University of California – Davis: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 34 of 13,329	In the World
# 30 of 2,137	In North America
# 28 of 2,128	In the United States
# 6 of 97	In California
# 1 of 2,016	For Veterinary
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

42%

Enrollment

25,685

Average SAT

1,545

Average ACT

Aid receiving

65%

Undergraduates

32,273

Graduates

7,792

Male:Female Ratio

41:59

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

ucdavis.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of California – Davis has an acceptance rate of 42% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	42%	42%	42%
Applicants	98,864	43,348	52,516
Admissions	41,353	17,217	24,136
Freshmen enrolled full time	6,615	2,714	3,901

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	22%
■ Nonresident Alien	15%
■ Asian	29%
■ Hispanic	23%
■ Black or African American	2%
■ Two or more races	7%
■ Unknown	2%

University of California – Davis majors

University of California – Davis has granted 8,157 bachelor's degrees across 98 programs, 1,359 master's across 83 programs, and 1,150 doctorate degrees across 70 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California – Davis.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	875	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	483	88	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	394	22	33
Computer Science	343	69	20
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	389	-	-
Neurobiology and Anatomy	387	-	-
Management Science	-	351	-
Animal Sciences, General	310	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	269	4	6
Communication, General	258	-	-
Sociology, General	239	9	5
Design and Visual Communications, General	249	-	-
Law	-	-	242
Statistics, General	187	42	11
Political Science and Government, General	219	2	11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	106	55	27
Mechanical Engineering	124	45	13
Molecular Biochemistry	172	-	-
Cognitive Science, General	163	-	-
Civil Engineering, General	104	34	22
Veterinary Medicine	-	-	146
English Language and Literature, General	135	2	7
Nutrition Sciences	124	3	8
Environmental Science	132	-	-
Computer Engineering, General	118	-	-
Medicine	-	-	115
History, General	107	2	3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	83	7	15
Environmental Studies	73	29	-
Zoology & Animal Biology	64	17	18
Biomedical Sciences, General	98	-	-
Genetics, General	79	4	13
Microbiology, General	81	2	12
International Relations and Affairs	94	-	-
Education, General	-	91	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	91	-	-
Chemistry, General	42	3	43
Applied Mathematics, General	66	8	12
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other	84	-	-
Chemical Engineering	54	7	11
Biotechnology	70	-	-
Film & Cinema & Media Studies	68	-	-
Mathematics, General	51	5	11
Anthropology, General	56	4	5
Physics, General	32	13	20
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	-	63	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	61	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	58	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General	53	-	-
Philosophy	46	2	5
Political Science and Government, Other	53	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	39	5	9
Food Science	42	3	7
Natural Resources & Conservation, General	50	-	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	48	-	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies	48	-	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	-	47	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	-	41	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	29	11	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	29	8	-
Public Health, General	-	31	6
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology	34	-	-
Linguistics	25	3	4
Food Science and Technology, Other	21	10	-
Plant Sciences, General	31	-	-
Biological & Biosystems Engineering	13	9	8
Botany & Plant Biology	16	2	12
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	30	-	-
Materials Engineering	14	7	9
Cell Physiology	-	16	12
Chemistry, Other	26	-	-
Music, General	20	2	4
Psychology, General	-	8	18
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other	-	2	22
Ecology	-	5	19
Geology & Earth Science, General	10	3	10
Plant Sciences, Other	-	10	13
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering	22	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	20
Marine Sciences	19	-	-
Urban Forestry	19	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	12	5	-
Civil Engineering, Other	-	15	2
Entomology	12	1	4
Japanese Language and Literature	17	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	-	16	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	5	11
Animal Sciences, Other	14	1	-
Environmental Toxicology	14	-	-
Neuroscience	-	2	12
Transportation and Highway Engineering	-	9	5
American Indian & Native American Studies	4	-	8
Biostatistics	-	6	6
Comparative Literature	4	4	4
Pharmacology and Toxicology	-	4	8
Agricultural Business and Management, Other	11	-	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	5	3	3
Immunology	-	-	11
Pathology & Experimental Pathology	-	5	6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	10	-	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	8	1	1
International Agriculture	10	-	-
Mathematics, Other	10	-	-
Physics, Other	10	-	-
Science, Technology and Society	10	-	-
Biochemical Engineering	9	-	-
Computational Mathematics	9	-	-
Creative Writing	-	9	-
Human Nutrition	-	9	-
Religion & Religious Studies	6	1	2
Soil Sciences, Other	-	4	5
Animal Behavior and Ethology	-	1	7
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	-	2	6
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health	-	8	-
African-American & Black Studies	7	-	-
Art & Art Studies, General	-	7	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	-	7	-
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia	-	1	6
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology	-	1	6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	-	7
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	-	3	3
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	6	-	-
East Asian Studies	6	-	-
French Studies	-	2	4
American & United States Studies & Civilization	5	-	-
Asian-American Studies	5	-	-
Biophysics	-	1	4
Epidemiology	-	3	2
Medical Informatics	-	5	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	5	-	-
Nursing Administration	-	2	3
Chinese Language and Literature	4	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	4	-
Population Biology	-	-	4
Agricultural Teacher Education	3	-	-
French Language and Literature	2	-	1
German Language and Literature	2	-	1
Russian Language and Literature	3	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	2	-	-
Data Science, General	2	-	-
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	-	1	1
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	1	-	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	-	1	-
Textile Sciences and Engineering	-	1	-
Grand Total	8,157	1,359	1,150

Publications & Citations

University of California - Davis is a world-class research university with 272,305 scientific papers published and 11,268,238 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications

272,305

Citations

11,268,238

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	181,974 / 8,319,196
Chemistry	141,053 / 6,578,985
Medicine	130,864 / 5,528,157
Environmental Science	117,438 / 5,328,864
Engineering	106,689 / 4,589,322
Genetics	99,818 / 4,660,520
Physics	99,433 / 4,342,974
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	97,799 / 4,218,921
Biochemistry	94,040 / 4,625,979
Computer Science	92,350 / 4,122,740
Organic chemistry	63,746 / 2,954,379
Ecology	63,745 / 3,199,216
Geology	62,958 / 3,042,134
Quantum and Particle physics	58,120 / 2,479,250
Psychology	57,921 / 2,639,390
Pathology	53,006 / 2,298,332
Geography and Cartography	51,375 / 2,234,850
Materials Science	46,924 / 2,008,429
Paleontology	42,592 / 2,067,729
Sociology	40,562 / 1,896,529
Mathematics	39,629 / 1,768,789
Political Science	38,361 / 1,506,881
Philosophy	37,769 / 1,583,994
Botany	37,542 / 1,872,519
Law	36,392 / 1,467,031
Statistics	32,301 / 1,502,664
History	31,784 / 1,268,042
Psychiatry	31,681 / 1,512,035
Surgery	29,319 / 994,459
Immunology	29,199 / 1,251,951
Neuroscience	27,663 / 1,328,585
Optics	27,466 / 1,204,953
Archaeology	27,223 / 1,179,702
Business	25,840 / 1,031,914
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	25,637 / 1,162,390
Public Health	24,212 / 1,317,275
Agricultural Science	22,683 / 1,069,139
Economics	22,464 / 1,016,798
Demography	22,357 / 1,230,515
Anatomy and Physiology	21,368 / 814,964

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

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