More Apps Than the iPhone: UC Davis Applications Exceed 50,000
51,298 individuals applied to UC Davis for fall 2009, compared with 48,653 for fall 2008. 42,344 applied for freshman status, an increase of about 4.4 percent from last year's 40,568.
"We are especially pleased with the gains in academic indicators, such as grade point average and test scores, and diversity in this year's applicant pool," said Pamela Burnett, director of Undergraduate Admissions. "Also, our application increases reflect more widespread public awareness of the value of a UC Davis education."
The 411
- UC Davis is second only to UC Riverside for the largest percentage gains in freshman and overall applications among UC's nine undergraduate campuses.
- 8,954 individuals applied to transfer to UC Davis from another college or university, a 10.7 percent increase from last fall's 8,085.
- To cope with insufficient state funding for enrollment growth and continuing budget cuts,the UC Board of Regents voted to curtail enrollment for the 2009 freshman class.
- At UC Davis, the plan calls for an enrollment reduction of 385, or 8 percent, among new freshmen coming from California high schools. Last fall, UC Davis enrolled about 4,800 new freshmen from California.
- Enrollment of students transferring to a UC campus from a California community college will be allowed to increase by 500 students systemwide. At UC Davis, that translates to an increase of 50 students, or 2.8 percent, from this year's 1,770.
- Among California residents who have applied to UC Davis for freshman status, the mean grade point average has increased from 3.69 last year to 3.72 this year; also, the percentage of UC Davis applicants from the top 4 percent of their high school class is up from 17.2 percent last year to 19.6 percent this year.
Statistics for the UC system are available at http://www.ucop.edu/news/studstaff.html.
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