University of California - Davis: Statistics

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#35 of 14,131 In the World
#31 of 2,597 In North America
#29 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 249 In California
#1 of 3,920 For Agricultural Science
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Acceptance rate
49%
Aid receiving
65%
Undergraduates
31,657
Graduates
8,393
Male:Female Ratio
40:60
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.ucdavis.edu

University of California - Davis Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of California - Davis has an acceptance rate of 49% and is among the top 13% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 49% 45% 52%
Applicants 87,120 40,703 46,417
Admissions 42,475 18,118 24,357
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,382 3,018 4,364
Freshmen enrolled part time 100 53 47

7,892 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

706 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Asian 10717 (27%)
White 9907 (25%)
Hispanic 8620 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 6826 (17%)
Two or more races 2316 (6%)
Black or African American 852 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 658 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 106 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$17,628
Students receiving aid
65%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,442$11,442
Tuition in-state $11,442$11,442
Tuition out-of-state $41,196$26,544
Fee in-district $3,203$2,166
Fee in-state $3,203$2,166
Fee out-of-state $3,203$2,166

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 11,142
Combined charge for room and board $17,018

University of California - Davis majors

University of California - Davis has granted 8,982 bachelor's degrees across 101 programs, 1,225 master's across 83 programs, and 913 doctorate degrees across 66 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Davis.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 780
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 644 41
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 586 21 25
Neurobiology and Anatomy 518
Computer Science 329 72 12
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 364
Human Development and Family Studies, General 337 2 4
Animal Sciences, General 342
Political Science and Government, General 249 2 3
Communication, General 246
Sociology, General 222 9 2
Mechanical Engineering 186 31 9
Civil Engineering, General 147 64 14
Molecular Biochemistry 214
Statistics, General 159 36 11
Design and Visual Communications, General 202
Law 201
English Language and Literature, General 177 2 9
Cognitive Science, General 164
Nutrition Sciences 142 3 8
Veterinary Medicine 135
International Relations and Affairs 133
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 109 7 13
Pharmaceutical Sciences 129
Environmental Science 124
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other 123
Engineering, General 120
Management Science 120
Genetics, General 93 5 12
Medicine 105
Chemical Engineering 87 8 9
Education, General 100
History, General 88 3 5
Computer Engineering, General 94
Mathematics, General 72 9 10
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 88
Chemistry, General 53 5 29
Spanish Language and Literature 77 1 7
Anthropology, General 67 7 7
Environmental Studies 66 13
Microbiology, General 68 10
Food Science 57 7 11
Zoology & Animal Biology 55 14 6
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 73
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 70
Physics, General 36 17 17
Applied Mathematics, General 48 10 11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 53 16
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 67
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 64
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 63
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 49 11
Materials Engineering 31 15 7
Biotechnology 50
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 47
Philosophy 45 2
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 44
Political Science and Government, Other 44
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 33 10
Fine & Studio Arts, General 43
Linguistics 36 6 1
Accounting 42
Food Science and Technology, Other 30 11
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 39
Public Health, General 38 1
Ecology 10 24
Mathematics, Other 34
Plant Sciences, Other 20 12
Geology & Earth Science, General 21 5 5
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 30
Nursing Administration 21 6
Botany & Plant Biology 17 2 5
Environmental Toxicology 24
Comparative Literature 7 15 1
Nursing Science 23
Psychology, General 11 12
Animal Sciences, Other 16 6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 19 1 2
Plant Sciences, General 22
Chemistry, Other 20
Music, General 15 1 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14 5
Forensic Science and Technology 19
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 7 9 1
Biostatistics 13 3
African-American & Black Studies 15
American Indian & Native American Studies 5 7 3
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 12 2
Computational Mathematics 14
Physics, Other 14
Agricultural Engineering 6 7
American & United States Studies & Civilization 13
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 6 7
International Agriculture 11 2
Urban Forestry 13
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 2 6 4
Agricultural Business and Management, Other 11
Agricultural Teacher Education 11
East Asian Studies 11
Marine Sciences 11
Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 10
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health 11
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 2 8
Cell Physiology 3 7
Entomology 7 3
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 10
Japanese Language and Literature 10
Science, Technology and Society 10
Art & Art Studies, General 9
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 9
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 9
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 3 6
Religion & Religious Studies 7 2
Neuroscience 8
Transportation and Highway Engineering 7 1
Asian-American Studies 7
Chinese Language and Literature 7
Civil Engineering, Other 6 1
Epidemiology 1 6
French Language and Literature 6 1
Immunology 7
Medical Informatics 7
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 1 6
Soil Sciences, Other 5 2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 7
Animal Behavior and Ethology 3 3
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 6
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 2 4
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 6
Chemical Physics 5
Apparel and Textiles, General 4
Creative Writing 4
German Language and Literature 2 2
Italian Language and Literature 4
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 4
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 3
Human Nutrition 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3
Population Biology 1 2
Biophysics 1 1
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 2
Russian Language and Literature 2
French Studies 1
Physical Sciences, Other 1
Textile Sciences and Engineering 1
Women's Studies 1
Grand Total 8,982 1,225 913

