The University of California, Davis, has offered undergraduate admission for fall 2025 to 8.6% more applicants than last year — including a record high number for first-year status, according to statistics released today (July 28) by the University of California system.

Offers of admission were made to a record high of 45,963 applicants for first-year status (a 10.4% increase over last year) and 9,776 as transfer students (a 0.8% increase) for a total of 55,739. Of that total, 34,088 are California residents, an increase of 1.7% over last year.

Putting the numbers in perspective, the campus received a record 120,131 applications, made offers of admission to approximately 46.3% and expects to enroll approximately 9,750 to 9,800 new undergraduates this fall.

Residency

UC Davis admitted students from all 57 of California’s counties with a high school, 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories and 104 countries.

For this fall, 25,677 first-year students and 8,411 transfer applicants were admitted from California. Overall, 13,225 international and 8,426 U.S. out-of-state applicants were admitted with first-year or transfer status.

California residents, who account for 61.1% of the 55,739 admitted students, accept offers of admission at higher rates than U.S. domestic and international students, so they will be a higher percentage among students who enroll in the fall.

Other measures

Among those admitted as California first-year students, 4.0% were African American; 0.6% American Indian; 28.1% Hispanic/Latino(a); 0.2% Pacific Islander; 41.5% Asian American; 21.0% White; and 4.4% unknown.

Among U.S. domestic students admitted from California community colleges, 5.0% were African American; 0.8% American Indian; 26.5% Hispanic/Latino(a); 0.3% Pacific Islander; 37.8% Asian American; 27.2% White; and 2.4% unknown.

Those who would be in the first generation of their family to graduate from a four-year university accounted for 34.6% of California residents admitted as first-year students and 42.9% of California community college transfer admits. Those from low-income families represented 34.2% among California residents admitted as first-year students and 46.5% among California community college transfer admits.

Total enrollment

Total fall enrollment — including undergraduate, graduate, professional students, and interns and residents — at all locations is expected to be approximately 40,900. UC Davis also tracks student population averaged over the three quarters of an academic year for implementing the 2018 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) capacity of 39,000 students at the Davis campus. Over the past six years, the LRDP three-quarter average has remained relatively flat at approximately 36,500.