University of California-Davis

Name: University of California-Davis admissions data
Creator: Dewey Smart
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UC Davis publishes an acceptance rate of 42% and is test-blind for the 2026-27 cycle.

Acceptance rate: 42%; College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%: Not published
ACT middle 50%: Not published
Avg. HS GPA: 4.00–4.25 (weighted); Fall 2026 admitted first-year class (UC campus profile, weighted-capped HS GPA)
Test policy: Test-Blind; 2026-27
Regular deadline: Nov 30, 2026

Acceptance rate

What UC Davis's 42% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits UC Davis reports itself.

Transfer

56%

Transfer applicants

44%

First-year applicants

Fall 2025 applicants (CDS 2025–2026, Sections C1 and D2) · as of August 2026 · 1.3× easier than first-year

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Policy: The University of California is test-blind at all nine campuses: SAT/ACT scores are not considered for admissions or scholarships, systemwide, including for the 2026-27 cycle.
Source (high confidence)All 100 schools
SAT middle 50%: Not reported
ACT middle 50%: Not reported
Average HS GPA: 4.00–4.25 (weighted)Fall 2026 admitted first-year class (UC campus profile, weighted-capped HS GPA) · Source

Applying

Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.

At a glance

Dewey Smart

articles about applying to UC Davis.

Sources

UC Davis test policy (2026-27)
UC Davis GPA (Fall 2026 admitted first-year class (UC campus profile, weighted-capped HS GPA))
Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.

Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.

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