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UC Davis Athletics Baseline Data, 2000 to 2005

Prepared at the Request ofJanet Gong, Interim Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs

Lora Jo Bossio, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor--Student Affairson behalf of the

Athletics Administrative Advisory Committee (AAAC) Academic Senate

ByElias Lopez, Student Affairs

Gillian Butler, SARIKathy Davis, SARI

Thomas Estes, SARIBill Kidder, Student Affairs UCOP

September 2007

Contents

Athletes per Sport

Admissions Characteristics

Performance at UC Davis

Graduation Characteristics

Links to Final Report and Presentation at www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu – “Latest publications”

Athletes per Sport

Average Number of Athletes per Sport, 2000 to 2005

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Admission Characteristics

Newly Admitted & EnrolledAthletes by Type of Admission, 2000 to 2005(includes Freshman and Transfer Students)

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Total Athletes 279 242 276 234 250 217

UC Eligible AthleticSponsored

160 123 162 149 182 159

UC Eligible Not AthleticSponsored

92 113 106 78 64 53

Admitted by Exception 27 6 8 7 4 5

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total Athletes

Athletic Sponsored (UC Eligible)

Non-Athletic Sponsored (UC Eligible)

Athletes Admitted by Exception

Newly Admitted & EnrolledThe Mean SAT Composite Score of UCD Entering

Freshmen, Athletes and Non-Athletes, 2000 to 2005

400

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Non-Athletes 1172 1165 1171 1176 1171 1176

Athletes 1146 1146 1154 1137 1145 1145

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Non-Athletes

Athletes

Newly Admitted & EnrolledThe Mean GPA of UCD Entering Freshmen,

Athletes and Non-Athletes, 2000 to 2005

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

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Non-Athletes 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

Athletes 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Athletes

Non-Athletes

Newly Admitted & EnrolledThe Mean GPA of UCD Entering Transfer Students,

Athletes and Non-Athletes, 2000 to 2005

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

Non-Athletes 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Athletes 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Athletes

Non-Athletes

Performance at UC Davis

While at UC DavisThe Cumulative GPA of Athletes and Non-Athletes, 2000

to 2005

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

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Non-Athletes 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

Athletes 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Non-Athletes

Athletes

While at UC DavisAverage Units Completed per Quarter for Athletes

and Non-Athletes, 2000 to 2005

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

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13.5

14.0

14.5

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Non-Athletes 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.2

Athletes 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.5

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Non-Athletes

Athletes

While at UC DavisPercent of Athletes and Non-Athletes on Probation or

Subject to Dismissal, 2000 to 2005

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Non-Athletes 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%

Athletes 8% 8% 10% 9% 7% 8%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Non-Athletes

Athletes

Ethnic Distribution of Athletes and Non-Athletes at UC Davis, Average 2003 to 2005

1%

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Non-Athletes Percent 1% 41% 2% 11% 38% 6%

Athletes Percent 1% 9% 8% 10% 65% 8%

Native American Asian/PI African American Latino/Hispanic White Unknown

Cumulative GPA of Athletes & Non-Athletes at UC Davis by Ethnicity, Average 2003 to 2005

2.9 2.82.7 2.7

3.0 2.92.8 2.8

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Non-Athletes 2.88 2.80 2.67 2.74 3.03 2.93

Athletes 2.77 2.82 2.56 2.81 2.88 2.86

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Source: Student Affairs Research & Information.

Percent of Athletes & Non-Athletes at UC Davis On Probation or Subject to Dismissal by Ethnicity, Average

2003 to 2005

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Non-Athletes 8% 10% 15% 12% 6% 8%

Athletes 16% 7% 12% 9% 7% 11%

Native American Asian/PI African American Latino/Hispanic White Unknown

Graduation Characteristics

Graduation Rates of Freshman Athletes and Non-Athletes that Entered UC Davis in 2000 and 2001

43% 43%

75%73%

30%36%

85%81%

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2000 2001 2000 2001

4 yrs or less 5 yrs or less

Non-Athletes Athletes

Final Cumulative GPAGraduates from the 2000 and 2001 Entering Class

3.0 3.13.2 3.2

3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9

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1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

2000 2001 2000 2001

Freshmen Transfers

Non-Athlete Athlete

Total Units Upon GraduationGraduates from the 2000 and 2001 Entering Class

201 201 199 199197 193 197 195

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Freshmen Transfers

Non-Athletes Athletes

Links to Presentation and Final Report

www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu – “Latest Publications” on SARI home page.