Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:59pm PST
UC Davis transfers increase almost 16%
Sacramento Business Journal - by Kelly Johnson Staff writer
Enrollment by transfer students at the University of California Davis has risen by 15.9 percent to 2,219 students, the most ever for the campus.
UC Davis this fall enrolled 2,219 transfer students, compared to 1,914 last fall, a news release said.
The number of transfer students is increasing even as the university has shrunk the size of the freshman class because of budget constraints. UC Davis plans for the long-term to boost the proportion of transfer students further, to 35 percent by fall 2020 from the current 33 percent, the release said.
For the first time in years, the university has guaranteed housing to transfer students.
UC Davis set a record fall enrollment overall. Enrollment increased 2.3 percent to 32,153. The number of new freshmen declined 11.3 percent to 4,412, the release said.
The changes among new undergraduates at UC Davis reflect the UC Board of Regents’ January mandate to curtail enrollment for UC’s freshman class and increase the number of transfer students.
UC Davis this fall enrolled 2,219 transfer students, compared to 1,914 last fall, a news release said.
The number of transfer students is increasing even as the university has shrunk the size of the freshman class because of budget constraints. UC Davis plans for the long-term to boost the proportion of transfer students further, to 35 percent by fall 2020 from the current 33 percent, the release said.
For the first time in years, the university has guaranteed housing to transfer students.
UC Davis set a record fall enrollment overall. Enrollment increased 2.3 percent to 32,153. The number of new freshmen declined 11.3 percent to 4,412, the release said.
The changes among new undergraduates at UC Davis reflect the UC Board of Regents’ January mandate to curtail enrollment for UC’s freshman class and increase the number of transfer students.
