University of California, Berkeley UC Berkeley s Changing Undergraduate Population Office of Planning & Analysis May 212
UC Berkeley s Changing Undergraduate Population Historical Overview Admissions Demographics Academic Behaviors Experiences Graduation/Degrees After Graduation 2
When Has the Undergraduate Population at UC Berkeley Not Changed? (Especially Compared to Stanford) 1869 1872 1875 1878 1881 1884 1887 189 1893 1896 1899 192 195 198 1911 1914 1917 192 1923 1926 1929 1932 1935 1938 1941 1944 1947 195 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 198 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 21 24 27 21 3, 25, UC Berkeley 2, 15, 1, 5, Stanford Prior to 2, Stanford data is only available every 1 years: http://facts.stanford.edu/chron.html 3
Over the Past 5 Years, Our Total Undergraduate Population Has Grown About 5% 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 27 28 29 21 211 4
Applications to UC Berkeley Have Grown About 4% Over the Past 6 Years 8, 7, 6, Transfers 5, 4, 3, New Freshmen 2, 1, 27-8 28-9 29-1 21-11 211-12 212-13 5
Admissions to UC Berkeley Have Grown About 8% Over the Past 5 Years 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Transfers 1, New Freshmen 27-8 28-9 29-1 21-11 211-12 6
New Undergrads at UC Berkeley Have Grown About 7% Over the Past 5 Years 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Transfers New Freshmen 27-8 28-9 29-1 21-11 211-12 7
Since 1983, Ethnicity & Gender Within Some Colleges/Divisions Have Changed a Lot; Within Others, Not So Much 8
Total UC Berkeley Undergraduates For the Past 5 Semesters 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 27 28 29 21 211 9
Women Comprise 53% of All Undergrads, but Men Are Increasing at a Slightly Faster Rate 3, 25, 2, Male 15, 1, Female 5, 27 28 29 21 211 1
Chemistry & Engineering Have Mostly Male Undergrads; L&S, CED, & CNR Have Mostly Female Undergrads; Business Is About Even Chemistry Environmental Design Business 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Male Female 6 5 4 3 2 1 Male Female 6 5 4 3 2 1 Male Female 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 3,5 2, 25, 3, 2,5 1,8 1,6 1,4 Male 2, 2, 1,5 Male 1,2 1, 8 15, 1, Male 1, 5 27 28 Female 29 21 211 6 4 2 27 28 Female 29 21 211 5, 27 28 Female 29 21 211 Engineering Natural Resources Letters & Science 11
Underrepresented & International Students Are Now About 25% of All Undergrads, and Growing 3, 25, International Underrepresented Minority 2, 15, White/Other 1, 5, Asian/Pacific Islander 27 28 29 21 211 12
Asian/Pacific Islander : White/Other Ratios Tend to Look Like International : URM Ratios Chemistry Environmental Design Business 466 A/PI 224 A/PI 325 A/PI URM 42 123 Intl. URM 114 55 Intl. URM 47 96 Intl. 224 183 22 W/O W/O W/O 1,63 A/PI 766 A/PI 6,88 A/PI URM 178 346 Intl. URM 274 16 Intl. URM 3,562 1,748 Intl. 968 673 7,47 W/O W/O W/O Engineering Natural Resources Letters & Science 13
L&S Shows Strong Growth in Both URM & Intl. Groups; CNR & CED Also Have More URM Than Intl.; Other Colleges Mostly Show Higher Intl. and Lower URM Chemistry Environmental Design Business 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Intl. URM URM Intl. Intl. URM 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 4 35 Intl. URM 4, 3,5 3 URM 3, 25 2,5 2 15 URM Intl. 2, 1,5 1 Intl. 1, 5 5 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 Engineering Natural Resources Letters & Science 14
UC Application Now Lets Undergrads Choose 1 or More of 37 Ethnic Categories; New 211 Looks Like This 6 Ethnicities 3 5 Ethnicities 4 4 Ethnicities 33 3 Ethnicities 188 2 Ethnicities 91 1 Ethnicity 5,642 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15
Transfers Are About a Third of Each Entering Cohort, but Only About a Fifth of All Undergrads on Campus Entering Cohorts All Undergraduates 8, 3, 7, 25, 6, Transfer Transfer 2, 5, 4, 15, 3, 2, New Freshmen 1, New Freshmen 5, 1, 27 28 29 21 211 27 28 29 21 211 16
