“From the first day a student arrives on a UC campus, they are being prepared by our faculty and staff to be educated citizens and California’s workforce of tomorrow,” said UC Provost Katherine S. Newman. “This new data is further evidence of UC’s commitment to connecting academic excellence with workforce development. Our graduates climb the economic ladder because they leave our campuses with rigorous and experiential learning experiences to lead in their fields.”

Report highlights:

• One-third of California’s legislators are UC graduates
• One-quarter of UC faculty and 20% of California State University faculty hold UC Ph.D.s
• UC graduates experience steady income growth over time and are more likely to own a home or launch a business than peers without college degrees
• UC bachelor’s degree-holders outearn both high-school graduates and those with non-UC college degrees within six years of graduation
• Within just four years of graduation, a majority of UC’s Pell Grant and first-gen college graduates earn more than their families
• One out of every three UC students who enter college in the bottom 20% of income move up to the top 20% of income as adults

Explore all the data at the UC Newsroom