University of California, Davis

UC at Davis accepts students from all around the world, belonging to various ethnic and racial groups. The student demographics for the University of California Davis are given below: 

The UC Davis acceptance rate stands at 41.8% meaning that of every 100 students who apply to the UC Davis admissions the university is likely to offer the opportunity to enroll at the UC Davis campus to around 41 or 42 students making the admission criteria of the university somewhat selective as less than half the students are likely to be admitted.

When it comes to the UC Davis acceptance rate for international students it stands at 50.6% which is slightly higher than the general admission rate of the university meaning that securing entry is slightly less competitive for international students.

Some of the factors according to which students can decide where to study are weather conditions, academic reputation, quality of faculties, tuition fees, etc. A comparison of UC Davis or UC Irvine Campus or University of California Santa Barbara is given below:

Yes, UC Davis offers on-campus housing to international students. First-year students who are under the age of 24 (entering in the fall quarter) are guaranteed on-campus housing. They are offered housing in the residence halls like Segundo, Cuarto, and Tercero. Different types of rooms are available. On-campus housing is available for Graduate students. For one academic year, the room and board will be around USD 20,771 for UG students for the academic year 2025-26.

The University of California Davis offers 100+ academic majors. At the Graduate level, 100+ courses are offered. A few of the top majors of this university are:

• Psychology
• Biological Sciences
• Managerial Economics
• Economics
• Animal Science
• Computer Science
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Political Science

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the University of California Davis is placed among the Top 20 Public full-time MBA in 2023-24. Additionally, this university is among the Top 10 Business Schools to Watch as per Poets & Quants. The average starting salary of this university's graduates is USD 98k+ for the Class of 2024. UC Davis MBA is a 2-year STEM-Designated program. As per the details of Class of 2024, 79% of the students received job offers three months post-graduation. A few of the hiring companies Amazon, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Beazer Homes, Keysight Technologies, etc.

Yes, the University of California Davis require a GMAT / GRE score. As such, there is no minimum GMAT / GRE requirement. To take admission to this university's MBA course, the applicants should have an Undergraduate degree with a 3.0 GPA. To complete the application, following materials have to be submitted:

• A Resume
• Two professional recommendations
• One personal insight question
• Video essay
• Academic transcripts
• TOEFL / IELTS test score
• An application fee

Selected candidates have to appear for admission interview.

According to a top ranking publisher UC Davis ranking is #33 in the National Universities category in 2025. Last year this university ranked at #28 position. In the National Universities category UC Davis ranks among the Top 50 Universities. But, in the Global ranking, this university ranks at #130 position in 2025. In Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, this university ranks at #62 position in 2025.

Yes, the current CEO of LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky studied at UC Davis. But he dropped out of the course to pursue his own business. Some of the other alumni members of the university includes:

UC Davis has educated a number of notable individuals in the US and globally. Some are mentioned below: