University of California-Davis

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of California-Davis

University of California-Davis operates as a public institution located in Davis, California (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 32,253 students of which 33,618 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of California-Davis is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 41.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,741, with published in-state tuition of $16,774 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $13,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 85.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.8%. Graduates earn a median of $80,838 ten years after enrolling, compared with $58,461 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 804400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.