University of California-Davis — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

A parent's read

The major moves the money more than the admit letter. Computer Engineering grads from here earn about $145,422 four years out; fine and studio arts grads about $40,453 — a 3.6× spread on the same diploma. Have the major conversation before you deposit, not after.
Built for the AI economy. About 1 in 22 degrees here is already in AI, computer science, or data fields; its AI research output ranks #36 among US universities. This campus is leaning into the shift, not waiting for it.
The payoff holds even at full price: roughly 5× over a decade. With no aid at all — the full in-state ~$41,238/yr — a decade of median earnings (~$80,838/yr) still runs about 5× the four-year cost. This payoff doesn't depend on qualifying for anything. (Out-of-state costs more.)
Almost everyone who starts here finishes. 86% graduate within six years — the standard federal measure. Nationally about a third of students who start a bachelor's never finish one, and an unfinished degree is the most expensive outcome in this decision: the debt stays, the credential doesn't.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

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GPA

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SAT

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Parent/student verdict

Moderately selective

Solid match for academically prepared students. Affordable — net price averages ~$14,741/yr among aid recipients.

Best for

Students drawn to Biological & Biomedical Sciences or Social Sciences (the two biggest majors)
Research-oriented students (R1 — top tier of federal research funding)
Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment

The reality

Out-of-state tuition is 3.0× the in-state rate

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price with aid and at full price, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

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Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

R1: Doctoral - Very High Research Activity

Undergraduates

32,253

20,000 and above including graduate students

In-state tuition

$16,774

sticker, before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$50,974

+$34,200 vs in-state

Admit rate

45.8%

Moderately selective

Test policy

Test-blind

2023

10-yr earnings

$80,838

median, after entry

Source: admit rate is UC's Fall 2026 preliminary release (see banner above); federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

High-school GPA

4.03 avg weighted GPA, enrolled first-years

Enrolled first-years

4.03 weighted

weighted (school-reported, can exceed 4.0). UC Davis Common Data Set 2025-2026 (Budget & Institutional Analysis), section C12 ↗

As published by the college in its Common Data Set / admissions data (2025-26) — independently verified 2026-07-23 (source linked above). GPA basis (weighted vs. unweighted vs. 4.0-scale) varies by college and is labeled above.

Fall 2026 — just released by UC (preliminary)

104,864 applied · 48,015 admitted · 45.8% admit rate · admitted GPA middle 50%: 4.00–4.25 · 50.9% of admits are California residents. First-year offers as of June 2026, per UC's own release ↗ — fresher than the federal figures below. Full analysis: UC's Fall 2026 numbers →

Admit rate by discipline — Fall 2025

The headline admit rate hides a wide spread by program.

University of California-Davis's own systemwide data, by broad discipline. Campus overall: 44%. UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs — but the spread below is the real selectivity of each applicant pool, and capped programs (computer science, engineering, nursing) do gate by major.

Discipline	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate Fall 2025	Admit GPA (mid-50%)
Computer Science	4,893	946	19%	4.20–4.30
Architecture	526	130	25%	4.03–4.25
Business	9,308	2,426	26%	4.00–4.25
Engineering	17,866	6,935	39%	4.08–4.28
Social Sciences	18,584	8,775	47%	4.00–4.24
Other/Interdisciplinary	5,808	2,871	49%	4.00–4.25
Life Sciences	25,418	12,732	50%	4.03–4.27
Education	354	185	52%	3.79–4.21
Arts & Humanities	6,530	3,437	53%	3.94–4.24
Other Health Science	533	309	58%	4.05–4.25
Physical Sciences/Math	6,245	3,758	60%	4.00–4.26
Public Admin	118	90	76%	3.83–4.21

