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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED268930 AUTHOR: Amos, Arthur K., Jr.
TITLE: Persistence and Graduation of UC Davis
Undergraduates: 1971-1983.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1986
NOTE: 22 p.
AVAILABILITY: University of California, Davis, Office of
Student Affairs Research and Information, 117 South Hall,
Davis, CA 95616.
ABSTRACT: Persistence and graduation rates of four types of
undergraduate students at the University of California,
Davis, (UC Davis) are examined: domestic students with fewer
than 12.5 college transfer units, including both regularly
admitted students and those admitted by special action; and
domestic students admitted with at least 84 but less than
135 college units (junior transfers). Included in the
analysis are minority students admitted under an affirmative
action effort. Findings include: UC Davis graduated 62.6% of
new entrants admitted between 1971 and 1978 with fewer than
12.5 transfer units by winter 1985; a decreasing percentage
of students are graduating in 4 years, going from a high of
48.0% for 1972 entrants to 26.6% for 1980 entrants; among
new students entering with fewer than 12.5 college units,
the proportion of those admitted by special action has
increased from 3.8% of the 1971 cohort to 9.7% of the 1984
cohort; of entrants admitted by special action between 1971
and 1978 with fewer than 12.5 college units, only 28.3% had
graduated by winter 1985; and 73.8% of students admitted as
junior transfers between 1971 and 1980 had graduated by
winter 1985. Information is also provided on Scholastic
Aptitude Tests scores and grade point averages of new
entrants. (SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Aptitude-Tests; Grade
Point-Average; Higher-Education; Institutional-Research;
Scores-; State-Universities
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Academic-Persistence; *College-Graduates;
*College-Transfer-Students; *High-Risk-Students; *Minority
Groups; *Undergraduate-Students
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