- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Davis
Davis, CASuburb: smallZIP 95616Founded 1905
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1905
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- ucdavis.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Davis
University of California-Davis is a public university in Davis, California, with 32,253 undergraduates. It admits 42% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $14,318 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate42%
Retention93%
4-year graduation70%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans20%
$14,318net price / year
42%admission rate
—average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$86,999median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,038median debt
#130 of 1,704 for earnings#456 of 1,739 for lowest net price#113 of 1,738 for graduation rate#178 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,191tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,346
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,948
- Average net price
- $14,318national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,770
$30,001–48,000$9,042
$48,001–75,000$11,562
$75,001–110,000$15,645
$110,001+$32,902
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 42%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college42%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 88%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,798
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $86,999middle 50%: $58,878–$130,308
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,038
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$130,308
Median, University of California-Davis$86,999
Lower quarter$58,878
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 32,253
- Part-time
- 2.5%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 88%
- Average faculty salary
- $18,357 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $34,097
- Endowment, end of year
- $773,217,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White20%
Hispanic25%
Black1.7%
Asian31%
Two or more races6.6%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.2%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences18%
Social sciences13%
Psychology9.9%
Engineering8.6%
Business & management6.1%
Agriculture5.6%
Computer & information sciences5.3%
Visual & performing arts5.0%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in California
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $6,346 | 57% | $63,721 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $14,538 | 94% | $100,212 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $14,659 | 93% | $88,581 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $13,866 | 87% | $83,432 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $14,851 | 84% | $80,082 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $13,042 | 86% | $87,599 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110644. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q129421.