The UC Davis student body continues to grow more diverse, with nonwhite ethnic students this year making up an unprecedented 49 percent of undergraduates. Until this fall, this trend toward greater diversity was occurring despite declining campus enrollments. Fall 1995 marked the reversal of a four-year declining enrollment policy dictated by shortfalls in state funding. Campus planners expect a continued gradual growth in enrollments. Final fall term figures show a total enrollment of 23,092, an increase of 650 students from last fall's enrollment and 11 fewer than anticipated. Between 1990 and 1995, the number of students identifying themselves as American Indian, Asian, African American, Chicano, East Indian, Filipino, or Latino increased 26 percent. The number of white students enrolled in fall 1995 is 20 percent fewer than in 1990, with 47 percent of the undergraduate student body comprising white students. "The campus commitment to comprehensive statewide outreach programs has increased the visibility of our excellent academic offerings," says Gary Tudor, director of admissions and outreach.
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Lisa Lapin, Executive administration, (530) 752-9842, lalapin@ucdavis.edu