Student Characteristics

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The following reports, many of which were formerly compiled as the Fall Fact Sheets, provide information about the demographic characteristics of enrolled students.

Reports are available both for new students and for all enrolled students, and are separated into timeframe categories:

• 2008-09 Academic Year Reports
• 2008-09 Academic Year
• 2008-09 Multi-Year Summaries
• Third Week Census Data (Fall 2008)
• Multi-Year Fall Third Week Census Data (Fall 2008)


• 2007-08 Academic Year Reports
• 2007-08 Academic Year
• 2007-08 Multi-Year Summaries
• Third Week Census Data (Fall 2007)
• Multi-Year Fall Third Week Census Data (Fall 2007)


• 2006-07 Academic Year Reports
• 2006-07 Academic Year
• 2006-07 Multi-Year Summaries
• Third Week Census Data
• Multi-Year Fall Third Week Census Data (Fall 2006)


• 2005-06 Academic Year Reports
• 2005-06 Academic Year
• 2005-06 Multi-Year Summaries
• Fall Quarter


• 2004-05 Academic Year Reports
• Academic Year
• Historical Summaries

Information on majors, degree recipients, and retention and graduation rates by student demographic characteristics are also available on other areas of this website.

Academic Year 2008-09

• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Ethnicity
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Gender
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by Gender and Ethnicity

Multi-Year Three-Quarter Average Historical Summaries (2008-09)

• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)

Fall 2008 (based on 3rd week census data)

• New Student Information
  • New Students by Gender and Class Level
  • New Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Gender and Ethnicity
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • SAT Reasoning scores of New Freshmen by Gender
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers by Gender


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Class Level
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Gender
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Ethnicity
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by College Affiliation
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Ethnicity
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender
  • Undergraduate and Graduate by College Affiliation by Ethnicity
  • UG and Grad Students by Full Time/Part Time and Residency Status
  • Profile of Self-Supporting Professional Degree Students

Multi-Year Fall Third-Week Historical Summaries (Fall 2008)

• New Students
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Quarter
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender (historical)
  • New Fall Freshmen by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Transfers by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • SAT Reasoning scores of New Fall Freshmen (historical)
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)


• Enrolled Students
  • Fall Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)

Academic Year 2007-08

• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Ethnicity
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Gender
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by Gender and Ethnicity

Multi-Year Three-Quarter Average Historical Summaries (2007-08)

• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)

Fall 2007 (based on 3rd week census data)

• New Student Information
  • New Students by Gender and Class Level
  • New Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Gender and Ethnicity
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • SAT I and SAT II scores of New Freshmen by Gender
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers by Gender


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Class Level
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Gender
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Ethnicity
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by College Affiliation
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Ethnicity
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender
  • Undergraduate College Affiliation by Ethnicity
  • UG and Grad Students by Full Time/Part Time and Residency Status
  • Profile of Self-Supporting Professional Degree Students

Multi-Year Fall Third-Week Historical Summaries (Fall 2007)

• New Students
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Quarter
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender (historical)
  • New Fall Freshmen by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Transfers by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • SAT I scores of New Fall Freshmen (historical)
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)


• Enrolled Students
  • Fall Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)

Academic Year 2006-07

• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Ethnicity
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Gender
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by Gender and Ethnicity

Multi-Year Three-Quarter Average Historical Summaries (2006-07)

• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • 3 Quarter Average Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)

Fall 2006 (based on 3rd week census data)

• New Student Information
  • New Students by Gender and Class Level
  • New Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Gender and Ethnicity
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • SAT I and SAT II scores of New Freshmen by Gender
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers by Gender


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Class Level
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Gender
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Ethnicity
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by College Affiliation
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Ethnicity
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender
  • Undergraduate College Affiliation by Ethnicity
  • UG and Grad Students by Full Time/Part Time and Residency Status
  • Profile of Self-Supporting Professional Degree Students

Multi-Year Fall Third-Week Historical Summaries (Fall 2006)

• New Students
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Quarter
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender (historical)
  • New Fall Freshmen by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Transfers by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • SAT I scores of New Fall Freshmen (historical)
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • Fall Undergraduates by College
  • 3 Quarter Average for Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)
  • Undergraduate by Age and Gender (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Age and Gender

Academic Year 2005-06

• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Ethnicity
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Gender
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by Gender and Ethnicity

Multi-Year Historical Summaries (2005-06)

• New Students
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Quarter
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender (historical)
  • New Fall Freshmen by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Transfers by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • SAT I scores of New Fall Freshmen (historical)
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • Fall Undergraduates by College
  • 3 Quarter Average for Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender (historical)
  • Undergraduate by Age and Gender (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Age and Gender

Fall 2005 (based on 3rd week census data)

• New Student Information
  • New Students by Gender and Class Level
  • New Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Gender and Ethnicity
  • New Freshmen and New Transfers by Age and Gender
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and New UG Transfers
  • SAT I and SAT II scores of New Freshmen by Gender
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers by Gender


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Class Level
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Gender
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by Ethnicity
  • New, Continuing and Returning Students by College Affiliation
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Ethnicity and Class Level
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender and Ethnicity
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Age and Gender
  • Undergraduate College Affiliation by Ethnicity
  • UG and Grad Students by Full Time/Part Time and Residency Status
  • Profile of Self-Supporting Professional Degree Students

Academic Year 2004-05

• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Ethnicity
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by College and Gender
• 3 Quarter Average of Students by Gender and Ethnicity

Multi-Year Historical Summaries

• New Students
  • New Students by Entrant Type and Quarter
  • New Fall Freshmen by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Transfers by Ethnicity (historical)
  • New Fall Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Regional Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • Top Institutions of Origin of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)
  • SAT I scores of New Fall Freshmen (historical)
  • HS GPA and Transfer GPA of New Freshmen and Transfers (historical)


• Enrolled Students
  • New, Continuing and Returning Undergraduates by Quarter (historical)
  • Fall Undergraduates by College
  • 3 Quarter Average for Undergraduates by College
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Gender (historical)
  • Undergraduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Graduate Students by Ethnicity (historical)
  • Undergraduate Students by Age and Gender
  • Graduate Students by Age and Gender