California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education Participant Profile
The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, held at the University of California, Davis on November 3, 2007, had 1,433 students pre-registered and 1,031 in actual attendance from the California State University, the University of California, and private and independent colleges and universities throughout Northern California. The most recent Forum held in Southern California, at the University of California, Irvine on April 5, 2008, had 1,158 students in actual attendance.
At the UC Davis Forum, 74.1% of the student attendees had a GPA of 3.0 or better (with 31.7% above 3.5), while well over half (57.3%) of the attendees indicated they were from the first generation in their families to attend college.
The academic majors of the students at the UC Davis Forum fell into the following categories:
| Percentage | Category |
|---|---|
| 33% | Social Sciences |
| 12% | Arts and Humanities |
| 8% | Engineering/Computer Science |
| 19% | Physical and Life Sciences |
| 9% | Education |
| 19% | Health and Other |
The ethnic backgrounds of participants at the November 2007 Forum fell into the following categories:
| Percentage | Category |
|---|---|
| 42% | Chicano/Latino |
| 14% | African American |
| 21% | Asian and Pacific Islander |
| 2% | American Indian |
| 10% | Caucasian |
| 11% | Other/Decline to State |
There were 190 recruiting tables at the UC Davis Forum representing a total of 120 different institutions. Ninety-eight percent of the students in attendance reported that they visited the recruiter fair, with 77% indicating they approached six or more recruiter tables. Recruiters responding to the Forum's survey reported meeting with an average of 79 students each.
Students from the Following Schools Will Be Invited to Participate in the November 2008 Forum:
| California State University | University of California | Independent Colleges and Universities |
|---|---|---|
| Chico | Berkeley | Mills College |
| East Bay | Davis | National Hispanic University |
| Fresno | Merced | Stanford University |
| Humboldt | Santa Cruz | University of the Pacific |
| Monterey Bay | University of San Francisco | |
| Sacramento | Plus additional independent institutions | |
| San Francisco | ||
| San José | ||
| San Luis Obispo | ||
| Sonoma | ||
| Stanislaus |
