The student body at the University of California, Davis, 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. Freshman enrollments were 43 fewer than expected; transfer students, 84 more. 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, going from 7,388 to 9,335. 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," said Gary Tudor, director of admissions and outreach. "We are pleased with the high quality and diverse mix of students throughout California who enroll here." A profile of this fall's student body: Men account for 49.1 percent of the student population and women, 50.9 percent. On the general campus, 4,676 students are classified as freshmen; 3,051 as sophomores; 5,227 as juniors; 4,926 as seniors; 54 as "limited status"; 67 as teaching credential students; 1,330 as master's or professional degree candidates; and 1,813 as doctoral degree candidates. In the health sciences, 120 are designated as special undergraduates, 36 as master's degree candidates, 243 as doctoral degree candidates, 859 as professional degree candidates, and 690 as interns and residents. In addition, 190 students are enrolled in the Graduate School of Management's working professional MBA program. Of the 5,096 new undergraduates, 3,287 are first-time freshmen and 1,809 are transfer students. The three-quarter average for freshman enrollment is projected to be 3,622 and for seniors, 5,455. Nonwhite ethnic groups comprise at least 49 percent of all domestic undergraduates, up from 46.9 percent last fall. Of the 18,001 general campus undergraduates, 17,701 are U.S. citizens and 300 are foreign students. The ethnic breakdown among the U.S. students, contrasted with last year's figures (in parentheses), is: Caucasians, 47 percent or 8,316 (49.4 percent or 8,403); African American, 3.7 percent or 659 (3.9 percent or 664); American Indian, 1.2 percent or 214 (1.2 percent or 209); Chicano/Mexican American, 7.5 percent or 1,328 (7.5 percent or 1,270); Latino, 3.9 percent or 694 (3.7 percent or 626); Chinese, 12.2 percent or 2,162 (11 percent or 1,872); Japanese, 1.9 percent or 345 (2 percent or 347); Korean, 2.4 percent or 426 (2.2 percent or 381); Filipino, 3.2 percent or 567 (3.2 percent or 549); Polynesian, 0.4 percent or 76 (0.4 percent or 67); other Asians, 9.1 percent or 1,603 (8.3 percent or 1,413); East Indian/Pakistani, 2 percent or 349 (1.8 percent or 300); and 5.5 percent or 962 (5.4 percent or 923) are of other ethnic backgrounds or declined to state ethnicity. Here is a comparison of actual fall quarter enrollments from last year to this year: Fall 1994 Fall 1995 Undergraduate Colleges 17,273 18,001 Ag & Environmental Sciences 3,912 4,252 Engineering 2,438 2,503 Letters & Science 7,577 7,696 Division of Biological Sciences 3,346 3,550 Graduate Studies 2,930 2,823 Professional Schools 2,239 2,268 Grad. School of Management 104 108* Law 467 468 Medicine 1,108 1,136 Veterinary Medicine 560 556 TOTAL 22,442 23,092 *In addition, 190 students are in the working professional MBA program.