University of California - Davis
About
The University of California, Davis is a public land-grant research university in the Davis, California area, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905 and became the sixth campus of the University of California in 1959.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 219 Title IV programs, 79 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 139 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing79 · 36.1%
- No Data139 · 63.5%
- Failing1 · 0.5%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 15
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jan 2023Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
- Dec 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 11,977 students received $78.7M in Pell grants, alongside $189.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,330 borrowers who entered repayment, 51 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Ucdavis
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 16
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus533
- Non-campus15
Includes 114 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin3
- Religion2
- Sexual orientation2
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Tercero Kearney Hall2 firesBurnt paper found in toiletDamage $100-$999
- Tercero Kearney Hall2 firesBurnt paper found in toiletDamage $100-$999
- Tercero Madrone Hall1 firePortion of desk burned and meltedDamage $100-$999
- Tercero Redwood Hall1 fireGraffiti burned into wall with flameDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Ucdavis vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ucdavis selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of California-Davis | 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $14,741 | R1 Research |
| 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $14,967 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 54.7% | 54,723 | $9,288 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 24.2% | 43,889 | $11,297 | R1 Research | |
| 94% | 14.1% | 53,363 | $12,116 | R1 Research | |
| 80% | 78.2% | 48,424 | $16,264 | R1 Research | |
| 81% | 84.8% | 52,089 | $19,680 | R1 Research | |
| 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $17,339 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 60.6% | 50,737 | $32,875 | R1 Research | |
| 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $14,600 | R1 Research | |
| 84% | 58.1% | 52,269 | $24,406 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 72.6% | 40,757 | $19,070 | R1 Research | |
| 54% | 79.9% | 44,956 | $13,951 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,857 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $16,674 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $13,481 | R1 Research | |
| 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $14,251 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $12,548 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $12,470 | R1 Research | |
| 78% | 40.1% | 69,713 | $10,411 | R1 Research | |
| 75% | 85.3% | 45,026 | $25,648 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 24.2% | 56,311 | $6,541 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 37.7% | 43,146 | $13,936 | R1 Research | |
| 65% | 73.9% | 47,980 | $14,276 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 42.4% | 59,238 | $14,355 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 44.8% | 41,725 | $15,678 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $13,138 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 79.7% | 56,666 | $16,778 | R1 Research | |
| 61% | 72.2% | 46,864 | $15,649 | R1 Research | |
| 79% | 60.2% | 38,532 | $22,811 | R1 Research | |
| 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $9,812 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $14,091 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $17,354 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 54.8% | 38,857 | $24,953 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 85% | 47.5% | 50,180 | $14,671 |
Institutions like Ucdavis
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ucdavis's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchArizona
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Grad rate68%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment79,818Net price$14,967View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida International University
Grad rate74%Admit rate54.7%Enrollment54,723Net price$9,288View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment43,889Net price$11,297View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Grad rate94%Admit rate14.1%Enrollment53,363Net price$12,116View data - R1 ResearchIndiana
Indiana University-Bloomington
Grad rate80%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment48,424Net price$16,264View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
Michigan State University
Grad rate81%Admit rate84.8%Enrollment52,089Net price$19,680View data - R1 ResearchOhio
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Grad rate88%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment61,443Net price$17,339View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Grad rate86%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment50,737Net price$32,875View data - R1 ResearchIndiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Grad rate83%Admit rate49.9%Enrollment58,658Net price$14,600View data - R1 ResearchNew Jersey
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Grad rate84%Admit rate58.1%Enrollment52,269Net price$24,406View data - R1 ResearchTexas
Texas Tech University
Grad rate69%Admit rate72.6%Enrollment40,757Net price$19,070View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Arlington
Grad rate54%Admit rate79.9%Enrollment44,956Net price$13,951View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Austin
Grad rate89%Admit rate26.6%Enrollment53,864Net price$19,857View data - R1 ResearchArizona
University of Arizona
Grad rate68%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment56,365Net price$16,674View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$13,481View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$14,251View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$12,548View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$12,470View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of Central Florida
Grad rate78%Admit rate40.1%Enrollment69,713Net price$10,411View data - R1 ResearchOhio
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Grad rate75%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment45,026Net price$25,648View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of Florida
Grad rate91%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment56,311Net price$6,541View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
University of Georgia
Grad rate90%Admit rate37.7%Enrollment43,146Net price$13,936View data - R1 ResearchTexas
University of Houston
Grad rate65%Admit rate73.9%Enrollment47,980Net price$14,276View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grad rate85%Admit rate42.4%Enrollment59,238Net price$14,355View data - R1 ResearchMaryland
University of Maryland-College Park
Grad rate89%Admit rate44.8%Enrollment41,725Net price$15,678View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate93%Admit rate15.6%Enrollment52,855Net price$13,138View data - R1 ResearchMinnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Grad rate85%Admit rate79.7%Enrollment56,666Net price$16,778View data - R1 ResearchTexas
University of North Texas
Grad rate61%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment46,864Net price$15,649View data - R1 ResearchSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Grad rate79%Admit rate60.2%Enrollment38,532Net price$22,811View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of South Florida
Grad rate77%Admit rate43.2%Enrollment49,622Net price$9,812View data - R1 ResearchWashington
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Grad rate85%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment56,997Net price$14,091View data - R1 ResearchWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grad rate90%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment51,044Net price$17,354View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate54.8%Enrollment38,857Net price$24,953View data
Ucdavis Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Erika JacksonDirector
- Satomi FuruichiPrincipal Analyst
- Cheryl BachInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Ucdavis's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardfinanceandbusiness.ucdavis.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planTo Boldly Go: A strategic vision for UC Davis2022UC Davis has released its strategic plan 'To Boldly Go', which charts a course for the university's development over the next decade. The plan emphasizes collaboration and highlights five key goals: enhancing educational experiences, supporting meaningful research, promoting diversity, fostering community partnerships, and cultivating innovation. Implementation will involve collective efforts and use of specified metrics to ensure progress and accountability.leadership.ucdavis.edu
Notable alumni of Ucdavis (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Charles M. RiceScience
- Hasan MinhajArts, entertainment, and literature
- Tani Cantil-SakauyeGovernment
- John WatsonBusiness
- DJ ShadowMusic
- Ann VenemanGovernment
- Martin YanArts, entertainment, and literature
- Kimberly GuilfoyleBusiness
- Daniel FellsAthletics
- Mike BellottiAthletics
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