University of California, Davis
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.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 42%
- Average net price: $17,270
- Undergraduate enrollment: 33,618
- Graduation rate (150%): 86%
- Graduation rate (200%): 88%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 90%
- Student to faculty ratio: 22:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $80,838
- Median earnings (8 years): $71,209
- Median earnings (6 years): $58,461
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, small
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: Davis, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at UCD include Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (875 bachelor's) · median earnings $57,378 4 years after graduation · median debt $12,866
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other (483 bachelor's) · median earnings $86,155 4 years after graduation · median debt $12,000
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (394 bachelor's) · median earnings $83,248 4 years after graduation · median debt $12,500
- Biology (389 bachelor's) · median earnings $68,120 4 years after graduation · median debt $13,000
- Neurobiology and Anatomy (387 bachelor's) · median earnings $63,720 4 years after graduation · median debt $12,917
- Computer Science (343 bachelor's) · median earnings $138,673 4 years after graduation · median debt $14,000
- Animal Sciences (310 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,441 4 years after graduation · median debt $13,000
- Human Development and Family Studies (269 bachelor's)
- Communication (258 bachelor's) · median earnings $72,778 4 years after graduation · median debt $13,000
- Design and Visual Communications (249 bachelor's) · median earnings $62,209 4 years after graduation · median debt $14,924
Degree mix: Business 16%, Engineering 18%, Computer Science 9%, Health 6%, Biological Sciences 31%, Psychology 16%, Communication 5%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
UCD students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,211 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $9,211
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $9,966
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $11,951
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $16,294
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $31,272
- In-state tuition and fees: $16,774
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $50,974
- Books and supplies: $1,386
- On-campus room and board: $19,426
- Off-campus room and board: $14,745
- Off-campus with family: $8,624
- Typical cost of attendance: $41,238
- Sticker vs net gap: 58%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 31%
- Federal loan recipients: 20%
- Average institutional grant: $11,512
- Average federal loan: $5,176
- Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Admissions
UCD admits 42% of applicants. Of students admitted, 16% enrolled.
- Applications: 98,864
- Admitted: 41,353
- Enrolled: 6,767
- Yield (first-choice signal): 16%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 33,618
- Women: 59%
- Commuter share (estimated): 51%
- Part-time undergraduates: 2%
- Age 25 and older: 4%
- Graduate students: 6,021
- Graduation rate: 86%
- Come back after freshman year: 93%
- First-generation: 41%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 45%
- Student to faculty: 22:1
- Professor salary: $212,624
- Associate professor salary: $147,624
- Assistant professor salary: $126,496
- On-campus housing capacity: 16,600
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the UCD acceptance rate? UCD admits 42% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does UCD cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,211 a year after aid. Average net price is $17,270.
What majors does UCD offer? Popular programs include Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy.
What is the average salary after UCD? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $80,838 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the UCD graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 90% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 86%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. University of California, Davis official site: https://ucdavis.edu.