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University of California, Davis admissions

Davis, California · Public · 32,253 undergrads

UC Davis admitted 44% of applicants for fall 2025 (45,674 of 102,988, Common Data Set 2025-26). Of the 9,747 students who took a spot on the wait list, 3,758 were admitted (39%).

The numbers

Applied
102,988
fall 2025
Average GPA
4.03
enrolled first-years
Accept their offer
16%
of admitted students enroll
Application fee
$80
waivers exist

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Can I get into UC Davis?

44% of applicants get in

Competitive: your grades and the classes you took matter most.

Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

102,988 applied, 45,674 admitted, fall 2025 (Common Data Set).

Does UC Davis need the SAT or ACT?Not checked yet

Not sure yet

We haven't checked UC Davis' fall 2027 rule yet. Confirm on its admissions site before you plan around it.

Which colleges require scores

IPEDS, fall 2024. UC Davis's site

Early rounds and deadlines

UC Davis doesn't offer early decision or early action.

We haven't checked UC Davis' fall 2027 application deadlines yet. Find them on UC Davis's site

Early-round numbers: Common Data Set, fall 2025.

The wait list

17,582 students were offered a wait-list spot and 9,747 took one. 3,758 of them got in (39%).

Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Waitlisted? See what to do on a college waitlist.

What UC Davis looks at

Counts most

How hard your classes were, GPA.

Counts a lot

Essay, activities, talent or ability, character, volunteering.

Also considered

First in your family to go to college, where you live, state residency, work experience.

As UC Davis rates each factor in its Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Questions people ask

What is University of California, Davis's acceptance rate?
UC Davis admitted 44% of applicants for fall 2025 (45,674 of 102,988, Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does University of California, Davis take students off the wait list?
17,582 students were offered a wait-list spot and 9,747 took one. 3,758 of them got in (39%).
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers