Davis, CA · Public

At a glance

41.8%

Acceptance rate

$15,288

Avg net price

31,777

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 9,107Master’s 1,146Doctoral 1,097	9,107	1,146	1,097
Bachelor’s 1,650Master’s 52Doctoral 161	1,650	52	161
Bachelor’s 1,152Master’s 48Doctoral 60	1,152	48	60
Bachelor’s 903Master’s 3Doctoral 18	903	3	18
Bachelor’s 788Master’s 127Doctoral 104	788	127	104
Bachelor’s 556Master’s 310Doctoral None reported	556	310	None reported
Bachelor’s 512Master’s 45Doctoral 173	512	45	173
Bachelor’s 481Master’s 84Doctoral 16	481	84	16
Bachelor’s 453Master’s 19Doctoral 5	453	19	5
Bachelor’s 396Master’s 40Doctoral 27	396	40	27
Bachelor’s 383Master’s 33Doctoral None reported	383	33	None reported
Bachelor’s 379Master’s 5Doctoral 15	379	5	15
Bachelor’s 353Master’s 31Doctoral 5	353	31	5
Bachelor’s 265Master’s 1Doctoral 5	265	1	5
Bachelor’s 151Master’s 39Doctoral 75	151	39	75
Bachelor’s 139Master’s 11Doctoral 9	139	11	9
Bachelor’s 123Master’s 9Doctoral 16	123	9	16
Bachelor’s 105Master’s 7Doctoral 8	105	7	8
Bachelor’s 98Master’s 3Doctoral 8	98	3	8
Bachelor’s 77Master’s 142Doctoral 154	77	142	154
Bachelor’s 57Master’s 5Doctoral 4	57	5	4
Bachelor’s 46Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	46	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 35Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	35	9	None reported
Bachelor’s 5Master’s 61Doctoral 30	5	61	30
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 44Doctoral 204	None reported	44	204
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 18Doctoral None reported	None reported	18	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of California, Davis

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Big West Conference

Projected sponsored sports25

BaseballBeach VolleyballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Soccer

Athletic participation

681 unique student-athletes · 22 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

UC undergraduate application

FAFSA due Mar 2

Nov 30, 2026

· Apply with the UC application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $13,146
Required fees: $3,628
Food and housing: $19,426
Books and supplies: $1,386
Other expenses: $6,616
Total: $44,202

Total by year

$35,9352019–2019–20
$37,6512020–2120–21
$37,6032021–2221–22
$38,5562022–2322–23
$41,0552023–2423–24
$44,2022024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $15,288 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 54%
Average share of need met: 81.7%
Average need-based grant: $29,937
Required forms: FAFSA and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation69%

6-year graduation85%

Retention rate93%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$80,838

Median debt$13,000

Campus

Enrollment31,777

Student-faculty ratio21:1

SettingSuburb

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of California-Davis’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2023–24 to 2025–26).

University of California-Davis admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in University of California-Davis's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Nov 30

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of California-Davis admits in-state applicants at 37.1%, out-of-state applicants at 63.2%, and international applicants at 55.9%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

6,824 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈417In-state (domestic)≈5,459International≈948

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are not used in admission. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.

SAT scores: Not disclosed

ACT scores: Not disclosed

High-school GPA and class rank of enrolled first-years, as reported to the Common Data Set.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

University of California-Davis rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Important
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Volunteer work: Important
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of California-Davis leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

University of California-Davis's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $15,288 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,602 of 6,650 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAState aid form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of California-Davis offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

University of California-Davis admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

93.4% of University of California-Davis’s first-years return for a second year and 85.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

University of California-DavisView names for University of California-Davis

NCAA program details

University of California, Davis

Projected sponsored sports25

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

Sources