By specific major — Fall 2025

Major	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate Fall 2025	Admit GPA (mid-50%)	Earlier year for comparison
Business Business	8,516	1,786	21%	4.03–4.27	—
Psychology Social Sciences	5,687	1,408	25%	4.06–4.26	Fall 2021: 34% ↓
Psychology, General Social Sciences	5,687	1,408	25%	4.06–4.26	Fall 2021: 34% ↓
Psychology, Other Social Sciences	5,687	1,408	25%	4.06–4.26	Fall 2021: 34% ↓
Human Biology Life Sciences	5,486	2,390	44%	4.04–4.27	—
Computer Science Computer Science	4,893	946	19%	4.20–4.30	Fall 2021: 27% ↓
Biological Sciences Life Sciences	4,567	2,228	49%	4.00–4.26	Fall 2021: 52% ↓
Mechanical Engineering Engineering	4,414	1,122	25%	4.12–4.29	Fall 2021: 31% ↓
Economics Social Sciences	4,080	2,335	57%	4.00–4.23	Fall 2021: 39% ↑
Undeclared - Social Science Undeclared	2,363	1,004	42%	3.97–4.20	Fall 2021: 55% ↓
Animal Sciences Life Sciences	2,330	698	30%	4.05–4.27	Fall 2021: 41% ↓
Civil Engineering Engineering	2,098	618	29%	4.14–4.29	Fall 2021: 43% ↓
Biomedical Engineering Engineering	2,071	1,022	49%	4.12–4.28	Fall 2021: 52% ↓
Engineering Engineering	2,035	755	37%	4.04–4.28	Fall 2021: 70% ↓
Engineering, General Engineering	2,035	755	37%	4.04–4.28	Fall 2021: 70% ↓
Engineering, Other Engineering	2,035	755	37%	4.04–4.28	Fall 2021: 70% ↓
Sociology Social Sciences	2,027	1,013	50%	3.95–4.19	Fall 2021: 50%
Political Science Social Sciences	1,976	1,053	53%	4.03–4.26	Fall 2021: 59% ↓
Aerospace Science And Engineering Engineering	1,911	688	36%	4.09–4.29	Fall 2021: 39% ↓
Communication Other/Interdisciplinary	1,614	662	41%	4.00–4.21	Fall 2021: 44% ↓
Data Science Other/Interdisciplinary	1,402	788	56%	4.06–4.26	Fall 2022: 41% ↑
Political Science - Public Service Social Sciences	1,317	707	54%	4.03–4.25	Fall 2021: 58% ↓
Environmental Science And Management Life Sciences	1,305	927	71%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 64% ↑
Undeclared - Life Science Undeclared	1,304	538	41%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 49% ↓
Computer Engineering Engineering	1,250	472	38%	4.03–4.28	Fall 2021: 48% ↓
Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences/Math	1,207	643	53%	4.12–4.28	Fall 2021: 75% ↓
Design Arts & Humanities	1,079	211	20%	4.18–4.29	Fall 2021: 41% ↓
Undeclared - Physical Science Undeclared	1,074	618	58%	3.96–4.20	Fall 2021: 60% ↓
Cognitive Science Other/Interdisciplinary	1,046	381	36%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 55% ↓
Chemistry Physical Sciences/Math	1,036	554	53%	4.12–4.28	Fall 2021: 60% ↓
English Arts & Humanities	986	584	59%	4.00–4.26	Fall 2021: 62% ↓
Mathematics Physical Sciences/Math	925	601	65%	4.00–4.24	Fall 2021: 76% ↓
Mathematics, Applied Physical Sciences/Math	925	601	65%	4.00–4.24	Fall 2021: 76% ↓
Mathematics, Applied (Pre) Physical Sciences/Math	925	601	65%	4.00–4.24	Fall 2021: 76% ↓
Mathematics, Financial Actuarial (Pre) Physical Sciences/Math	925	601	65%	4.00–4.24	Fall 2021: 76% ↓
International Relations Social Sciences	916	623	68%	3.96–4.23	Fall 2021: 60% ↑
Cinema And Digital Media Arts & Humanities	863	354	41%	3.95–4.19	Fall 2021: 40%
Physics Physical Sciences/Math	821	439	53%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 81% ↓
Physics, Applied Physical Sciences/Math	821	439	53%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 81% ↓
Physics, General Physical Sciences/Math	821	439	53%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 81% ↓
Physics, General - Secondary Education Physical Sciences/Math	821	439	53%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 81% ↓
History Arts & Humanities	797	471	59%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 69% ↓
Managerial Economics Business	792	640	81%	3.90–4.20	Fall 2021: 49% ↑
Chemical Engineering Engineering	784	490	63%	4.04–4.28	Fall 2021: 76% ↓
Environmental Engineering Engineering	657	377	57%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 68% ↓
Applied Physics Physical Sciences/Math	640	365	57%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 81% ↓
Undeclared - Humanities Undeclared	640	346	54%	3.95–4.21	Fall 2021: 58% ↓
Statistics Physical Sciences/Math	631	449	71%	3.96–4.23	Fall 2021: 72%
Marine And Coastal Science Other/Interdisciplinary	628	284	45%	3.92–4.22	Fall 2021: 43% ↑
Anthropology Social Sciences	600	466	78%	3.89–4.22	Fall 2021: 60% ↑
Philosophy Arts & Humanities	595	391	66%	3.88–4.23	Fall 2021: 57% ↑
Human Development Social Sciences	574	245	43%	4.00–4.21	Fall 2021: 43%
Human Development, Family Studies, And Related Services Social Sciences	574	245	43%	4.00–4.21	Fall 2021: 43%
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Other Health Science	533	309	58%	4.05–4.25	Fall 2021: 57%
Animal Biology Life Sciences	516	237	46%	4.00–4.23	Fall 2021: 48% ↓
Genetics And Genomics Life Sciences	457	234	51%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 57% ↓
Cell Biology Life Sciences	439	207	47%	4.09–4.28	Fall 2021: 58% ↓
Agricultural And Environmental Education Education	354	185	52%	3.79–4.21	Fall 2021: 41% ↑
Music Arts & Humanities	345	213	62%	3.83–4.18	Fall 2021: 50% ↑
Linguistics Arts & Humanities	316	225	71%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 75% ↓
Linguistics, Applied Arts & Humanities	316	225	71%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 75% ↓
Theatre And Dance Arts & Humanities	292	187	64%	3.82–4.21	Fall 2021: 55% ↑
Biotechnology Life Sciences	291	149	51%	4.04–4.26	Fall 2021: 71% ↓
Applied Chemistry Physical Sciences/Math	290	165	57%	4.03–4.25	Fall 2021: 57%
Clinical Nutrition Other/Interdisciplinary	274	182	66%	3.90–4.23	Fall 2021: 51% ↑
Sustainable Environmental Design Life Sciences	270	141	52%	4.00–4.28	Fall 2021: 70% ↓
Food Science Life Sciences	264	182	69%	3.90–4.21	Fall 2021: 56% ↑
Biological Systems Engineering Engineering	244	141	58%	4.05–4.28	Fall 2021: 80% ↓
Mathematical Analytics And Operations Research Physical Sciences/Math	243	210	86%	4.02–4.25	Fall 2021: 68% ↑
East Asian Studies Social Sciences	240	169	70%	3.89–4.16	Fall 2021: 63% ↑
Global Disease Biology Life Sciences	237	178	75%	4.00–4.25	Fall 2021: 63% ↑
Art History Arts & Humanities	236	158	67%	3.88–4.21	Fall 2021: 71% ↓
Biochemical Engineering Engineering	213	163	77%	4.07–4.28	Fall 2021: 71% ↑
Environmental Toxicology Life Sciences	142	102	72%	3.82–4.16	Fall 2021: 66% ↑
Agricultural And Environmental Technology Engineering	137	95	69%	3.88–4.18	Fall 2022: 40% ↑
Geology Physical Sciences/Math	115	87	76%	3.91–4.20	Fall 2021: 85% ↓
Plant Sciences Life Sciences	113	86	76%	3.89–4.19	Fall 2021: 60% ↑
Comparative Literature Arts & Humanities	101	82	81%	3.94–4.21	Fall 2022: 77% ↑
Entomology Life Sciences	98	68	69%	3.83–4.13	Fall 2021: 65% ↑
Asian American Studies Social Sciences	95	61	64%	3.92–4.17	Fall 2021: 84% ↓
Plant Biology Life Sciences	85	37	44%	3.99–4.25	Fall 2021: 54% ↓
Spanish Arts & Humanities	82	55	67%	3.76–4.12	Fall 2021: 80% ↓
Classical Civilization Other/Interdisciplinary	81	56	69%	3.94–4.20	Fall 2021: 86% ↓
Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Other/Interdisciplinary	74	57	77%	3.85–4.22	Fall 2021: 77%
African-American Studies Social Sciences	53	32	60%	3.66–4.07	Fall 2021: 70% ↓
American Studies Social Sciences	51	38	75%	3.82–4.13	Fall 2021: 74%
Japanese Arts & Humanities	51	32	63%	3.94–4.17	Fall 2021: 75% ↓
Chemical Physics Physical Sciences/Math	39	32	82%	3.86–4.26	Fall 2021: 77% ↑
Chinese Arts & Humanities	38	25	66%	3.80–4.08	Fall 2021: 58% ↑
International Agricultural Development Other/Interdisciplinary	38	26	68%	3.77–4.00	Fall 2021: 65% ↑

