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California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UC Davis

Davis, California. 31,777 undergraduate students. 251 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 110644 · OPEID 001313 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at UC Davis

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+38%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at University of California-Davis rose 38% between 2007 and 2010 ($8.0k → $11.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of California-Davis fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at University of California-Davis rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($44.4k → $51.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at University of California-Davis rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.6k → $16.8k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

UC Davis earnings, debt, and completion vs. the California median

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$80,838+38% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$58,461
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
85.1%+16% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$11,000+14% · '97→'10
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
31,777+31% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
93.4%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
41.6%-34% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$15,247+312% · '00→'24
out-of-state $46,024
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How UC Davis earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at UC Davis

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $11,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $80,838 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

UC Davis enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–201024,538
24,53818,73819962010
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202485.7%
87%72%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2010$11,000
$11,000$7,00019972010
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+160%

UC Davis · completion · 100% rose

27.2% → 70.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2010+31%

UC Davis · undergrad enrollment rose

18,738 → 24,538

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+312%

UC Davis · in-state tuition rose

$4,072 → $16,774

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+247%

UC Davis · out-of-state tuition rose

$14,686 → $50,974

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

UC Davis · cohort default rate fell

3.0% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+31%

UC Davis · earnings_median_8yr rose

$54,300 → $71,209

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+31%

UC Davis · earnings_median_6yr rose

$44,600 → $58,461

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

UC Davis programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

MedicineCIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$202,075105 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCIP 5199 · Master's Degree$175,07664 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Master's Degree$172,86144 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Master's Degree$161,2980 gradsComputer EngineeringCIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$146,640100 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$143,465—ChemistryCIP 4005 · Doctoral Degree$136,81129 gradsVeterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesCIP 0181 · First Professional Degree$128,8170 gradsEngineering, GeneralCIP 1401 · Bachelor's Degree$124,810123 gradsLawCIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$120,830201 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionCIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$113,5379 gradsMechanical EngineeringCIP 1419 · Master's Degree$112,96731 gradsChemical EngineeringCIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$109,456103 gradsStatisticsCIP 2705 · Bachelor's Degree$107,082239 gradsBiomedical/Medical EngineeringCIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$105,286109 gradsCivil EngineeringCIP 1408 · Master's Degree$101,97177 gradsMechanical EngineeringCIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$99,885234 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringCIP 1402 · Bachelor's Degree$98,45786 gradsCivil EngineeringCIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$98,091150 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCIP 1312 · Doctoral Degree$97,4767 gradsApplied MathematicsCIP 2703 · Bachelor's Degree$95,41280 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Master's Degree$93,91842 gradsBiotechnologyCIP 2612 · Bachelor's Degree$93,48950 gradsBusiness/Managerial EconomicsCIP 5206 · Bachelor's Degree$91,4290 grads
Showing top 24 of 73 ranked programs.251 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

73 UC Davis programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$143,465—

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$69,375100 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$113,5379 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsDoctoral Degree$97,4767 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,885234 gradsCivil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$98,091150 gradsEngineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree$124,810123 gradsBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$105,286109 gradsChemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$109,456103 gradsComputer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$146,640100 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$98,45786 gradsCivil EngineeringMaster's Degree$101,97177 gradsMechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$112,96731 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$53,788129 gradsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$41,58252 gradsEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$56,51333 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

LawFirst Professional Degree$120,830201 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,377195 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$39,785—

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree$67,848518 gradsBiology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,924364 gradsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree$87,815214 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$74,551126 gradsGeneticsBachelor's Degree$78,15293 gradsMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree$90,31568 gradsBiotechnologyBachelor's Degree$93,48950 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree$72,87944 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$52,70039 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyDoctoral Degree$90,73432 gradsPharmacology and ToxicologyBachelor's Degree$73,34524 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

StatisticsBachelor's Degree$107,082239 gradsMathematicsBachelor's Degree$62,895134 gradsApplied MathematicsBachelor's Degree$95,41280 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree$65,993142 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

ChemistryBachelor's Degree$81,77685 gradsPhysicsBachelor's Degree$80,61856 gradsChemistryDoctoral Degree$136,81129 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree$66,05023 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree$62,401879 gradsPsychology, OtherBachelor's Degree$64,2300 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Security Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree$83,51819 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherBachelor's Degree$63,217—

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

EconomicsBachelor's Degree$86,559615 gradsPolitical Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$65,407323 gradsSociologyBachelor's Degree$59,319264 gradsInternational Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$68,661151 gradsAnthropologyBachelor's Degree$55,77775 gradsSocial Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$65,669—

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$67,513228 gradsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$50,62993 gradsFine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$46,48665 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$42,69019 gradsMusicBachelor's Degree$40,84016 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$82,523134 gradsMedicineFirst Professional Degree$202,075105 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree$175,07664 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$172,86144 gradsPublic HealthMaster's Degree$75,97138 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$93,91842 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$161,2980 gradsBusiness/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$91,4290 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

HistoryBachelor's Degree$54,357112 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$54,122358 gradsFood Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$72,46987 gradsAgricultural Production OperationsBachelor's Degree$58,68533 gradsFood Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree$86,95918 gradsInternational AgricultureMaster's Degree$68,1832 gradsVeterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesFirst Professional Degree$128,8170 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$74,836254 gradsNatural Resources and Conservation, OtherBachelor's Degree$50,6570 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

Landscape ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$73,2770 grads

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,498194 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$75,758300 grads
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to UC Davis in California

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

LOS ANGELES$82.5k

UCLA

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 93% completion
BERKELEY$92.4k

UC Berkeley

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 93% completion
LA JOLLA$84.9k

UC San Diego

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 88% completion
IRVINE$80.7k

UC Irvine

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 86% completion
SANTA BARBARA$74.9k

UC Santa Barbara

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 85% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“UC Davis graduates earn $X” — not “UC Davis makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UC Davis caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →