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Explore the UC story through data

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UC inventions at a glance

UC technology commercialization benefits the public by transforming UC inventions into innovative products and economic impacts.

First-generation college students

Systemwide data on first-generation undergraduates including enrollment, demographics, disaggregated race/ethnicity enrollment data, majors, first-year retention and graduation rates, and financial support information. First-generation college student is defined as a student where neither parent nor guardian have earned a four-year degree.

Undergraduate graduation rates

Freshman and transfer retention and graduation rates and time-to-degree by campus, entry cohort, demographic, and source school.

Revenue and expense data

Revenues and expenses by source/function, including or excluding DOE labs, systemwide and by campus, and option for inflation-adjusted figures.

Undergraduate representation gap analysis

Analysis of the gaps between the share of: high school graduates vs. freshman UC applicants, admits, and new enrollees and California Community College (CCC) students vs. CCC-to-UC transfer applicants, admits, and new enrollees by racial/ethnic group.

Research expenditure comparisons

Research expenditures of higher education institutions participating in the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey are compared across institutions, by fund source, NSF disciplines, and subjects. UC’s percent share of expenditures is also shown by sector, fund source, and major federal fund sources.

Admissions by source school

Applicants, admits and enrollments by California high schools and California community colleges for freshmen and transfer entrants by source school, mean GPA, ethnicity and school.

Entry level writing requirement results

Data showing how incoming students met the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) by passing the Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) or other methods. Data are disaggregated by school and county.

Doctoral retention and completion

​Persistence rates and 8 and 10 year degree completion rates for students pursuing the academic doctoral degree.

Time-to-doctorate

​Average time required to complete the doctoral degree among UC students, and AAU comparative data.