University of California-Davis
Davis, California
- Public
- Suburb
- 32,253 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 42%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,318per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $86,99910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
California Community College students can earn a Transfer Admission Guarantee to UC Davis in a specific major one year before enrolling.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 42%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From University of California-Davis's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
89% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.03. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 44%45,674 admitted of 102,988 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 39%3,758 admitted of 9,747 who stayed on the wait list (17,582 were offered a spot)
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Essay
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
Considered
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Work experience
Not considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of California-Davis Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,318full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $43,191sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $17,346Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $54,948Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $86,99910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,038federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 32,253Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
- San Jose State University San Jose, CA — admits 85%
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA — admits 75%
Also worth a look
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
- University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA — admits 27%
- University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD — admits 45%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA — admits 39%
- California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA — admits 46%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of California-Davis, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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