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Graduate Studies at UCGraduate Studies at UC

Under the Master Plan, UC isUnder the Master Plan, UC isUnder the Master Plan, UC is Under the Master Plan, UC is responsible for training professional responsible for training professional and doctoral students to meet and doctoral students to meet California’s workforce needs.California’s workforce needs.

49,000 49,000 academic and professional academic and professional degree candidates enrolled degree candidates enrolled in the in the Fall of 2009 in Fall of 2009 in more than more than 600 600

A d i D t t i C lif iprograms.programs. Quality of Quality of Graduate Graduate Students is Students is

essential to recruit essential to recruit and and retain the retain the

Academic Doctorates in California 2007-08

best facultybest faculty Issues:Issues:

Competitive StipendsCompetitive Stipends 63%

37% UCPrivatep pp p

Professional OutcomesProfessional Outcomes Completion Rates & Time to DegreeCompletion Rates & Time to Degree

63%

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UC Time to DegreeUC Time to Degree

BusinessClasses

f

Medicine

LawProfessional Professional

Practice

Classes & P f i l

Eng & Comp Sci

Medicine Professional Practice

Research

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

AcademicDoctorates

Arts & Humanities

Social Sci & Psych

Doctorates

Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates and various UC Graduate Program Websites

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Year after start:

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Graduate Enrollment by FieldGraduate Enrollment by Field

35 000

Academic & Professional Graduate Enrollment Fall 2009

25 000

30,000

35,000

Social SciencesProfessional Field Doctorates*Health Profession Doctorates

15,000

20,000

25,000

Phys Sci & Math

Art & Humanities

Medicine

5,000

10,000

15,000

Eng & Comp Sci

Life Sciences

Health Profess.

Law

Business

0

,

Academic Professional

Eng & Comp SciProfess. Fields*

Source: IPEDS Fall 2009 Enrollment Survey *Professional Fields include Architecture, Public Administration, and Academic Doctorates in Business, Law and Education

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Graduate Admissions Graduate Admissions Applications, Admits, and New Enrollments to UC

Academic Doctoral Programs, Fall 2000 to Fall 2009

New Enrollees Admits Applications

70,000

80,000New Enrollees Admits Applications

40 000

50,000

60,000

20 000

30,000

40,000Admission & enrollment remained flat over the decade

0

10,000

20,000

Source: UCOP Graduate Admissions DatabaseNote: Applications and Admits are duplicated across campuses and within campuses where people apply to multiple programs at the same campus

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Admission & Enrollment by CampusAdmission & Enrollment by CampusAcademic Graduate Students, Fall 2009

Admit Rate (Admissions/Applications) Yield Rate (Enrollments/Admissions)

80%

100%Does not include MD or professional schools

60%

20%

40%

0%

Source: UCOP Graduate Admissions Database and Counsel of Graduate Studies Enrollments and Degrees Report*Very High Research Universities: Classified by Carnegie Foundation as universities with high research activity that award at least 20 doctorates per year. Includes all AAU Universities except McGill, University of Oregon, University of Toronto and University of Syracuse.

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National FellowshipsNational FellowshipsRank by # NSF Institution

2009 Fellowships AwardedNSF Ford Javits

1 UC Berkeley 125 9 152 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 111 4 03 Harvard University 75 4 53 Harvard University 75 4 54 Stanford University 72 2 15 University of Washington 45 1 26 Cornell University 34 2 27 UC San Francisco 29 0 08 University of Michigan Ann Arbor 29 1 18 University of Michigan Ann Arbor 29 1 19 Carnegie-Mellon University 28 2 010 Princeton University 28 4 011 UC San Diego 24 5 412 California Institute of Technology 24 1 013 University of Colorado at Boulder 23 1 013 University of Colorado at Boulder 23 1 014 UC Los Angeles 22 5 115 University of Wisconsin-Madison 22 1 016 UC Davis 21 1 117 Northwestern University 20 1 0UC enrolls 7% of U S graduate students but attracts 20 to 30% of the18 Georgia Tech 20 1 019 Yale University 19 4 120 Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign 19 1 026 UC Santa Barbara 16 5 2

27 UC Santa Cruz 16 1 0

UC enrolls 7% of U.S. graduate students but attracts 20 to 30% of the prestigious fellowship students in science, arts, and humanities

27 UC Santa Cruz 16 1 0

50 UC Irvine 4 0 0

81 UC Riverside 2 3 0

UC Total (% total fellowships) 259 (21%) 29 (24%) 23 (32%)

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Student Gender DistributionStudent Gender DistributionAcademic Graduate Students, Fall 2008

Men WomenHuman. &

80%

100%Education Life Sci. Physical Sci. Math Eng. Social Sci.

