UC Davis's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of California-Davis students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of California-Davis students is 86.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 88.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 84.1%.

86.9%

asian 91.4% 1,402 students
African American 82.5% 94 students
white 88.2% 1,121 students
unknown 91.4% 74 students
hawaiian 95.6% 22 students
hispanic 82.4% 867 students
International Students 83.2% 826 students
Mixed Race 86.8% 216 students

Drop Out

University of California-Davis has an overall drop-out rate of 11.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 14.0% and 10.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

11.8%

asian 7.6% 116 students
African American 16.7% 19 students
white 10.9% 138 students
unknown 7.4% 6 students
hispanic 15.7% 165 students
International Students 15.4% 153 students
Mixed Race 12.1% 30 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.3%

asian 1.0% 16 students
white 0.9% 12 students
hispanic 1.9% 20 students
International Students 1.4% 14 students
Mixed Race 1.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$76,488	$81,609	$103,694
Computer Engineering	$81,487	$82,440	$98,364
Engineering, General	$74,487	$70,370	$89,594
Chemical Engineering	$57,536	$62,409	$80,061
Civil Engineering	$64,244	$67,516	$77,490
Mechanical Engineering	$64,370	$67,324	$76,864
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$60,999	$61,516	$76,323
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$51,679	$50,856	$72,181
Statistics	$47,204	$47,595	$65,326
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$31,340	$38,597	$62,985
Business/Managerial Economics	$47,453	$51,750	$62,884
Applied Mathematics	$28,025	$39,369	$60,086
Economics	$44,249	$47,553	$57,870
Biotechnology	$43,600	$40,605	$56,691
Social Sciences, Other	NA	$37,208	$55,129
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,746	$41,406	$52,450
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$35,137	$39,009	$51,526
Food Science and Technology	$42,648	$39,585	$51,441
Landscape Architecture	NA	$46,087	$51,338
Communication and Media Studies	$38,895	$40,874	$50,694
Chemistry	$43,205	$38,769	$50,091
Pharmacology and Toxicology	$40,455	$46,087	$48,694
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$35,570	$37,493	$48,652
Design and Applied Arts	$38,040	$38,289	$48,349
Genetics	$33,038	$36,717	$48,251
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$35,754	$35,060	$48,044
Political Science and Government	$32,542	$37,073	$46,497
Sociology	$31,674	$34,105	$45,627
Nutrition Sciences	$31,513	$28,697	$45,101
Physics	$25,226	$34,526	$44,612
Mathematics	$43,801	$32,925	$44,239
Psychology, Other	$27,609	$31,205	$43,997
International Relations and National Security Studies	$32,132	$34,467	$43,278
Agricultural Production Operations	$33,073	$36,134	$43,005
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$34,098	$28,381	$41,731
Research and Experimental Psychology	$29,860	$33,157	$41,662
Biology, General	$28,791	$32,162	$39,779
English Language and Literature, General	$25,495	$29,540	$39,503
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,450	$32,284	$38,674
History	$31,189	$27,604	$37,895
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,210	$22,482	$36,977
Philosophy	$34,697	$28,960	$36,391
Animal Sciences	$27,988	$28,676	$35,998
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,536	$28,598	$34,264
Anthropology	$24,992	$30,277	$33,104
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$33,621	$30,926	$30,957
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,318	$27,753	$30,693
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$28,232	$30,047	$30,474
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$32,689	$30,988	$30,212
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$32,847	$32,569	$29,133
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	$32,303	$27,280	$29,003
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$25,416	$25,856	$28,815
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,006	$20,687	$23,680
Environmental Design	$34,527	NA	NA
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$23,267	NA	NA
Plant Sciences	NA	$36,852	NA
Music	$24,793	NA	NA
International Agriculture	NA	$31,781	NA
Materials Engineering	$55,386	NA	NA
Apparel and Textiles	NA	$41,565	NA
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$30,441	$36,848	NA
Zoology/Animal Biology	$28,474	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$24,504	NA	NA
Cognitive Science	$36,727	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$121,903	$135,393	$137,917
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$127,500	$125,015	$135,009
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$106,299	$116,258	$127,335
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$87,604	$94,032
Civil Engineering	$73,360	$72,343	$82,830
Accounting and Related Services	$65,097	$63,005	$66,990
Public Health	$52,044	$50,022	$59,610
Education, General	$51,591	$53,202	$54,616
Food Science and Technology	NA	$47,260	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$29,639	NA
International Agriculture	NA	$29,685	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$94,825	$97,959	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$55,964	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$112,976	$98,186	$99,585
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$77,715	$83,500
Chemistry	$50,879	$65,238	$79,338
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$66,171	$67,383
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$57,004	$53,775	$59,608
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$53,358	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$70,456	NA
Sociology	NA	$69,338	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$58,139	NA	NA
Physics	NA	$104,749	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$47,515	$53,168	NA
Nutrition Sciences	NA	$46,087	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	$80,669	NA	$100,961
Law	$73,514	$74,262	$87,586
Medicine	$58,497	$58,921	$73,291
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	NA	$81,886	NA

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