Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UC Davis is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.2% of undergraduate students being women and 39.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 31,657, with 19,047 women and 12,610 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UC Davis is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.2% of undergraduate students being women and 43.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,393, with 4,718 women and 3,675 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.8% 12,610 students
- women 60.2% 19,047 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.8% 3,675 students
- women 56.2% 4,718 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 29.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 9,377 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 23.7% of the student body, with 7,492 students. White students represent 21.4% of the population, with 6,759 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.9%, with 1,870 students. African American students account for 2.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 617 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 90 students.
International students make up 15.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 4,905 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 526 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UC Davis.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 29.6% 9,377 students
- Hispanic 23.7% 7,492 students
- White 21.4% 6,759 students
- International students 15.5% 4,905 students
- Mixed race 5.9% 1,870 students
- African American 2.0% 617 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 526 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 90 students
Graduate Students
- White 37.6% 3,148 students
- International students 23.0% 1,921 students
- Asian 16.0% 1,340 students
- Hispanic 13.5% 1,128 students
- Mixed race 5.3% 446 students
- African American 2.8% 235 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 132 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 16 students
Transfer Students
- Asian 28.9% 860 students
- White 27.0% 803 students
- Hispanic 24.7% 735 students
- International students 8.5% 252 students
- Mixed race 7.3% 217 students
- African American 2.1% 62 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 44 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 40% 12,676 students
- 20-21 40% 12,636 students
- 22-24 13% 4,061 students
- 25-29 3% 953 students
- 30-34 1% 246 students
- 35-39 0% 72 students
- 40-49 0% 65 students
- 50-64 0% 19 students
- 25-29 43% 3,595 students
- 22-24 26% 2,155 students
- 30-34 17% 1,468 students
- 35-39 7% 549 students
- 40-49 5% 392 students
- 20-21 1% 121 students
- 50-64 1% 106 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-Davis in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5,584 | 92.48% | |
| Washington | 61 | 1.01% | |
| Illinois | 35 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 35 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 27 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 19 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 13 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 5 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| American Samoa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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