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University of California-Davis

Davis, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

48.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Davis during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 87,120 40,703 46,417
Admitted students 42,475 18,118 24,357
Enrolled students 7,482 3,071 4,411
Acceptance rate 49% 44% 52%
Yield rate 18% 17% 18%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Davis received a total of 87,120 applications. These applications included 40,703 male applicants and 46,417 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 87,120 applicants, UC Davis admitted 42,475 students. Among the admitted students, there were 18,118 males and 24,357 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 7,482 students chose to enroll at UC Davis. This means that 7,482 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 3,071 were male and 4,411 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Davis had an overall acceptance rate of 49% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 44% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 52%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Davis had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 17%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Davis over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 64,602 29,571 35,031 24,518 9,840 14,678 38% 33% 42% 5,369 1,972 3,397 22% 20% 23%
2016 68,553 31,318 37,235 28,981 11,363 17,618 42% 36% 47% 5,762 2,092 3,670 20% 18% 21%
2017 70,952 32,302 38,650 30,762 12,494 18,268 43% 39% 47% 5,868 2,250 3,618 19% 18% 20%
2018 78,022 35,363 42,659 32,046 12,609 19,347 41% 36% 45% 6,393 2,288 4,105 20% 18% 21%
2019 78,093 35,769 42,324 30,358 12,130 18,228 39% 34% 43% 5,957 2,129 3,828 20% 18% 21%
2020 76,897 34,985 41,912 35,645 14,427 21,218 46% 41% 51% 6,144 2,276 3,868 17% 16% 18%
2021 87,120 40,703 46,417 42,475 18,118 24,357 49% 44% 52% 7,482 3,071 4,411 18% 17% 18%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-Davis uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Davis operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Davis.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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