Majors are shown as UC's systemwide data reports them; programs too small to clear UC's reporting floor don't appear. Admit rates by major reflect who applies as much as who gets in — at most UC programs, students are admitted to the campus, not the major.

Source: University of California Information Center ↗, first-year applicants by broad discipline (data back to Fall 2012). GPA is UC's capped weighted GPA. UC's own guidance: use this as a general guide to selectivity, not a predictor of any one student's chances. Small programs are suppressed by UC.

Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$58,461

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$80,838

Graduate within 6 yrs

86%

Median debt (completers)

$13,000

The real cost

What University of California-Davis actually costs

If you qualify for need aid

$14,741/yr

average among aid-receiving families, all incomes — your number depends on your finances

If you don't

$41,238/yr

the full published price for in-state students — out-of-state runs higher

Which side your family lands on isn't set by any national income line — it's set by University of California-Davis's own aid decision: the gap between its price and your family's finances.

University of California-Davis's own published aid policy · 2026-27

Tuition-free under $100,000

Who qualifies: CA residents; UC Blue and Gold, systemwide tuition only.

Tuition Coverage: Most undergraduate students from California families that earn up to $100,000 and have total assets/investments of less than $500,000 receive enough grant and scholarship funds to cover their UC tuition.

Income thresholds assume typical assets. Policy independently verified against the college's financial-aid pages ↗.

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The payoff, both ways

+$643K ahead at full price +$749K with aid

Full price, no aid (4 yrs, in-state)

$164,952

~$41,238/yr all-in (out-of-state runs higher)

Aid recipients pay (4 yrs)

$58,964

$14,741/yr average

10-yr earnings total

$808,380

$80,838/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup the cost

2.0 yrs

at full price (0.7 with aid), at the median earnings rate

Source: College Scorecard (average net price among Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates who received aid) and each college's published cost of attendance. We don't show the federal net-price-by-income brackets: their categories were fixed in 2008 and never adjusted, and none of the averages is your family's own number — the full story. Payoff = (10-yr median earnings × 10) − (4 years of cost), in dollars — how far ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten; medians travel with the students a college admits and the majors they choose as much as with the college itself. Full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

What students study here

Most popular majors at University of California-Davis

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what University of California-Davis actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences

1,517 degrees · 31.8%

Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.

2. Social Sciences

1,145 degrees · 24.0%

Economics + poli sci sub-disciplines pay much more than sociology + anthropology.

3. Psychology

866 degrees · 18.2%

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

4. Engineering

741 degrees · 15.5%

Engineering majors land high-paying technical roles. Top-earning sub-disciplines: petroleum, chemical, computer engineering.

5. Business, Management, & Marketing

498 degrees · 10.4%

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — University of California-Davis's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Computer Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	119	$96,418	$145,422
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	Bachelor's Degree	—	$84,343	$138,673
Engineering, General.	Bachelor's Degree	14	$82,956	$114,228
Chemical Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	62	$68,337	$102,649
Mechanical Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	166	$75,231	$102,161
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	107	$68,419	$98,504
Civil Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	127	$75,165	$95,939
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	68	$71,633	$93,414
Materials Engineering.	Bachelor's Degree	24	$74,110	$89,983
Statistics.	Bachelor's Degree	239	$49,264	$88,033

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. It measures two things at once: how many lower-income students a college enrols, and how many of them reach the top earnings quintile later. A high rate says the college does both — it does not establish that the campus caused the earnings, because the students it admits differ from the students it doesn't. Read it as a signal about access and destination, not as proof of value added.

Top-1% access

2.7%

from top-1% households

Mobility rate

4.4%

bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32

Upward rate

51.8%

of lower-income students who reach the top 20%

Pell recipients

31%

on federal need grants — context for these numbers

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

Alternatives to University of California-Davis

Matched not just by selectivity, but by strategic goal — what a family actually decides on.

Better merit-aid options

These similar-selectivity schools publish merit scholarships your family can plan around — your kid’s stats could unlock real scholarship dollars.

Auburn University

AL · Public

3 stats-based merit scholarships

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

TN · Public

2 stats-based merit scholarships

George Washington University

DC · Private nonprofit

2 competitive merit scholarships

Lower full price

Similar selectivity, but a meaningfully lower full sticker price — the comparison that matters most for families who won't qualify for much need-based aid.

