More competition for freshmen applicants to UC Davis

The University of California Davis admitted more freshmen for fall 2008, but getting into the university is becoming more competitive.

UC Davis admitted 21,256 students as freshmen for the fall, or 52.4 percent of the 40,568 freshman applicants. That's down from the 58.7 percent, or 20,473, admitted last year. In 2006, it was about 68 percent.

California high school students represent about 93 percent of admitted freshmen.

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UC Davis admitted 19,762 of 37,747 freshman applicants from California high schools. That's higher than last year, when the university admitted 19,268 California high school students from among 32,957 applicants. The students' mean grade-point average increased to 3.94 from 3.89 last year.

The university expects to enroll about 5,000 new freshmen this fall. Last year, 4,955 new freshmen enrolled.

UC Davis anticipates total enrollment this fall of 30,970 students, an increase of 1.4 percent from last fall's 30,553.

Admitted freshmen have until May 1 to indicate their intent to register at UC Davis.