the University of California-Davis is a highly selective school. They receive roughly 99,000 applications every admission cycle. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 42 percent which equates to about 41,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. But, when the semester begins, only about 6,360 or 15% of the students who received the letter of acceptance from the University of California-Davis decide to attend. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 44% and 50% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 59% were typically women chose the University of California-Davis after receiving the acceptance letter and 40% were men. The undergraduate application fee set by the University of California-Davis is $80. Freshmen students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of California-Davis when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score of 24 - 32 or a 1,180 - 1,420 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
98,869
Male 43,931
Female 50,044

 

Acceptance
41,353
Male 16,150
Female 23,056

 

Enrollment Total
6,360
Male 2,562
Female 3,798


Acceptance Rate
41.8%
Male
36.8%
Female
46.1%

 

Yield
15.4%
Male
15.9%
Female
16.5%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$135



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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