CUNY Hunter College

NY · Public

$13,905/yr full price (in-state) · $27,333 less before aid for NY residents

CUNY Lehman College

NY · Public

$14,121/yr full price (in-state) · $27,117 less before aid for NY residents

CUNY Brooklyn College

NY · Public

$14,151/yr full price (in-state) · $27,087 less before aid for NY residents

Safer in-state options

Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

CA · Public

74% admit rate (vs 46% here)

San Jose State University

CA · Public

80% admit rate (vs 46% here)

University of California-Santa Cruz

CA · Public

82% admit rate (vs 46% here)

More students move up here

Per Opportunity Insights, a larger share of these campuses' lower-income students reach the top earnings quintile than at University of California-Davis. That reflects who they admit as well as what they do, so read it as a destination signal rather than proof of value added.

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

NY · Public

12.9% mobility rate (vs 4.4% here)

CUNY Lehman College

NY · Public

10.2% mobility rate (vs 4.4% here)

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

NY · Public

9.7% mobility rate (vs 4.4% here)

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Feeder high schools

Which high schools send graduates to University of California-Davis?

Enrolled — from the schools' matriculation lists

59 high schools publish a numbered matriculation list — where their graduates actually enrolled, counted, in the school's own School Profile — and name University of California-Davis on it. Between them they printed 143 enrolled graduates. Ranked by graduates per class year enrolling at University of California-Davis, from each school's own published list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, so a one-year list and a five-year list can sit on the same page. A list whose class years we cannot read is not divided by a guess — it is listed below with its total instead.

High school · years its list covers Enrolled per class year

Saint Francis Catholic High School · Class of 2025 5.0 · 5 over 1 class year

Santa Margarita Catholic High School · Class of 2025 5.0 · 5 over 1 class year

The International School of San Francisco · Class of 2026 4.0 · 4 over 1 class year

Loyola High School · 2020-24 3.0 · 15 over 5 class years

Orange County School of the Arts · Class of 2026 3.0 · 3 over 1 class year

Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus · Class of 2025 3.0 · 3 over 1 class year

The Webb Schools · Class of 2024 2.0 · 2 over 1 class year

La Jolla Country Day School · 2023-2025 1.7 · 5 over 3 class years

Sage Hill School · 2023-2025 1.3 · 4 over 3 class years

Santa Catalina School · Classes of 2021-2025 1.2 · 6 over 5 class years

and 49 more

Bentley School · College Matriculations 2022–2025 1.2 · 5 over 4 class years

Head-Royce School · (2021–25) 1.0 · 5 over 5 class years

St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin) · Classes of 2021-2025 1.0 · 5 over 5 class years

Francis Parker School · 2022-2025 1.0 · 4 over 4 class years

Lick Wilmerding High School · past four years 1.0 · 4 over 4 class years

Harker School · Classes of 2023, 2024 & 2025 1.0 · 3 over 3 class years

Menlo School · Classes of 2023-2025 As published 1.0 · 3 over 3 class years

Avenues The World School · Class of 2024 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Community School Of Naples · class of 2026 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Rye Country Day School · Class of 2026 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Saint Joseph-Notre Dame High School · Class of 2026 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Western Reserve Academy · Class of 2026 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Saddle River Day School · 2020-2024 0.8 · 4 over 5 class years

San Francisco University High School · 2021-2025 0.8 · 4 over 5 class years

Wheeler School · College Matriculation for the Classes of 2022-25 0.8 · 3 over 4 class years

Westridge School · 2021-2023 0.7 · 2 over 3 class years

Charles Wright Academy · Class of 2021-2025 0.6 · 3 over 5 class years

Polytechnic School · Class of 2022-2026 0.6 · 3 over 5 class years

York School · Classes of 2021-2026 0.5 · 3 over 6 class years

Emma Willard School · Classes of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 0.5 · 2 over 4 class years

Moorestown Friends School · Classes of 2021-2025 0.4 · 2 over 5 class years

Poly Prep Country Day School · Classes of 2020–2024 0.4 · 2 over 5 class years

The John Cooper School · Class of 2022 - 2026 0.4 · 2 over 5 class years

The Northwest School · classes of 2021-2025 0.4 · 2 over 5 class years

Kent School · College Matriculations 2023-2025 0.3 · 1 over 3 class years

St Ignatius High School · Classes of 2023, 2024, 2025 0.3 · 1 over 3 class years

Dalton School · 2019-2024 0.2 · 1 over 6 class years

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Houston) · 2021 - 2024 0.2 · 1 over 4 class years

Dunn School · 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Durham Academy · 2021–2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Greenwich Academy · 2022-2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Harrisburg Academy · 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Holton-Arms School · College Matriculations 2017-2020 0.2 · 1 over 4 class years

