1,071 (4.6 percent or 1,037); Japanese, 1.94 percent or 448 (1.9 percent or 430); Korean, 2.7 percent or 630 (2.6 percent or 592); Latino and other Spanish, 2.7 percent or 623 (2.6 percent or 575); Mexican/Chicano, 7.7 percent or 1,815 (7.4 percent or 1,646); other Asian, 2.4 percent or 546 (2.4 percent or 541); Pacific Islander, 1.5 percent or 342 (1.5 percent or 331); Puerto Rican, 0.01 percent or two (0.01 percent or two); Southeast Asian, 0 percent or one (0.0 percent or none); Vietnamese, 5.2 percent or 1,201 (5 percent or 1,125); other ethnicities, 2.3 percent or 529 (2.4 percent or 529); and 4.1 percent or 954 (4.5 percent or 1,011) did not state ethnicity.