University of California, Davis

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,195
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 79%
From Region 0%
Athletes 681 (2.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 31%
Hispanic 25%
White 20%
International 13%
Mixed 7%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 1,702 25% 25% 24% 2% 33% 8% $64,021 23 +0.38 46 94%
Atmospheric Science 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,741 65 +0.24 55 — — 60% — —
Biotechnology 84 — 38% 20% 46% 0% 17% 7% $99,258 100 +2.47 92 90% — 50% — —
Agricultural Business and Management 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $67,880 26 -0.56 56 — — 49% — —
Agricultural Education 5 — 0% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $66,424 22 -0.69 52 — — 52% — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 41 — 41% 41% 7% 2% 24% 22% $51,312 12 -0.94 14 91% — 49% — —
Animal Biology 70 — 20% 29% 19% 1% 36% 6% $57,797 64 +0.33 29 — — 50% — —
Animal Science 318 — 15% 21% 17% 2% 46% 7% $56,208 54 +0.16 25 95% — 50% — —
Animal Sciences 17 — 29% 24% 12% 0% 41% 24% $56,208 54 +0.16 25 95% — 50% — —
Entomology 13 — 62% 54% 8% 0% 15% 8% $58,951 68 +0.46 32 — — 50% — —
Environmental Resource Science 79 +1 34% 41% 14% 3% 20% 9% $65,045 82 +0.80 48 94% — 50% — —
Environmental Toxicology 13 — 54% 23% 46% 0% 23% 0% $71,756 94 +1.65 64 87% — 50% — —
Food Science 62 — 34% 16% 39% 2% 6% 24% $75,375 93 +1.09 71 91% — 50% — —
Food Science and Technology 21 +2 52% 43% 0% 0% 38% 14% $75,375 93 +1.09 71 91% — 50% — —
International Agricultural Development 15 — 33% 27% 0% 0% 53% 13% $62,078 17 -1.08 41 93% — 49% — —
Nutrition Science 108 — 24% 21% 36% 1% 19% 19% $65,739 59 +0.17 50 94% — 49% — —
Plant Sciences 33 — 58% 36% 12% 0% 27% 9% $64,540 62 +0.28 47 100% — 50% — —
Urban Forestry 8 — 25% 38% 12% 0% 25% 0% $62,333 52 +0.08 41 — — 50% — —
Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 73 — 21% 40% 11% 1% 33% 5% $51,458 40 -0.35 14 96% — 50% — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 77 +1 51% 13% 60% 1% 12% 4% $89,698 28 -0.94 86 95% — 58% — —
Community and Regional Development 35 — 34% 23% 20% 14% 37% 0% $67,986 91 +1.01 56 92% — 76% — —
Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning 92 — 33% 34% 17% 0% 36% 7% $65,045 70 +0.42 48 94% — 50% — —
Environmental Science and Management 131 — 31% 40% 15% 1% 21% 11% $65,045 70 +0.42 48 94% — 50% — —
Human Development 353 — 10% 17% 27% 3% 42% 2% $58,204 79 +0.59 30 — — 47% — —
Landscape Architecture 46 — 28% 17% 24% 2% 41% 9% $63,590 26 -0.51 45 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Biological Sciences 1,470 36% 21% 45% 2% 18% 6% $71,141 47 +0.40 63 94% 50%
Biochemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,221 64 +0.24 69 92% — — — —
Biological Sciences 324 — 35% 25% 40% 2% 18% 9% $71,575 77 +0.59 64 95% — 50% — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7 — 57% 0% 43% 0% 43% 14% $75,218 75 +0.51 70 — — 50% — —
Biomedical Sciences 180 — 30% 13% 47% 3% 21% 4% $71,575 59 +0.18 64 95% — 50% — —
Cell Biology 28 — 39% 7% 46% 0% 25% 14% $77,246 71 +0.51 73 90% — 50% — —
Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity 52 — 27% 37% 25% 0% 19% 6% $63,531 85 +0.80 44 100% — 50% — —
Genetics and Genomics 74 — 31% 31% 31% 1% 19% 9% $63,000 15 -0.76 43 95% — 50% — —