Of All Undergrads on Campus, International Have Tripled, Domestic Nonresidents Are Up 38%, and CA Residents Are Down 5% to About 21, 3, 25, International Domestic Nonresident 2, 15, 1, CA Resident 5, 27 28 29 21 211 17
Chemistry & Engineering Have the Highest % of Domestic Nonresidents; Chemistry & Business Have the Highest % of International Undergrads Chemistry Environmental Design Business 1% 9% 8% Intl. DNR 1% 9% 8% Intl. DNR 1% 9% 8% Intl. DNR 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3% CA Resident 5% 4% 3% CA Resident 5% 4% 3% CA Resident 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% % 27 28 29 21 211 % 27 28 29 21 211 % 27 28 29 21 211 1% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % 27 28 Intl. DNR CA Resident 29 21 211 1% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % 27 28 Intl. DNR CA Resident 29 21 211 1% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % 27 28 Intl. DNR CA Resident 29 21 211 Engineering Natural Resources Letters & Science 18
Top 3 States for New Domestic Nonresidents in 27: Texas, Washington, & Illinois 19
Top 3 States for New Domestic Nonresidents in 28: Texas, New York, & Washington 2
Top 3 States for New Domestic Nonresidents in 29: Texas, Washington, & Florida 21
Top 3 States for New Domestic Nonresidents in 21: Texas, Washington, & New York 22
Top 3 States for New Domestic Nonresidents in 211: Washington, Texas, & New Jersey 23
More Than Half of Current International Undergrads Come from Either South Korea or China and Its Special Administrative Regions 24
In 211, Undergrads Were Majoring in 142 Different Programs (7 of Which Are Undeclared/Visitor) 25
Of the Top 1 Majors in 27, 6 Didn t Change Their Ranking in 211; Only 1 Got Replaced in the Top 1 12 Electrical Eng & Comp Sci 1 8 6 4 Political Science Electrical Eng & Comp Sci Economics Psychology Business Administration Architecture Mechanical Engineering English Sociology History Integrative Biology Political Science Economics Psychology Business Administration Integrative Biology Mechanical Engineering English Sociology Architecture History 2 27 211 26
Overall Course Loads Don t Change Much, but There Are Clear Differences Among These Groups 16 International 15 Domestic Nonresident CA Resident 14 13 12 11 1 27 28 29 21 211 27
The Number of Classes Offered on Campus Has Grown Over the Last 3 Years 18, 16, 14, 12, Secondary 1, 8, 6, Independent Study 4, Primary 2, 27-28 28-29 29-21 21-211 211-212 28
The Number of Small Classes Has Grown Over the Last 3 Years 1,6 1,4 1-9 Students 1,2 1, 1-19 Students 8 6 2-29 Students 4 2 3-39 Students 5-99 Students 1+ Students 4-49 Students 27 28 29 21 211 29
MATH, CHEM, UGBA, PHYS ED, & POL SCI Have Had the Most Course Enrollments Since 27-8 14, MATH 12, CHEM 1, UGBA PHYS ED 8, 6, POL SCI 4, 2, 27-28 28-29 29-21 21-211 211-212 3
Over the Last 5 Summers, Course Enrollments by UCB Undergrads Have Grown 18%; Non-UC Undergrads Have Grown by 53% 3, 25, Other UC 2, Non-UC 15, 1, UC Berkeley 5, 27 Summer 28 Summer 29 Summer 21 Summer 211 Summer 31
Targeted Funding for Common Good Courses Has Resulted in Increased Enrollments 35, 3, 25, Math/Science Common Good 2, 15, 1, 5, Foreign Language Reading & Composition 27-28 28-29 29-21 21-211 211-212 32
Average Term GPAs for Undergrads in Each College Range from 3.1 to 3.5; Business & L&S Are Consistently Above the Campus Average GPA.25.2.15.1 Business.5 Campus Average CNR L&S -.5 Engineering -.1 Chemistry CED -.15 -.2 27 28 29 21 211 33
A Higher % of Recent Cohorts in Their 2 nd Year Are on Academic Probation Than Those in Their 1 st Year 1% 9% 8% 7% 6% On Probation 2nd Year 5% On Probation 3rd Year On Probation 1st Year 4% 3% On Probation 4th Year 2% 1% % 24-5 25-6 26-7 27-8 28-9 29-1 21-11 34
Retention to the 2 nd Year Is Higher for Entering Freshmen Than Transfers, but Both Are Improving Entering Freshmen Transfers 1% Not Retained 1% Not Retained 9% 9% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% Retained for 2nd Year 5% Retained for 2nd Year 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% % 25-6 26-7 27-8 28-9 29-1 % 25-6 26-7 27-8 28-9 29-1 35
