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Proportion of UC Davis Graduates Finding Work in Their Fields of Choice ¹

The percent of alumni whose full-time job is in the field of their choice is shown by field of study. Figures do not include the 13 percent of graduates who had not decided on a career field at the time of the survey.

Field of Study²
(Percentage finding work in field of choice)

Animal Sciences, 79

Applied Economics, 68

Behavioral Sciences, 66

Computer Science, 100

Food/Consumer Sciences, 89

Biological Sciences, 61

Resource Sciences, 71

Engineering, 81

Fine Arts, 81

Letters, 50

Physical Sciences, 80

Social Sciences, 58

Total, 64

¹Source: A 1994 survey of June 1993 graduates conducted by Student Affairs Research and Information, UC Davis.

²Fields of Study are groups of related undergraduate majors; for example, "Animal Sciences" would include such majors at UC Davis as Animal Science, Avian Sciences, and Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology.

Retention Data¹ and Graduation Rates at UC Davis

Freshmen

(Retention and graduation rates through Spring 1995 for all undergraduates entering UC Davis from high school.)

Fall Quarter of Initial Enrollment	Number of Students	Percent Enrolled 4 Quarters	*Percent Graduating in 12 Quarters	*Percent Graduating in 15 Quarters
1985	2,718	91%	29%	68%
1986	2,474	93%	28%	73%
1987	3,336	93%	29%	73%
1988	3,417	93%	31%	73%
1989	3,120	94%	34%	72%
1990	3,164	94%	37%	68%

Transfer Students

(Retention and graduation rates through Spring 1995 for all undergraduates transferring to UC Davis as juniors.)

Fall Quarter of Initial Enrollment	Number of Students	Percent Enrolled 4 Quarters	*Percent Graduating in 6 Quarters	*Percent Graduating in 9 Quarters
1986	455	91%	36%	79%
1987	520	92%	31%	77%
1988	569	91%	31%	75%
1989	623	92%	32%	73%
1990	844	93%	35%	77%
1991	658	93%	41%	77%
1992	862	92%	42%	73%

*These are not necessarily quarters of continuous enrollment. Students may drop out or go on Planned Educational Leave for a quarter or longer, and then resume their studies. (There are three quarters in each academic year.)

¹Source: Student Affairs Research and Information, UC Davis (January, 1996).

Average Monthly Salary Offered to Graduates with Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate Degrees¹

¹Source: 1995 National Salary Survey data provided by the College Placement Council.

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