Institutional Research and Academic Planning
IRAP collaborates with the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and campus Graduate Deans to provide analytical and survey support on graduate students.
Summary metrics can be found in the Graduate Academic and Graduate Professionals Support Students chapter of the UC Accountability Report (Chapter 4).
Interactive data dashboards can be explored at the UC Information Center's Graduate and Professional students subject area.
UCGSES post graduate career preparation
UC Information CenterThis report examines the experiences of UC graduate students regarding their post graduate career preparation, covering specific areas such as academic and non-academic pathways, professional development, and future career intentions. The visualizations can be customized by campus, student level, discipline, and campus major.
Nonbinary student experiences at UC
UC Information CenterThe analyses in this report examine the comparative experiences of students disaggregated by gender across a variety of areas including climate, financial security, mentorship, mental health, and academic outcomes. Additional analyses examine nonbinary students specifically, examining what factors may contribute to their resilience or serve as a barrier to their academic success and mental health.
UC congress on innovations in graduate education background paper PDF
September 2023Ten facts on UC PhD programs, students and degrees to inform UC congress on innovations in graduate education participants.
Graduate and professional students’ financial support experiences at the University of California PDF
March 2023This topic brief provides analyses related to graduate and professional students’ financial support experiences at the University of California. It includes results from the UC Graduate Student Experience Survey (UCGSES) on sources of financial support used by students and financial experiences by demographic characteristics and in relation to mental health, basic needs, academic engagement, and career prospects.
Graduate and professional student advising at the University of California PDF
March 2023This topic brief provides analyses related to graduate and professional students’ advising experiences at the University of California. It includes results from the UC Graduate Student Experience Survey (UCGSES) and covers advising experiences by demographic characteristics and in relation to academic engagement, career outlook, and mental health.
Doctoral student experience survey Link
UC Information CenterThe University of California offers nearly 500 doctoral programs in all major fields of study. These programs award more than 4,000 doctoral degrees every year. UC participates in Understanding PhD Career Pathways, a survey project coordinated by the Council of Graduate Schools. This dashboard shows results of the doctoral student experience at UC survey.
Parenting students' experience and challenges at UC PDF
February 2019This topic brief provides a profile of undergraduate and graduate parenting students at the University of California. It examines their financial concerns, academic and social experiences and challenges, as well as their success at UC, by using responses from the University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) and the Graduate Wellbeing Survey (GWS).
Global food initiative: Food and housing security at the University of California PDF
December 2017UC is dedicated to ensuring the success of its more than 260,000 undergraduate and graduate students. This report provides information on the university’s latest data collection efforts and strategies for addressing basic needs security.
A century of health: UC-trained medical professionals in California PDF
May 2017A longitudinal analysis of the impact on California of UC-trained health professionals, beginning in the early 20th century through today.
Graduate student well-being survey PDF
May 2017The university community has an interest in improving the happiness and well-being of graduate students for a straightforward reason: to enable graduate students to do their best work. The survey is part of a research initiative on graduate student well-being and happiness, led by the Graduate Divisions and the Graduate Student Associations of UC and administered in the spring of 2016.
UC time-to-doctorate
UC Information CenterAn interactive dashboard focusing on systemwide time-to-doctorate.
Doctoral persistence and completion rates
UC Information CenterAn interactive dashboard assessing persistence and completion rates of UC doctoral students.
Fall enrollment at a glance
UC Information CenterA dashboard of enrolled students 1999 to the present
UC doctoral alumni survey PDF
October 2014In brief: University of California Ph.D. recipients report career success and strong satisfaction with their graduate school education, according to a comprehensive survey of alumni from across all 10 UC campuses.
Explore the dynamics of earning a Ph.D. from UC (UC Information Center) Link
Degrees awarded data
UC Information CenterFilter by degree type, broad discipline, academic year and campus location to discover gender and ethnicity percentages of degree recipients.
IRAP experts: Graduate and professional degree students
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