Footnotes
Definitions
- Applicants – Students who make a formal application to attend the University of California.
- Admits – Students who have been made a formal offer of admission to attend the University of California.
- Enrollees – Students who have accepted an offer of admission and are enrolled at the University of California.
- Freshmen – Students from high schools. Includes applicants with college coursework taken during high school or the summer after graduation.
- Transfers – Students from community colleges or other post-secondary institutions.
- California Residents – Applicants who are residents of California for admission purposes.
- Domestic Nonresidents – Applicants who are residents of the U.S. but not residents of California for admission purposes.
- International – Applicants who are not residents of the U.S. for admission purposes.
- Source school – Last school attended.
- Gender identity – Prior to 2016, UC collected only binary “Male/Female” gender through a voluntary question and individuals not identifying with these categories were grouped as “Unknown.” For fall 2015 and prior years, gender data on this dashboard reflects these categories. Beginning in 2016, UC began collecting expanded gender identity information as part of the CA Gender Recognition Act, including a nonbinary category and four additional gender identity categories. On this dashboard, for fall 2016 and later, gender reflects gender identity categories used in the most recent year. Note that the category “Woman” was previously “Female,” “Man” was previously “Male,” “Nonbinary” was previously “Genderqueer/Gender non-Conforming” and “Genderqueer or Nonbinary Gender,” “Transgender Woman/Trans Woman” was previously “Trans Female/Trans Woman,” and “Transgender Man/Trans Man” was previously “Trans Male/Trans Man.” The gender identity on this dashboard reflects selections made by students at the time of application. Enrollment data may reflect updates made with campus registrars after enrolling.
- Sexual orientation – UC began collecting sexual orientation data in 2016. The data on this dashboard reflects selections made by students at the time of application. Enrollment data may reflect updates made with campus registrars after enrolling.
- A-G courses – For freshmen, the number of yearlong college preparatory courses completed or planned in 9th-12th grades. For students from California public and private high school, A-G course counts are based on courses submitted by the high schools, reviewed by UC, and are listed on the A-G course lists. The process for students from high schools outside of California is different, and therefore the data are not directly comparable. However, A-G college preparatory coursework is still among the factors taken into account for admissions decisions for all freshman applicants. College preparatory courses in mathematics and languages other than English completed in 7th and 8th grades are included. See Subject requirements for A-G.
- Honors courses – For freshmen, the number of yearlong courses taken or planned in 10th-12th grades. These are Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IB HL) and designated Standard Level (IB SL) courses, UC-transferable college courses and (for students from CA high schools). see UC-certified honors courses.
Notes
- Systemwide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated.
- UC Merced opened in 2005 so there is no data prior to 2005 for this campus. Beginning in 2011, Merced invited all California resident referrals to be considered for admission to their campus and only processed and formally admitted those who accepted the invitation. This change in admissions process resulted in fewer formal offers of admissions to California resident applicants at Merced and systemwide, thus the admit rate at Merced and systemwide dropped significantly from 2010 to 2011.
- Cells with 1 to 4 students have been redacted, with additional reactions to ensure small cells cannot be deduced by subtraction.