Record Number Apply for Undergraduate Studies at UC Davis
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- Applications to UC Davis from groups historically underrepresented in higher education increased
A record high of 115,349 students applied to the University of California, Davis, for undergraduate studies in fall 2024.
Among those applicants, there was even higher growth in applications from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, as well as students seeking to transfer from California Community Colleges.
The proportions of applicants from historically underrepresented groups (African American, American Indian, Chicano/Latino and Pacific Islander) increased slightly compared to last fall. Among California residents who applied for first-year status, these groups represented 37%; among U.S. domestic applicants from California Community Colleges, they accounted for 34%. For both first-year and transfer applicants, the number of
- American Indians increased 7.5% from 2023 to 555
- African Americans increased 7.2% to 4,618
- Chicanx/Latinx increased 6% to 23,856
Among California first-year applicants, 34% were from low-income families, and 36% would be in the first generation of their family to graduate from a four-year college.
Among transfer applicants from California Community Colleges, 50% were from low-income families, and 46% would be in the first generation of their family to graduate from a four-year college.