The University of California, Davis, has enrolled a record 27,292 students this fall -- 1,198 more than last fall -- and made gains in diversity and the number of students transferring from California community colleges.

On-campus enrollment of 25,775 is expected to average 24,950 over the three academic quarters.

Non-white ethnic groups comprise 52.02 percent of all domestic undergraduates, up from last fall's 50.97 percent. Historically underrepresented groups that increased slightly as a percentage of domestic undergraduates include African American, Chicano/Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Pacific Islander, Vietnamese and East Indian/Pakistani. The Japanese category remained constant.

Groups with slight declines as a percentage of domestic undergraduates included Latino, American Indian, other Asians and other ethnicities; however, only for Latinos did the actual number of students decline.

A total of 4,412 new freshman enrolled, compared to 4,339 last fall. New transfer students numbered 1,903 this fall, compared to last fall's 1,849 final tally; California residents transferring from California community colleges numbered 1,620 this fall for a 5.68 percent increase over last year's 1,533.

"Our highest-ever transfer enrollment demonstrates the excellent efforts and services of our Northern California community colleges," says Gary Tudor, director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services.

The Transfer Opportunity Program, which places a UC Davis admissions officer on the campus of participating community colleges once a week or once every two weeks, includes 17 colleges in Northern California.

Tudor added that about 50 percent of the students transferring from California community colleges had signed a transfer agreement that provides a guarantee of admission on the condition they complete certain courses and maintain a specified grade point average. The admissions agreement program operates at 71 community colleges in the state.

A Profile of this Fall's Student Body:

Men account for 44.8 percent of the total student population and women, 55.2 percent. About 92.6 percent of students are California residents. About 3.52 percent are from other parts of the United States, while the remaining 3.88 percent are international students.

On the general campus, 6,264 students are classified as freshmen; 3,865 as sophomores; 5,570 as juniors; 5,540 as seniors; 55 as teaching credential students; 1,511 as master's or professional degree candidates; and 2,167 as doctoral degree candidates. In the health sciences, 117 are designated as students in the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Program, 33 as master's degree candidates, 248 as doctoral degree candidates, 880 as professional degree candidates, and 779 as interns and residents. In addition, 263 students are enrolled in the Graduate School of Management's MBA program for working professionals.

Of the 21,239 general campus undergraduates, 20,992 are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The ethnic breakdown among the U.S. students, contrasted with last year's figures (in parentheses), is: Caucasians, 42.99 percent or 9,024 (43.98 percent or 8,805); African American, 2.78 percent or 584 (2.74 percent or 549); American Indian, 0.84 percent or 177 (0.85 percent or 171); Chicano/Mexican American, 7.43 percent or 1,560 (6.94 percent or 1,389); Latino, 2.62 percent or 550 (2.82 percent or 564); Chinese, 15.42 percent or 3,238 (15.15 percent or 3,033); Japanese, 1.95 percent or 409 (1.95 percent or 391); Korean, 2.52 percent or 529 (2.42 percent or 485); Filipino, 4.46 percent or 937 (4.4 percent or 880); Pacific Islander, 1.32 percent or 278 (1.14 percent or 229); Vietnamese, 5 percent or 1,050 (4.9 percent or 982); other Asians, 2.44 percent or 512 (2.46 percent or 492); East Indian/Pakistani, 2.85 percent or 598 (2.75 percent or 550); other ethnicities, 2.39 percent or 501 (2.4 percent or 481); and 4.97 percent or 1,044 (5.1 percent or 1,021) did not state ethnicity.

Here is a comparison of actual fall quarter enrollments from last year to this year:

* Includes 246 students in the working professional MBA program.
** Includes 263 students in the working professional MBA program.