Microbiology 109 — 41% 23% 40% 1% 22% 6% $70,862 46 +0.08 62 97% — 50% — —
Molecular Biochemistry 189 — 47% 23% 44% 0% 17% 7% $74,221 64 +0.24 69 92% — 50% — —
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 420 — 36% 17% 55% 2% 14% 5% $71,800 71 +0.42 64 91% — 50% — —
Plant Biology 10 — 50% 40% 20% 0% 10% 0% $62,350 81 +0.67 41 — — 50% — —
Animal Physiology 76 — 28% 22% 42% 7% 22% 3% $68,988 94 +1.54 58 97% — 50% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,269 68% 20% 43% 0% 13% 14% $112,382 98 +0.02 97 97% 2.1%
Aerospace Science and Engineering 73 +15 78% 38% 34% 0% 15% 4% $101,297 44 -0.17 93 98% — 39% — —
Biochemical Engineering 62 — 55% 23% 35% 0% 15% 13% $98,630 20 -0.71 92 95% — 39% — —
Biological Systems Engineering 24 — 42% 12% 21% 0% 42% 4% $90,264 40 -0.16 87 — — 39% — —
Biomedical Engineering 90 +1 44% 18% 47% 0% 13% 12% $94,424 40 -0.37 89 98% — 39% — —
Biotechnology 10 — 50% 30% 30% 0% 30% 10% $99,164 23 -0.65 92 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 129 +6 65% 22% 36% 1% 26% 5% $96,897 78 +0.65 91 99% — 39% — —
Computer Engineering 102 +4 73% 14% 47% 0% 11% 18% $137,264 89 +0.95 99 95% — 39% — —
Electrical Engineering 111 +1 77% 23% 43% 1% 17% 11% $92,192 2 -1.17 88 — — 39% — —
Environmental Engineering 36 +5 50% 36% 14% 0% 14% 25% $83,407 35 -0.27 81 — — 39% — —
Materials Science and Engineering 24 — 71% 21% 50% 0% 8% 17% $81,274 15 -1.48 78 94% — 39% — —
Mechanical Engineering 125 +34 77% 32% 22% 0% 15% 17% $101,601 68 +0.30 93 96% — 39% — —
Computer Science 334 +31 71% 13% 55% 1% 8% 16% $125,181 61 +0.01 99 — — 19% — —
Computer Science and Engineering 147 +1 73% 10% 52% 1% 5% 21% $142,985 77 +0.53 100 95% 2.1% 19% — —
Applied Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $115,349 99 +2.21 97 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters and Science 4,666 39% 22% 27% 2% 25% 16% $68,064 38 -0.18 56 94%
Applied Physics 21 +2 76% 29% 19% 0% 24% 24% $76,751 2 -1.96 73 93% — 60% — —
Data Science 20 — 50% 10% 60% 0% 0% 10% $92,927 19 -0.83 88 — — 49% — —
Applied Chemistry 39 +3 54% 26% 26% 0% 18% 21% $73,142 65 +0.15 67 97% — 60% — —
Applied Mathematics 80 +17 69% 14% 29% 0% 6% 49% $93,235 34 -0.49 89 91% — 60% — —
Chemical Physics 4 — 75% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $73,142 18 -0.75 67 97% — — — —
Chemistry 20 +1 45% 20% 35% 0% 30% 0% $73,142 65 +0.15 67 97% — 60% — —
Geology 24 +1 42% 46% 0% 0% 38% 4% $68,830 70 +0.34 58 98% — 60% — —
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $68,830 70 +0.34 58 98% — — — —
Marine Sciences 33 — 48% 45% 30% 0% 15% 3% $56,023 14 -0.82 24 — — 49% — —
Mathematical Analytics and Operations Research 10 — 50% 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% $93,235 34 -0.49 89 91% — 60% — —
Mathematics 61 +17 74% 11% 16% 2% 21% 31% $67,132 24 -0.69 54 88% — 60% — —
Other Mathematics 12 +3 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% 33% $67,132 24 -0.69 54 88% — 60% — —
Physics 38 +2 71% 29% 29% 3% 16% 8% $76,751 28 -0.49 73 93% — 60% — —
Statistics 233 +75 60% 11% 42% 1% 6% 33% $101,907 51 -0.22 93 94% — 60% — —
Economics 404 +41 65% 15% 23% 1% 11% 44% $77,628 23 -0.77 74 94% — 47% — —
Managerial Economics 556 +4 53% 17% 38% 1% 14% 23% $76,872 20 -0.79 73 100% — 26% — —
African American and African Studies 13 +15 31% 0% 0% 69% 15% 0% $56,262 48 -0.24 25 96% — 47% — —
