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.
Graduate and professional students dashboards Link
UC Information CenterExplore UC data within the Graduate and professional students subject area at the UC Information Center.
Graduate academic and graduate professional students: chapter 4 Link
UC Accountability reportSummary metrics on UC graduate academic and graduate professional students can be found in chapter 4 of the UC accountability report.
UC congress on innovations in graduate education background paper
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
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
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.
Parenting students' experience and challenges at UC
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 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