Graduate Studies
UC Doctoral Completion Rate Study PDF
January 2011Assesses persistence and completion rates of UC doctoral students over a period of ten years.
Time-to-doctorate at UC and comparison institutions PDF
November 2011Study focusing on systemwide time-to-doctorate for 2007-2009 exit cohorts.
Report of the Taskforce on Competitiveness in Academic Graduate Student Support PDF
June 2012Report by Academic Council taskforce that highlights a number of critical issues concerning the competitiveness of UC's academic doctoral programs.
Report of the Administrative/Senate Workgroup on Academic Graduate Student Issues PDF
July 2012Report that focuses on UC enrollment trends, graduate student support and competitiveness, the impact of rising tuition, employment opportunities and expanding career opportunities for academic doctoral students.
Prioritizing and Strengthening Graduate Education at UC Davis PDF
May 2012UC Davis joint administrative/academic senate taskforce report looking at the various ways the institution supports graduate education and how it might be further improved.
Survey of Graduate Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment Issues PDF
May 2005Six broad departments, at each of the nine campuses (in 2004), with significant international student enrollment, were surveyed on application numbers, admits and enrollment.
UC InfoCenter Link
Access to detailed data on undergraduate admissions, enrollment, persistence and graduation at UC. Summary data on financial aid is also available.
NRC Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States Link
September 2010The National Research Council (NRC) conducts a survey and compiles a report on United States Research-Doctorate Programs approximately every 10 years. Data collection for the most recent report began in June 2006 and the report was released in September 2010.
"UC's Ph.D. programs rank high in National Research Council report" Link