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Acceptance Rate 41.83%
Yield 16.36%
Applicants 98,864
Admitted 41,353
Enrolled 6,767

UC Davis Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 41.83% at University of California-Davis. Total 98,864 students applied and 41,353 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationucdavis.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate41.83%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 41.83%. A total of 98,864 students (43,348 men and 52,516 women) have applied to and 41,353 (17,217 men and 24,136 women) students admitted to University of California-Davis.
Among them, 2,771 male and 3,996 female students have enrolled into UC Davis and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.36%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UC Davis
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants98,86443,34852,51600
Admitted41,35317,21724,13600
Enrolled6,7672,7713,99600
Acceptance Rate 41.83% 39.72% 45.96% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.36% 16.09% 16.56% - -
[Chart] University of California-Davis Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Davis, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for UC Davis
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UC Davis

The calendar system at University of California-Davis is Quarter. University of California-Davis accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of California-Davis accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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