University of California

Davis, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
44.4%
45,674 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
86.0%
Retention 92.9%
Undergrads
31,695
22:1 S-F
Admissions
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37.1% / 63.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications102,988
Overall admit rate44.4%
In-state admit rate37.1%
Out-of-state admit rate63.2%
Enrolled6,824 · 14.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist3,758 of 17,582
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Geography, State residency, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
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$14,202
in-state tuition
out-of-state $53,472
Tuition (in-state)$14,202
Tuition (out-of-state)$53,472
Fees$3,798
Room & board$22,125
Books$1,209
Avg need-based grant$27,564
% need met79.5%
Avg debt at graduation$17,466
Academics
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22 : 1
student-faculty ratio
92.9% retention
Student-faculty22 : 1
Retention92.9%
4-year graduation69.8%
6-year graduation86.0%
Enrollment
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31,695
undergraduates
5.7% out-of-state · 926 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates31,695
First-year6,824
Transfer2,614
Full-time98%
Female59%
Out-of-state5.7%
International (freshmen)926
Rankings
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#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Biological/Agricultural (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Biological/Agricultural (Doctorate)#226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#1326
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#2226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#2726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#3226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#3226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decision11/30 → 31-Mar → May 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot used for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia…
Admissions emailundergraduateadmissions@ucdavis.edu
Admissions phone530-752-2971
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
University of California CA · Public28.6%—35K
University of California CA · Public28.8%—30K
University of California CA · Public72.7%—18K
California Polytechnic State University CA · Public30.0%133022K
University of California CA · Public8.8%—33K
University of Washington WA · Public41.7%1440—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of California-Davis

5 years of University of California-Davis's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.