UCUES: Undergrads Are Becoming More Satisfied With Their Overall Social Experience Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied 211 Very Dissatisfied 21 29 28 27 % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% 36
UCUES: Undergrads Are Becoming More Satisfied With Their Overall Academic Experience, After a Small Dropoff in 29 Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied 211 Very Dissatisfied 21 29 28 27 % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% 37
UCUES: Undergrads Are Becoming Less Satisfied With the Value of Their Education for the Price Paid Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied 211 Very Dissatisfied 21 29 28 27 % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% 38
Satisfaction with Faculty Advising UCUES Data Shows That Satisfaction with Departmental and Faculty Advising Is Correlated 1% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% Satisfaction with Departmental Advising 39
Overall, Freshmen Entry Degree Recipients Take Just Under 8 Enrolled Semesters to Graduate; Transfer Entrants Take About 4.5 Enrolled Semesters Entering Freshmen 9. 5. Transfers 8.75 4.75 8.5 4.5 8.25 4.25 8. 4. 7.75 3.75 7.5 3.5 7.25 3.25 7. Business Chemistry COE CED L&S CNR 3. Business Chemistry COE CED L&S CNR 4
2-1 21-2 22-3 23-4 24-5 25-6 26-7 27-8 2-1 21-2 22-3 23-4 24-5 25-6 26-7 27-8 1% Just Over 9% of Freshmen Entrants Graduate Within 6 Years; Almost 9% of Transfer Entrants Graduate Within 4 Years Entering Freshmen 1% Transfers 9% 9% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% % % Grad in 1-4 Years Grad in 4.5-5 Years Grad in 5.5-6 Years Grad in > 6 Years Not Yet Graduated Grad in 1-2 Years Grad in 2.5-3 Years Grad in 3.5-4 Years Grad in > 4 Years Not Yet Graduated 41
Six-Year Outcomes for 25-6 Freshman Entry Cohort The side of the ribbon that touches the cap is the entry point. The side of the ribbon that doesn t touch is the exit point. Chemistry Business CNR Not Graduated L&S Social Sciences L&S Math & Phys. Sci. L&S Arts & Humanities L&S Bio Sciences L&S Undeclared L&S UGIS Multiple L&S Majors L&S Administered Programs Environmental Design Engineering 42
Undergraduate Alumni Survey - Debt Burden; % Taking on Debt That Posed Hardship Went from 2% for Pre-1977 Grads to 18% for 2-1 Grads 1% Debt That Posed Hardship Debt That Posed Hardship 9% Non-Hardship Debt 8% 7% Non-Hardship Debt 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% Did Not Borrow Did Not Borrow 1% % Prior to 1977 1977-1999 2-21 43
29 Was a Tough Year for Full-Time Employment; 21 Was Better Than 211 1% 9% Other Endeavors 8% 7% 6% Seeking Employment 5% 4% Grad School 3% 2% 1% Employed Full Time % 27 28 29 21 211 44
Class of 211 Had Very Different Situations by College; ( FT = Full Time Employment; GS = Grad School SE = Seeking Employment; OE = Other Endeavors ) Chemistry Environmental Design Business FT 8% FT 8% FT 8% 4% 4% 4% OE GS OE GS OE GS SE FT 8% SE FT 8% SE FT 8% 4% 4% 4% OE GS OE GS OE GS SE SE SE Engineering Natural Resources Letters & Science 45
Overall, Both Current Students and Alumni Think That UC Berkeley is a Great Place to Be UCUES: Knowing What I Know Now, I Would Still Choose to Enroll at This Campus: 211 Disagree Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat 21 29 28 27 13% % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% 211 Avg. = 8.8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Alumni: On a scale of to 1 - where is "not at all likely" and 1 is "extremely likely" - how likely are you to recommend UC Berkeley to a prospective undergraduate student, friend, or family member? 46
Good Sources of Student Data and Data Visualization/Management Techniques Cal Answers: http://ist.berkeley.edu/edw Office of Planning & Analysis: http://opa.berkeley.edu IDMG Summer School: http://idmg.berkeley.edu More Questions or Ideas? racker@berkeley.edu 47