40%

60%

0%

20%

40%

0%

Source: IPEDS Fall 2008 Enrollment Surveys

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Under-Represented Minority Graduate Students (URM)

Under-Represented Minority Graduate Students (URM)Graduate Students (URM)Graduate Students (URM)

Underrepresented Minority Academic Graduate Enrollment as a Percent of Total Graduate Enrollment, 2002-08

10%

12%Chicano/Latino African-American Native American

8%

10%

4%

6%

0%

2%

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2009Underrepresented Minorities: African American, Latino and American Indian

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

UC System AAU Publics (minus UC) AAU Privates

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URM Graduate StudentsURM Graduate StudentsUnderrepresented Minority Academic Graduate Enrollment as a

Percent of Total Graduate Enrollment, Fall 2008Chicano/Latino African-American Native American Average URM Enrollment

12%

14%

16%

AVG 10 4%

8%

10%

12%

AVG: 7.0%AVG: 7.3%

AVG: 10.4%

2%

4%

6%

0%

2%

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2009U.S. Residents Only Underrepresented Minorities: African American, Latino and American IndianUC Merced enrolled 2 black non-hispanic and 22 hispanic or latino academic graduate students in the Fall of 2008

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California Academic DoctoratesCalifornia Academic Doctorates

1,400

Academic doctorates in California 2007-8University of California Private CA Universities

22%

1 000

1,200

, 00

31% 34% 47%

600

800

1,000

UCUC

78%

69% 66%53%

31%

70%400

600 UC UCUC

UC69%

30%37%63%

0

200

Life Physical Engineering Social Humanities Education Other Fields

Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2007-8Other Fields: Business and Management, Communication, Architecture, Law, Library Science, Parks, Sports Recreation and Fitness, Public Administration, Social Work, Theology & Religious Education

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Engineering Social Sciences

Humanities Education Other Fields

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Academic Doctorates AwardedAcademic Doctorates Awarded

1000

Doctorates at UC Campuses & Comparison Institutions, 2008-09

UC Berkeley trained the most PhDs among all US universities 2007 8*

700

800

900UC Berkeley trained the most PhDs among all US universities 2007-8

500

600

700

200

300

400

0

100(1)

Source: IPEDS Completions Survey; *Most recent year available form Survey of Earned Doctorates

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Academic Doctorates AwardedAcademic Doctorates AwardedDoctorates Awarded by Field of Study, UC and Comparison

Institutions, 2002-03 to 2008-09

80%

100%Science Tech. Eng. & Math (STEM) Humanities Arts Behavioral & Social Sci. (HABSS) Other

HABSSOther*Other*Other*

40%

60%

HABSSHABSS HABSS

20%

40%STEM STEM STEM

0%

2002

-03

2003

-04

2004

-05

2005

-06

2006

-07

2007

-08

2008

-09

2002

-03

2003

-04

2004

-05

2005

-06

2006

-07

2007

-08

2008

-09

2002

-03

2003

-04

2004

-05

2005

-06

2006

-07

2007

-08

2008

-09

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

UC AAU Public (minus UC) AAU PrivateSource: IPEDS Completions SurveyNote: Merced Excluded; *Other includes academic doctorates in business, communications, education, health sciences, and public administration

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Time to DegreeTime to DegreeMedian Elapsed Time-to-Doctorate, UC and Comparison

Universities, by Field 2003-04 to 2005-06UC AAU Public AAU Private

7

8

5

6

3

4

0

1

2

Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates, multiple years

0All Fields Humanities Social

SciencesLife

SciencesPhysical Sciences

Engineering & Computer Science

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Completion RatesCompletion Rates10 Year Ph.D. Completion Rates Universitywide

1992-1994 to 2002-2004

80%Universitywide Nationwide Average

60%

20%

40%

0%All Fi ld A t & S i l Lif Ph i l E i i &All Fields Arts &

HumanitiesSocial

SciencesLife

SciencesPhysical Sciences

Engineering & ComputerScience

Source: UCOP Corporate Student System and Council of Graduate Schools Completion and Attrition Program Data