University of California - Davis has a graduation rate of 87%, which is among the 7% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 87% 84% 89%
  • Full-time retention rate - 91%
  • Part-time retention rate - 65%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Davis is a world-class research university with 202,703 scientific papers published and 7,000,255 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Computer Science.

Publications
202,703
Citations
7,000,255

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
140,180 / 5,287,605
Chemistry
110,885 / 4,253,074
Medicine
99,017 / 3,489,983
Environmental Science
89,563 / 3,294,460
Engineering
82,107 / 2,824,904
Genetics
78,733 / 3,079,663
Physics
75,710 / 2,641,239
Biochemistry
74,871 / 3,056,601
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
71,355 / 2,391,433
Computer Science
67,257 / 2,440,049
Organic Chemistry
50,539 / 1,913,032
Ecology
48,712 / 1,950,569
Geology
48,459 / 1,889,150
Psychology
43,926 / 1,627,688
Quantum and Particle physics
43,566 / 1,472,600
Pathology
40,413 / 1,473,076
Geography and Cartography
37,500 / 1,278,085
Materials Science
36,782 / 1,280,267
Paleontology
33,127 / 1,295,963
Sociology
30,518 / 1,135,766
Mathematics
29,227 / 1,011,776
Botany
29,186 / 1,187,932
Philosophy
28,327 / 877,690
Political Science
27,024 / 788,195
Law
25,643 / 764,936
Psychiatry
24,023 / 952,012
Statistics
23,635 / 852,807
Immunology
23,377 / 837,410
History
22,846 / 690,061
Surgery
22,373 / 620,138
Neuroscience
21,104 / 853,535
Optical Engineering
21,026 / 722,088
Archaeology
19,799 / 651,510
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
19,234 / 691,346
Business
19,118 / 569,962
Public Health
18,500 / 814,684
Demography
17,181 / 757,325
Agricultural Science
17,153 / 652,971
Anatomy and Physiology
16,978 / 545,756
Economics
16,777 / 542,387

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 2155 22860
1991 2369 25931
1992 2275 27847
1993 2458 29417
1994 2331 31480
1995 2264 33929
1996 2669 37086
1997 2747 40850
1998 2858 46791
1999 2810 51515
2000 3104 60127
2001 3298 66549
2002 3378 75731
2003 3777 86546
2004 4299 100090
2005 4391 114888
2006 5094 134087
2007 5074 153330
2008 5501 170555
2009 5877 195497
2010 6176 215195
2011 6217 240278
2012 6526 273631
2013 6970 301480
2014 7365 325077
2015 7412 343444
2016 7607 352638
2017 7908 378222
2018 8149 385746
2019 8984 441427
2020 9592 513240
2021 10526 623798
2022 8774 571065
Academic rankings

University of California - Davis alumni

  1. Kimberly Guilfoyle

    Kimberly Guilfoyle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in the University of California - Davis
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyermodeljournalist
    Biography

    Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle is an American television news personality and former prosecuting attorney in San Francisco. A Republican, she became an advisor to the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump.

  2. Hasan Minhaj

    Hasan Minhaj
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    actorcomedianscreenwritertelevision actor
    Biography

    Hasan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host of Indian descent. His Netflix show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj won two Peabody Awards and two Webby Awards.

  3. Urijah Faber

    Urijah Faber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestlermixed martial arts fighterThai boxerBrazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
    Biography

    Urijah Faber is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male.

  4. Adam Duritz

    Adam Duritz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    singerpianist
    Biography

    Adam Fredric Duritz is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the rock band Counting Crows, of which he is a founding member and principal composer. Since its founding in 1991, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records, released seven studio albums that have been certified gold or platinum, and been nominated for two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UC Davis
Founded 1905
Motto Fiat Lux
Let there be light
Colors aggie blue, gold
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Sessions (June - August; August-September)
Total FTE staff 12,738
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address One Shields Avenue
Davis, California, 95616-8678
United States
City population 67,000
Phone 5307521011

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