Davis, California · Public · 4-year · Small suburb
Overview
Located in Davis, California, University of California-Davis is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 40,065, made up of 32,273 undergraduates and 7,792 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of California.
University of California-Davis offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 192 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. It awarded 11,394 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.
Mission
UC Davis is dedicated to academic excellence and serving the public good. As a major research institution, UC Davis takes a holistic approach in addressing the most critical issues faced by the region, state and the world. The university embraces the principles of diversity, inclusion and equity to sustain a culture of mutual respect.
Key figures
40,065
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
11,394
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
192
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 192
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
9,107
Master's degrees
1,146
Doctoral degrees (research)
633
Professional doctorates
464
Postbaccalaureate certificates
44
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
40,065
Undergraduates, fall 2024
32,273
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,792
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
42,185
Undergraduates, 2024-25
34,026
Graduate students, 2024-25
8,159
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
28%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
15%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Campus and services
Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
University of California
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Sky Conference; Big West Conference
Chancellor
Gary S. May
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit