Admitted Student Study2001 Update

Gillian ButlerStudent Affairs Research & Information

Admitted Student Study: A Comparison of 1998 & 2001SARI Report 239 at www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu

More Important Less Important

Availability of majors that interest you

Part of the state/country in which the

college is located Graduates get jobs in their chosen

fields Surroundings (neighborhood, town, city)

Quality of your intended major Cost of attendance

Graduates get into good graduate & professional schools

Quality & availability of on-campus housing

Comfortable, friendly campus community

Prestigious, well-known reputation

Campus is safe for all students Attractiveness of the campus

Quality of academic facilities (library, labs, computing)

Faculty are leaders in their fields

Faculty are accessible to students On-campus cultural & recreational

opportunities Provides students individual guidance

& attention Off-campus cultural & recreational

opportunities Availability of internships & practical

work experiences Diverse student body

Size of the student body

Prominent intercollegiate athletic programs

More Important/

Don’t Know Enough

Less Important/

Don’t Know Enough

Availability of majors that interest you Part of the state/country in which the college

is located

Graduates get jobs in their chosen fields Surroundings (neighborhood, town, city)

Quality of your intended major Cost of attendance

Graduates get into good graduate & professional schools

Quality & availability of on-campus housing

Comfortable, friendly campus community Prestigious, well-known reputation

Campus is safe for all students Attractiveness of the campus

Quality of academic facilities (library, labs, computing)

Faculty are leaders in their fields

Faculty are accessible to students On-campus cultural & recreational

opportunities Provides students individual guidance &

attention Off-campus cultural & recreational

opportunities Availability of internships & practical work

experiences Diverse student body

Size of the student body

Prominent intercollegiate athletic programs

Primary Messages

Academic Quality:• Quality of Their Intended Major• Quality of Academic Facilities

Outcomes: • Graduates get jobs in their chosen fields• Graduates get into good graduate & professional

school• Availability of internships & practical work

experiences

Where Fall 2001 UC Davis Non-enrolling Freshman Admits Went

CSU11%

UCB14%

UCSC3%

UCLA12%

UCSD11%

UCI5%

UCR2%

CA Private13% UCSB

8%

CA CC4%

UC System55%

Out of State17%

Extrapolation from UCOP Numbers and Survey Data

Characteristics Very Important to UC Davis Freshman Admits

COLLEGE CHARACTERISTIC1998 2001 1998 2001 1998 2001

Availability of majors that interest you 82 1 83 1 83 1 85 1 82 1 82 1

Graduates get jobs in their chosen fields 80 2 72 3 82 2 75 3 79 2-3 70 3

Quality of your intended major 79 3 79 2 81 3 80 2 79 2-3 79 2

Graduates get into good graduate & prof schools 74 4 67 5-6 77 4 72 5 74 4 66 5

Comfortable, friendly campus community 69 5 68 4 74 5 67 6 66 5 68 4

Campus is safe for all students 66 6-7 67 5-6 73 6 73 4 64 7 65 6

Quality of academic facilities (library, labs, computing) 66 6-7 63 7 68 7 64 7 65 6 62 7

Faculty are accessible to students 58 8 50 8 58 8-9 54 8 58 8-9 49 10

Provides students individual guidance & attention 57 9 49 9-10 56 10 47 11 58 8-9 50 8-9

Availability of internships & practical work experiences 54 10 43 13-14 58 8-9 53 9 53 10 39 15

Part of the state/country college is located 51 11 49 9-10 50 11-12 45 13 52 11 50 8-9

Surroundings (neighborhood, town, city) 47 12 44 12 44 13 43 14 48 12 44 12

Cost of attendance 46 13 42 15 50 11-12 46 12 44 14-15 41 14

Quality and availability of on-campus housing 45 14 45 11 43 14 48 10 46 13 45 11

Prestigious, well-known reputation 43 15 38 16 41 16 42 15 44 14-15 37 16

Attractiveness of the campus 40 16 43 13-14 40 17 41 16 39 16 43 13

Faculty are leaders in their fields 38 17 29 18 42 15 34 17 36 17 27 18

On-campus cultural & recreational opportunities 33 18 32 17 30 18 29 18 34 18 33 17

Off-campus cultural & recreational opportunities 26 19 23 19 21 20 23 19 27 19 23 19

Diverse student body 25 20 22 20 26 19 21 20 25 20 22 20

Size of the student body 18 21 17 21 12 22 14 21-22 20 21 19 21

Prominent intercollegiate athletic programs 12 22 10 22 13 21 14 21-22 11 22 8 22

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UC Davis Freshman Admits' Choice of UC Davis: Enrolling vs. Non-enrolling, Fall 1998 vs. Fall 2001

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UC Davis Win Rates Against UC System Schools: Fall 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 First Time Freshmen, CA Residents

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Source: UC Office of the President