At a glance
- Address
- One Shields Avenue
- City
- Davis, California
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- ucdavis.edu
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1905
- Students
- 36,959 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
101–150 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Ecology | #3 |
| Veterinary Sciences | #5 |
| Water Resources | #7 |
| Agricultural Sciences | #16 |
| Communication | #20 |
| Psychology | #23 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- UC Application (direct, UC-system-wide) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Intake
- September/Fall
- Tests
- UC does not consider SAT/ACT scores in first-year application review at all (test scores absent from UC's published review-factor list)
- English
- UC systemwide minimums; a UC campus may set a higher minimum for admission selection
- Financial aid
- financialaid.ucdavis.edu blocked automated access during research; no international-specific need-based aid or scholarship details could be verified from an opened .edu page
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Fall admission filing period | 30 November 2026 | filing period opens Nov 1 |
What you send
- report international coursework as it appears on original records, do not convert grades or use credential evaluation services
- personal insight questions
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (UC Davis Graduate Studies, per-program) — application page ↗
- Intake
- September/Fall (program-dependent)
- English
- grad.ucdavis.edu and related graduate/financial-aid subdomains returned 403 Forbidden to automated fetches during research; UG systemwide UC minimums (TOEFL 80/IELTS 6.5/Duolingo 115) may not apply as-is to graduate admission
- Funding
- Could not be verified; grad.ucdavis.edu blocked automated access
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 41.8% of applicants admitted
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 50,974 / year · about ₹48.8 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 32,253
- International undergrads
- 12.9%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 80,838 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — University of California, Davis. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: ucdavis.edu/admissions/ · ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international · ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international/exams-visas · ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international/resources · ucdavis.edu/admissions/cost · ucdavis.edu/admissions/graduate-school · ucdavis.edu/admissions · ucdavis.edu/international · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/international-applicants/ · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/english-language-proficiency-toefl-ielts.html · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/dates-and-deadlines.html · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/first-year-requirements/index.html · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/ · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/how-applications-are-reviewed.html — checked 28 September 2026.