American Studies 10 +2 50% 30% 20% 0% 30% 10% $28,419 1 -2.45 1 92% — 47% — —
Asian American Studies 8 +7 38% 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% $56,262 48 -0.24 25 96% — 47% — —
Chicana/Chicano Studies 47 +58 21% 0% 4% 0% 96% 0% $56,262 48 -0.24 25 96% — 47% — —
Chinese 3 +1 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $63,611 70 +0.50 45 76% — 53% — —
Classical Civilization 7 +4 43% 29% 14% 0% 29% 14% $58,594 69 +0.16 31 — — 49% — —
Comparative Literature 7 +1 29% 29% 29% 0% 29% 14% $46,893 23 -0.67 8 85% — 53% — —
East Asian Studies 4 +1 75% 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% $28,419 1 -2.45 1 92% — 47% — —
English 139 +11 23% 37% 14% 1% 32% 0% $56,207 73 +0.46 25 94% — 53% — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,148 60 +0.19 35 94% — 53% — —
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies 11 +11 9% 55% 0% 9% 36% 0% $56,262 55 +0.00 25 96% — 47% — —
German — +3 — — — — — — $59,369 58 +0.12 33 — — 53% — —
History 105 +11 50% 33% 15% 1% 40% 2% $57,339 62 +0.04 28 96% — 53% — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 +1 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $58,772 66 +0.14 31 — — 49% — —
Italian 2 +8 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,148 60 +0.19 35 94% — — — —
Japanese 23 +11 43% 13% 26% 0% 13% 26% $63,611 70 +0.50 45 76% — 53% — —
Linguistics 49 +9 22% 27% 31% 4% 20% 4% $46,893 12 -0.99 8 85% — 53% — —
Middle Eastern Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,799 6 -1.15 6 — — — — —
Native American Studies 4 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,262 48 -0.24 25 96% — 47% — —
Philosophy 55 +19 40% 20% 25% 0% 31% 11% $52,704 25 -0.66 17 88% — 53% — —
Religious Studies 2 +6 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,042 73 +0.27 17 90% — 53% — —
Russian 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,328 57 +0.12 33 — — 53% — —
Science, Technology and Society 15 +2 20% 7% 60% 0% 7% 7% $57,734 43 -0.28 29 — — 49% — —
Spanish 37 +35 11% 11% 0% 0% 84% 3% $60,148 60 +0.19 35 94% — 53% — —
Anthropology 75 +7 20% 37% 16% 1% 24% 4% $52,305 36 -0.42 16 96% — 47% — —
Cognitive Science 194 +31 29% 19% 49% 2% 13% 8% $65,902 22 -0.71 51 90% — 49% — —
Communication 265 +34 29% 18% 20% 3% 30% 20% $70,328 81 +0.79 61 94% — 49% — —
International Relations 115 +9 30% 31% 17% 2% 32% 10% $62,542 25 -0.53 42 91% — 47% — —
Political Science 260 +17 43% 34% 18% 5% 33% 0% $67,451 39 -0.35 55 94% — 47% — —
Political Science 62 +2 35% 19% 15% 6% 44% 0% $67,451 39 -0.35 55 94% — 47% — —
Psychology 903 +83 24% 22% 26% 2% 31% 10% $62,349 55 +0.11 41 94% — 47% — —
Sociology 236 +36 25% 23% 19% 3% 40% 5% $60,128 72 +0.29 35 95% — 47% — —
Art History 17 +3 29% 35% 18% 6% 24% 6% $42,756 23 -0.70 4 83% — 53% — —
Art Studio 48 +7 15% 23% 23% 0% 31% 8% $42,756 32 -0.44 4 83% — 53% — —
Cinema and Digital Media 76 +20 55% 17% 26% 1% 20% 29% $54,003 79 +0.72 20 95% — 53% — —
Design 277 +34 24% 22% 35% 1% 24% 8% $65,901 74 +0.45 51 90% — 53% — —
Music 25 +1 52% 32% 28% 0% 28% 8% $55,495 87 +0.94 23 81% — 53% — —
Theatre and Dance 10 +2 20% 30% 0% 10% 30% 20% $45,652 70 +0.35 6 97% — 53% — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,690
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $55,891
Est. In-State Cost $20,297
Est. Out-of-State Cost $72,301
