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UC Berkeley 2011-12 entering class

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Freshmen Transfers
2011 2010 2011 2010
Total 5,600 5,000 2,700 2,500
Ethnicity
Native American 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 1.2%
African American 3.1% 3.2% 5.6% 4.9%
Chicano/Latino 12.3% 12.2% 20.2% 18.2%
Filipino/Pilipino 3.3% 2.9% 2.7% 3.2%
Total Asian/PI 45.8% 42.7% 25.8% 27.4%
Chinese 23.4% 22.5% 11.3% 12.9%
East Indian/Pakistani 8.5% 7.4% 3.2% 2.9%
Japanese 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Korean 7.0% 5.3% 3.9% 3.8%
Other Asian 1.3% 1.8% 1.4% 2.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Vietnamese 3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5%
Caucasian 31.6% 31.4% 40.8% 36.1%
Ethnicity not reported 3.1% 6.8% 3.9% 8.9%
First generation
(neither parent has 4-year degree)
21.8% 24.7% 44.7% 47.0%
Geographic location (California residents)
SF Bay Area 34.5% 35.5% 41.6% 45.4%
Other Northern California 10.3% 11.1% 15.0% 12.7%
Los Angeles County 24.6% 24.1% 19.7% 20.3%
Other Southern California 22.1% 20.2% 17.1% 15.6%
Central Valley 4.5% 4.5% 3.3% 2.5%
Inland Empire 3.8% 4.1% 3.0% 2.4%
Residency status
California residents 69.7% 76.8% 80.6% 84.4%
Domestic out-of-state 18.9% 13.2% 2.0% 2.1%
International 11.3% 10.0% 17.4% 13.4%
Academic indicators
Median GPA (4.0 scale) 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8
Median GPA (5.0 scale) 4.3 4.3
Student age
Oldest 36 49 65 60
Youngest 12 12 17 16
Median parental household income
$100,000 $86,406 $71,585 $60,000
Percentage with parental income below $40,000
21.4% 25.3% 28.3% 35.6%

Notes: Numbers may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. Data reflects projected fall and spring enrollment based on applicants’ Statements of Intent to Register. Transfer data includes community college transfer students and four-year college transfer students. Ethnic data does not factor in international students.