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University of California, Davis

Davis, CA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
44.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
14.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
79.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$79,395
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,232

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates31,695
Total all graduate7,719
Grand total all students39,414

Admissions

Total applicants102,988
Total admitted45,674
Total enrolled6,810
Overall admit rate44.4%
Admit rate — women47.7%
Admit rate — men40.3%
Yield rate14.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$14,202
Tuition — out-of-state$53,472
Required fees$3,798
Room and board$22,125
Total cost — in-state$40,125
Total cost — out-of-state$79,395

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$27,564
Avg % of need met79.5%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,889
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,232

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist17,582
# admitted from waitlist3,758
Waitlist admit rate38.6%
Transfer applicants (total)17,211
Transfer admit rate56.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)41.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$14,741Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)81.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,086Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant31.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan21.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full24.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted1.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white19.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino25.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian31.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white46.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian19.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international17.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences18.1%
Social Sciences12.7%
Psychology9.9%
Engineering8.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences5.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.3%
Visual And Performing Arts5.0%