We're a university of college trailblazers
See how we're helping first-gen students thrive
See how we're helping first-gen students thrive
They join faculty, staff, students and university leaders who themselves were the first to go to college. They are an important part of what makes UC great and how we're working to keep California a land of opportunity.
41% of UC undergraduates are first-generation.
41% of UC undergraduates are first-generation.
— Samantha Dunn, UC Davis
— Olivia Graeve, UC San Diego
— Jermaine Griggs, UC Irvine
— Dorothy Leland, UC Merced
— Francisco J. López-Flores, UCLA Health
This policy brief explores how UC serves first-generation students, what is working to help them thrive and how their education contributes to a strong California economy.