University of California - Davis Business Programs

University of California - Davis is a public institution situated in Davis, California. The suburban atmosphere of Davis makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

University of California - Davis Rankings

We have ranked UC Davis as #110 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 102 colleges in California, it is ranked at #8.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UC Davis has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#55	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UC Davis.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UC Davis has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Agricultural Business & Management Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#155	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#162	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of California - Davis?

Contact details for UC Davis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8678
Phone:	530-752-1011
Website:	www.ucdavis.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UCDavis
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ucdavis

How Do I Get Into UC Davis?

You can apply to UC Davis online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Davis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Davis?

UC Davis has a fairly low acceptance rate of 46%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 90% of students accepted to UC Davis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 590 and 730.

UC Davis received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 33.

Can I Afford University of California - Davis?

The overall average net price of UC Davis is $47,510. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UC Davis, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,892 a year. That adds up to $23,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC Davis is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Davis Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,162 undergraduate students at UC Davis, with 30,186 being full-time and 976 being part-time.

There are also 7,912 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,186 full-time undergraduates at UC Davis, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Davis students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8,580
Black or African American	618
Hispanic or Latino	7,272
White	6,488
International Students	4,994
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,234

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Davis. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UC Davis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of California - Davis

In 2019-2020, 35,235 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Davis has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UC Davis

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Davis was 9,518.3%. This is the #26 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC Davis regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of California - Davis Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	644	41	0	685
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	615	21	25	661
Management Science	0	120	0	120
Accounting	0	42	0	42
Agricultural Business & Management	11	0	0	11
Agricultural Business	0	0	0	0
Agricultural Economics	0	0	0	0
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,270	224	25	1,519

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License

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