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Post Graduation OutcomesPost Graduation Outcomes

90%

100%No Definite

Plans

70%

80%

90%

Definite Plans:Undisclosed

PlansNo Definite

Plans

Definite Plans:Undisclosed

50%

60%Postdoctoral

Studies

PostdoctoralStudies

Undisclosed

20%

30%

40%

EmploymentEmployment

0%

10%

20% Employment

Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2006-7

UC National

All Fields

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Graduate Student Financial Support

Graduate Student Financial SupportSupportSupport

Admitted Academic Graduate Students’ reported Top-Choice UC vs. Top-Choice Non-UC Per Capita Net Stipend

2004 d 2007

$18,500

$19,000

2004 and 2007

$17 000

$17,500

$18,000 $1000

$16,000

$16,500

$17,000 $1500

$15,000

$15,500

UC non-UC UC non-UC

Source: 2007 UCOP Student Financial Support Survey**2004 figures have been adjusted to 2007 dollars based on changes in the Consumer Price Index

2004 Survey** 2007 Survey

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Perception of UC and competing institutionsPerception of UC and competing institutionscompeting institutionscompeting institutions

UC

VIEW

Admitted Academic Graduate Students’ Ratings of Top-Choice UC vs. Top-Choice Non-UC Schools

2004 2007 WED

POSIT10.00%

20.00%

2004 2007

IVELYU

C V

0.00%

VIEWED

NE-20.00%

-10.00%

EGATIVELY

-30.00%

R t ti Research Amount of D ti fC i H iType of

Source: 2007 UCOP Student Financial Support Survey

-40.00% Reputation Research Interest

Amount of Financial Support

Duration of Support

LocationDiversityCaring Environment

HousingAffordability

Type of Financial Support

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Graduate Student FundingGraduate Student FundingSupport* of UC Academic Doctoral Students – 2008-9

UC Funded Externally Funded

$35,000

$40,000

UC Teaching Assist. UC Fellowship UC Res. Assist. External Fellowship External Res. Assist. Loan/Work Study

$25,000

$30,000

$ ,

Ex.FellEx.RAEx.RA

LWS LWSEx.RA

Ex RA

$15,000

$20,000 RARA

RAUC FellEx.Fell

Ex.FellEx.Fell

Ex.RA

UC Fell

UC Fell

$0

$5,000

$10,000

TA RARATA TA

TA TA

UC Fell

$0Humanities Social

Sciences PhysicalSciences

LifeSciences

Engineering/Comp. Sci.

Source: UC Graduate Student Support Tables * Includes Tuition, Fees and Stipend

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ConclusionsConclusions

UC Leads NationallyUC Leads Nationally Attracting highAttracting high--quality graduate students, an essential condition quality graduate students, an essential condition

to recruit & retain the best facultyto recruit & retain the best facultyto recruit & retain the best facultyto recruit & retain the best faculty Training high percentage of URM studentsTraining high percentage of URM students Training a high percentage of STEM doctoratesTraining a high percentage of STEM doctorates Training a high percentage of the nation’s Ph.D.sTraining a high percentage of the nation’s Ph.D.s

UC continues to strive for improved student qualityUC continues to strive for improved student quality UC has not yet met itsUC has not yet met its aspirationalaspirational goals for:goals for: UC has not yet met its UC has not yet met its aspirationalaspirational goals for:goals for:

DiversityDiversity Student SupportStudent Support CompletionCompletion

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Future ChallengesFuture Challenges

Measuring the impact of Financial Support on Graduate Measuring the impact of Financial Support on Graduate St d t Q litSt d t Q litStudent QualityStudent Quality Are UC programs losing the topAre UC programs losing the top--choice admitted students to choice admitted students to

other universities because of finances?other universities because of finances? How do UC’s financial offers impact the Research Enterprise?How do UC’s financial offers impact the Research Enterprise?

Graduate Student Career PathsGraduate Student Career Paths What are UC Doctoral Recipients doing 10What are UC Doctoral Recipients doing 10 20 years later?20 years later? What are UC Doctoral Recipients doing 10What are UC Doctoral Recipients doing 10--20 years later?20 years later? How are these outcomes comparable to other institutions?How are these outcomes comparable to other institutions? How are UC Doctoral Recipients benefitting California’s How are UC Doctoral Recipients benefitting California’s

d i hi t d i t ?d i hi t d i t ?academic achievement, economy and society?academic achievement, economy and society?

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