Kent Place School · 2022-2025 0.2 · 1 over 4 class years

Lakeside School · 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Nightingale-Bamford School · 2022–2025 0.2 · 1 over 4 class years

Parker School · 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Phoenix Country Day School · Classes of 2021-25 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Santa Fe Preparatory School · 2022-2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

The Agnes Irwin School · Classes of 2022-2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

The Browning School · Classes of 2022-26 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

The Bush School · 2020-2025 0.2 · 1 over 6 class years

The Cambridge School Of Weston · Classes of 2022-2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

The Westminster Schools · Classes 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

University Prep · 2022–2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

Washington International School · 2022–2025 0.2 · 1 over 4 class years

Westminster · Classes 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

William Penn Charter School · 2022-2026 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

York Country Day School · The Classes of 2015-2024 0.1 · 1 over 10 class years

Admitted — from the schools' acceptance lists

9 high schools publish a numbered list of college acceptances — where their graduates were admitted, not where they enrolled — and name University of California-Davis on it. Between them they printed 98 admissions. Ranked by admissions per class year to University of California-Davis, from each school's own published acceptances list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. Admits are counted at each college a student was admitted to, the same way the UC Reach Score counts a student admitted to three UC campuses three times — so this is a count of admissions, not of students. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, and a list whose class years we cannot read is listed below with its total rather than divided by a guess.

High school · years its list covers Admitted per class year

Archbishop Mitty High School · Class of 2025 43.0 · 43 over 1 class year

Lycée Français de San Francisco · Classes 2022, 2023, 2024 12.3 · 37 over 3 class years

Staten Island Academy · College Acceptances 2026 3.0 · 3 over 1 class year

St Andrews School Of Boca Raton Inc · Class of 2026 2.0 · 2 over 1 class year

National Cathedral School · 2023-2025 1.3 · 4 over 3 class years

Canterbury School-Fort Myers · Class of 2026 1.0 · 1 over 1 class year

Key School · 2021 - 2026 · counted column: Acceptances 2021–2026 0.7 · 4 over 6 class years

St Anselm'S Abbey School · 2022-2026 0.6 · 3 over 5 class years

The Altamont School · Classes of 2021-2025 0.2 · 1 over 5 class years

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Counted from each school's own published document, linked on that school's page. A high school that is not here does not publish a numbered list we could read — that is all absence means, and it says nothing about its graduates. Where a school publishes both, the two lists are shown separately: an acceptances list is not a list of enrollments, and the two are never added together.

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University of California-Davis is a public four-year college in CA. It admitted 46% of applicants (94,637 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-blind.

Average enrolled GPA 4.03 (weighted, 2025-26, as published by the college).

Cost: about $14,741 a year on average with aid, $41,238 a year at full price for in-state students.

Median earnings ten years after entry: $80,838 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $749,416 ahead with aid, $643,428 ahead at full price.

Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Computer Engineering ($145,422); Computer and Information Sciences, General ($138,673); Engineering, General ($114,228).

Admit rate by major, Fall 2025 (the UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs, so read these as a guide to selectivity): lowest Computer Science 19% (4,893 applied); highest Mathematical Analytics And Operations Research 86% (243 applied).

Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights): 9% of students came from families in the bottom fifth of income, and 52% of those reached the top fifth as adults.

Aid pledge published by the college for 2026-27: families earning under $100,000 pay no tuition (CA residents; UC Blue and Gold, systemwide tuition only).

High schools that publish a numbered matriculation list and name University of California-Davis: 59, 143 enrolled students between them — ranked by graduates per class year, most often Saint Francis Catholic High School (5.0 per class year, 5 over 1 class year, Class of 2025); Santa Margarita Catholic High School (5.0 per class year, 5 over 1 class year, Class of 2025); The International School of San Francisco (4.0 per class year, 4 over 1 class year, Class of 2026). Each figure is the number that school printed divided by the class years its own list covers; the totals and years are shown. These are the schools that publish such a list, not every school that sends students; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-california-davis.

High schools that publish a numbered list of college acceptances naming University of California-Davis: 9, 98 admissions between them — ranked by admissions per class year, most often Archbishop Mitty High School (43.0 per class year, 43 over 1 class year, Class of 2025); Lycée Français de San Francisco (12.3 per class year, 37 over 3 class years, Classes 2022, 2023, 2024); Staten Island Academy (3.0 per class year, 3 over 1 class year, College Acceptances 2026). Admits are counted at each college, so this counts admissions, not students. These are a different set of documents from the matriculation lists above and the two are never added together; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-california-davis.

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