Accessing undergraduate admissions, graduation and persistence rates data for the University of California will be easier than ever now that StatFinder, UC's interactive and searchable Web tool, has been updated with a wealth of new information.

Staring today (Sept. 3), anyone interested in statistics about graduation rates, persistence rates (from year to year) and time-to-degree of UC students, at the universitywide and campus level, will be able to access this information with a few simple clicks of a mouse. Additionally, users will be able to generate tables showing the GPA and credits earned by different groups of UC students.

StatFinder also now includes full-year as well as fall-term admission statistics. This change will allow users to have full access to information about transfer students who apply and enroll at UC throughout the year.

With the launch of StatFinder in October 2007, UC became the first public institution in the nation to provide comprehensive application and admissions data with an online dynamic query tool that allows users to create customized tables using parameters of their own choosing.

The site http://statfinder.ucop.edu receives an average of 6,000 unique users per month.