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.9% 2,721 26% 24% 24% 3% 32% 8% $63,278 67 +0.14 44 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.2% 1,478 37% 21% 45% 2% 18% 7% $72,850 77 +0.46 66 93% —
Business & Economics 10.5% 960 58% 16% 32% 1% 13% 32% $77,190 46 -0.78 73 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.5% 957 26% 27% 21% 2% 32% 10% $61,028 55 +0.33 38 95% —
Engineering 8.9% 807 66% 24% 36% 0% 17% 12% $100,576 45 -0.12 93 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.1% 559 61% 19% 33% 1% 12% 27% $86,587 68 -0.31 84 93% —
Humanities 6.0% 546 31% 25% 18% 3% 38% 4% $55,109 51 -0.10 22 92% —
Computer Science 5.5% 501 71% 12% 54% 1% 7% 17% $129,117 77 +0.13 99 95% 2.1%
Arts 5.5% 499 30% 22% 30% 1% 26% 11% $59,934 82 +0.30 35 90% —
Health Sciences 0.8% 77 51% 13% 60% 1% 12% 4% $89,698 87 -0.94 86 95% —
Professional 0.0% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $115,349 100 +2.21 97 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $344M #33 57% $20.5M 11 #132 119 104
Agriculture & Food Science $267M #2 34% $5.1M 36 #14 274 124
Life & Natural Sciences $155M #36 60% $5.2M 176 #2 734 253
Engineering $104M #51 58% $1.0M 112 #30 591 89
Physical Sciences & Math $75.4M #46 49% $2.1M 116 #11 667 91
Humanities & Social Sciences $22.5M #94 46% $1.6M 116 #35 428 14
Computer Science $9.8M #91 79% $0 20 #50 143 —
Education $9.2M #56 51% $0.0M 27 #157 — —
Business & Economics $1.8M #170 34% $0 33 #27 167 4
Total $991M #33 50% $35.5M 647 #21 3,123 679

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $7.8M $7.8M $0
Track & Field (combined) 52 $446K $446K $0
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 29 $848K $848K $0
Water Polo 29 $569K $569K $0
Basketball 16 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Tennis 9 $382K $382K $0
Golf 8 $661K $661K $0
Total 288 $15.0M $15.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 129 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Lacrosse 38 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Equestrian 37 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 37 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Beach Volleyball 31 $418K $418K $0
Water Polo 27 $738K $738K $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 23 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Gymnastics 18 $988K $988K $0
Tennis 12 $556K $556K $0
Golf 9 $479K $479K $0
Total 393 $15.7M $15.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 181 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Football 116 $7.8M $7.8M $0
Soccer 66 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Water Polo 56 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 39 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Lacrosse 38 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Equestrian 37 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Beach Volleyball 31 $418K $418K $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 21 $939K $939K $0
Volleyball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Gymnastics 18 $988K $988K $0
Golf 17 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 681 $46.9M $46.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 46%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 46% 46% 46%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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