University of California, Davis
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Davis is a public research university in Davis, CA (suburb setting), with 31,797 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 42% of 94,637 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $71,832 a year for out-of-state students and $41,055 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,315 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, social sciences, psychology. The campus reported 2.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Davis ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,247 in-state · $46,024 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 147 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Davis
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Davis teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 37 | 9 over | 4 | $1M | $27,335 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Mountain West Conference | 43 | 9 over | 4 | $1.5M | $35,932 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.8M | $173,694 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 23 | 8 over | 5 | $2.3M | $100,377 | 995 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | West Coast Conference | 31 | 12 over | 3 | $418k | $13,489 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 983 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 26 | room 1 | 3 | $1.2M | $46,653 | 997 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 116 | 11 over | 1 | $7.8M | $67,241 | 970 | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 8 | room 1 | 4 | $661k | $82,632 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $480k | $53,321 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Mountain West Conference | 18 | room 2 | 5 | $989k | $54,931 | 984 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big 12 Conference | 38 | at cap | 4 | $1.2M | $31,834 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $848k | $29,257 | 995 | |
| Softball | Mountain West Conference | 22 | room 3 | 1 | $1.1M | $48,198 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 40 | 10 over | 4 | $1M | $25,765 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $382k | $42,488 | 986 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $557k | $46,407 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 52 | 7 over | 3 | $446k | $8,586 | 981 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 129 | 84 over | 3 | $1.3M | $10,211 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain West Conference | 20 | 2 over | 4 | $1.4M | $70,905 | 992 | |
| Men's Water Polo | West Coast Conference | 29 | 5 over | 3 | $569k | $19,624 | 967 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Golden Coast Conference | 27 | 3 over | 4 | $738k | $27,348 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.