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Freshman admission data

Charts and table with Freshman admission data.

For earlier data, see archival tables

New Freshman Total (Fall
+ Spring) Admits by Ethnicity
2006-07 through 2010-11 Academic Year
Ethnicity Preliminary 2006-07 Preliminary 2007-08 Preliminary 2008-09 Preliminary 2009-10 Preliminary 2010-11 Numerical Change
09-10 to 10-11
Percentage Change
09-10 to 10-11
American Indian 65 68 60 65 93 +28 +43.1%
African American 348 361 379 383 392 +9 +2.3%
Chicano/Latino 1,442 1,527 1,580 1,641 1,540 -101 -6.2%
Asian American 5,002 5,094 4,793 5,052 4,935 -117 -2.3%
White 3,999 4,295 4,034 4,232 4,026 -206 -4.9%
Other 145 177 147 148 * -148 -100.0%
Not Given 849 814 916 709 886 +177 +25.0%
Subtotal-Citizens and Immigrants 11,850 12,336 11,909 12,230 11,872 -358 -2.9%
International 217 253 707 718 1,043 +325 +45.3%
TOTAL 12,067 12,589 12,616 12,948 12,915 -33 -0.3%
Subtotal-American Indian,
African American, Chicano, Latino
1,855 1,956 2,019 2,089 2,025 -64 -3.1%
*Note: “Other”
not used as ethnic count as of 2010-11 cycle

2006-2007 admission data as of 3/30/06
2007-2008 admission data as of 3/29/07
2008-2009 admission data as of 3/31/08
2009-2010 admission data as of 3/31/09
2010-2011 admission data as of 3/31/10

New Freshman Admits by
EthnicityFall 2006 through Fall 2010
Ethnicity Preliminary Fall 2006 Preliminary Fall 2007 Preliminary Fall 2008 Preliminary Fall 2009 Preliminary Fall 2010 Numerical ChangeF2009 to F2010 Percentage Change
F2009 to F2010
American Indian 59 60 46 48 79 +31 +64.6%
African American 298 308 301 318 319 +1 +0.3%
Chicano/Latino 1,207 1,252 1,241 1,300 1,221 -79 -6.1%
Asian American 4,122 4,158 3,941 4,079 4,083 +4 +0.1%
White 3,137 3,394 3,267 3,325 3,292 -33 -1.0%
Other 97 133 122 119 * -119 -100.0%
Not Given 699 655 766 598 732 +134 +22.4%
Subtotal-Citizens and Immigrants 9,619 9,960 9,684 9,787 9,726 -61 -0.6%
International 217 253 704 716 1,043 +327 +45.7%
TOTAL 9,836 10,213 10,388 10,503 10,769 +266 +2.5%
Subtotal-American Indian,
African American, Chicano, Latino
1,564 1,620 1,588 1,666 1,619 -47 -2.8%
*Note: “Other”
not used as ethnic count as of 2010-11 cycle
Percentage Distribution
of New Freshman Admits by Ethnicity
Fall 2006 through Fall 2010
Ethnicity PreliminaryFall 2006 Preliminary
Fall 2007
Preliminary
Fall 2008
Preliminary
Fall 2009
Preliminary
Fall 2010
American Indian 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
African American 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3%
Chicano/Latino 12.5% 12.6% 12.8% 13.3% 12.6%
Asian American 42.9% 41.7% 40.7% 41.7% 42.0%
White 32.6% 34.1% 33.7% 34.0% 33.8%
Other 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 0.0%
Not Given 7.3% 6.6% 7.9% 6.1% 7.5%
Subtotal-American Indian,
African American,
Chicano, Latino
16.3% 16.3% 16.4% 17.0% 16.6%
*Note: Due to rounding,
columns may not add up to 100 percent

Fall 2006 admissions data as of 3/30/06
Fall 2007 admissions data as of 3/29/07
Fall 2008 admissions data as of 3/31/08
Fall 2009 admissions data as of 3/31/09
Fall 2010 admissions data as of 3/26/10

Sources: Office of Undergraduate Admission, Office of AVC Admissions & Enrollment