University of California, Davis
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
31,777
Men / Women
41% / 59%
Asian
28%
Hispanic
27%
White
22%
International
13%
Mixed
7%
Black
4%
Native American
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences
30%
Engineering, Computing & Math
18%
Business & Economics
11%
Arts
5%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$14,934
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$52,536
Est. In-State Cost
$19,319
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$67,961
10-Year ROI
$272,000
ROI Percentile
95th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
93%
4-Year Graduation Rate
71%
6-Year Graduation Rate
86%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
3,604 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
307 (94th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
37%
Yield (Unbound)
16%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $839M | #26 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $119M | #56 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $17M | #94 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 166 | #28 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 426 | #35 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 558 | #37 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests — Test Blind
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | 1,484 | 23% / 77% | 8% | $60,243 | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 29 — | 41% / 59% | 3% | $51,934 | |
| Animal Biology | 64 — | 25% / 75% | 8% | — | |
| Animal Science | 310 — | 15% / 85% | 7% | $47,896 | |
| Animal Sciences | 14 — | 29% / 71% | 7% | $47,896 | |
| Atmospheric Science | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | — | |
| Biotechnology | 70 — | 34% / 66% | 7% | $82,734 | |
| Entomology | 12 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Environmental Resource Science | 50 +1 | 32% / 68% | 6% | $66,227 | |
| Environmental Toxicology | 14 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $64,907 | |
| Food Science | 42 — | 36% / 64% | 48% | $70,543 | |
| Food Science and Technology | 21 — | 48% / 52% | 10% | $70,543 | |
| Nutrition Science | 124 — | 18% / 82% | 12% | $58,401 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 61 +1 | 34% / 66% | 8% | $73,029 | |
| Plant Sciences | 31 — | 45% / 55% | 19% | — | |
| Urban Forestry | 19 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | — | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology | 91 — | 23% / 77% | 4% | — | |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | — | |
| Agricultural Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 33% | — | |
| International Agricultural Development | 10 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $60,339 | |
| Community and Regional Development | 29 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $55,944 | |
| Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning | 73 +1 | 26% / 74% | 10% | $66,227 | |
| Environmental Science and Management | 132 +1 | 30% / 70% | 13% | $66,227 | |
| Human Development | 269 — | 12% / 88% | 1% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Biological Sciences | 1,373 | 33% / 67% | 7% | $64,271 | |
| Animal Physiology | 84 — | 23% / 77% | 1% | $65,974 | |
| Biological Sciences | 389 — | 34% / 66% | 10% | $59,225 | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 98 — | 33% / 67% | 3% | $59,225 | |
| Cell Biology | 34 — | 47% / 53% | 9% | $64,495 | |
| Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity | 30 — | 23% / 77% | 17% | $63,466 | |
| Exercise Biology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $65,974 | |
| Genetics and Genomics | 79 — | 28% / 72% | 19% | $69,161 | |
| Microbiology | 81 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $79,925 | |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 172 — | 43% / 57% | 8% | $77,712 | |
| Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior | 387 — | 31% / 69% | 4% | $60,042 | |
| Plant Biology | 16 — | 44% / 56% | 6% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,101 | 72% / 28% | 13% | $102,844 | |
| Aerospace Science and Engineering | 53 +14 | 75% / 25% | 6% | $87,130 | |
| Biochemical Engineering | 63 — | 59% / 41% | 5% | $96,864 | |
| Biological Systems Engineering | 13 — | 46% / 54% | 8% | — | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 83 — | 45% / 55% | 8% | $93,173 | |
| Civil Engineering | 104 +9 | 61% / 39% | 8% | $88,523 | |
| Computer Engineering | 118 +4 | 81% / 19% | 12% | $129,770 | |
| Computer Science | 343 +23 | 80% / 20% | 18% | — | |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 58 — | 83% / 17% | 10% | $126,960 | |
| Electrical Engineering | 106 +1 | 80% / 20% | 12% | — | |
| Environmental Engineering | 22 +5 | 50% / 50% | 23% | — | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 14 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 124 +27 | 75% / 25% | 16% | $94,182 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Letters and Science | 4,199 | 38% / 62% | 15% | $61,137 | |
| Applied Mathematics | 66 +8 | 70% / 30% | 61% | $84,435 | |
| Applied Physics | 10 — | 80% / 20% | 50% | $71,343 | |
| Chemical Physics | |||||
| Data Science | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Mathematical Analytics and Operations Research | 9 +2 | 100% / 0% | 22% | $84,435 | |
| Mathematics | 51 +9 | 65% / 35% | 35% | $55,659 | |
| Other Mathematics | 10 +1 | 70% / 30% | 30% | $55,659 | |
| Physics | 32 +3 | 69% / 31% | 25% | $71,343 | |
| Statistics | 187 +47 | 60% / 40% | 39% | $94,763 | |
| Applied Chemistry | 42 +3 | 48% / 52% | 17% | $96,720 | |
| Chemistry | 26 +1 | 42% / 58% | 4% | $96,720 | |
| Geology | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $58,451 | |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | |||||
| Marine Sciences | 19 — | 37% / 63% | 11% | — | |
| Economics | 394 +38 | 64% / 36% | 37% | $76,601 | |
| Managerial Economics | 483 — | 49% / 51% | 23% | — | |
| African American and African Studies | 7 +7 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $49,998 | |
| American Studies | 5 +2 | 20% / 80% | 0% | — | |
| Anthropology | 56 +8 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $49,360 | |
| Asian American Studies | 5 +2 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $49,998 | |
| Chicana/Chicano Studies | 48 +36 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $49,998 | |
| Chinese | 4 +1 | 50% / 50% | 25% | $50,012 | |
| Classical Civilization | 6 +2 | 33% / 67% | 17% | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 163 +25 | 33% / 67% | 7% | — | |
| Communication | 258 +43 | 29% / 71% | 19% | $67,042 | |
| Comparative Literature | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 25% | $36,798 | |
| East Asian Studies | 6 +2 | 33% / 67% | 50% | — | |
| English | 135 +8 | 30% / 70% | 1% | $44,581 | |
| French | 2 +2 | 0% / 100% | 50% | $47,600 | |
| Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 8 +4 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $49,998 | |
| German | 2 +2 | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| History | 107 +16 | 60% / 40% | 4% | $48,104 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 5 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | — | |
| International Relations | 94 +14 | 26% / 74% | 6% | $60,762 | |
| Italian | |||||
| Japanese | 17 +3 | 59% / 41% | 12% | $50,012 | |
| Linguistics | 25 +4 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $36,798 | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |||||
| Native American Studies | 4 +4 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $49,998 | |
| Philosophy | 46 +9 | 46% / 54% | 13% | — | |
| Political Science | 219 +23 | 42% / 58% | 1% | $57,882 | |
| Political Science | 53 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $57,882 | |
| Psychology | 875 +91 | 22% / 78% | 11% | $55,222 | |
| Religious Studies | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Russian | 3 +5 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Science, Technology and Society | 10 +1 | 30% / 70% | 10% | — | |
| Sociology | 239 +17 | 26% / 74% | 5% | $52,495 | |
| Spanish | 39 +24 | 26% / 74% | 0% | $47,600 | |
| Art History | 12 +6 | 8% / 92% | 8% | $41,138 | |
| Art Studio | 48 +7 | 23% / 77% | 8% | $41,138 | |
| Cinema and Digital Media | 68 +13 | 41% / 59% | 21% | $44,804 | |
| Design | 249 +42 | 22% / 78% | 6% | $59,746 | |
| Music | 20 — | 35% / 65% | 5% | $36,142 | |
| Theatre and Dance | 10 +6 | 10% / 90% | 10% | $37,779 |
Rankings
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Strong Community
Engineering, Computing & Math
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
The Force
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
Farming with Numbers
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Project Managers
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Pollution Police
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
We Glow In The Dark
Nuclear Engineering
Glow in the Dark
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Lab Gods
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
X-Ray Vision Required
Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Tree-Hugger Royalty
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Planet Savers
Better Eating Through Chemistry
Food Science & Nutrition
The Flavor Engineers
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Muscle Memory
Where Diagnoses Begin
Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers
Lord of the Petri Dish
Microbiology & Immunology
Sterile Technique Survivors
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Pipette Pros
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
The Compound
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
We Can Pet It AND Fix Its Spleen
Business & Economics
Show Me the Bushels
Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
SQL Slingers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild
Humanities & Social Sciences
Professional Yapping
Communication & Journalism
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Caucus Crew
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
Existential Crisis Club
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Maze Runners
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Office Hours Regulars
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Chalkboard Champions
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Building Blocks