University of California-Davis Student Population

How many students at UC Davis?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of California-Davis has a total enrollment of 40,065 students, including 32,273 undergraduate and 7,792 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 16,798 male students (41.9%) and 23,267 female students (58.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 11,443 Asian students (28.6%) and 9,262 Hispanic students (23.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 32,273 undergraduate students (80.6%) and 7,792 graduate students (19.4%).
• Class Delivery: 336 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,339 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UC Davis's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 16,798 male (41.93%) and 23,267 female (58.07%) students are attending University of California-Davis. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.20.

By class level, 32,273 (80.55%) are undergraduate students and 7,792 (19.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.38% are male and 58.62% are female, while among graduate students, 44.19% are male and 55.81% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,954 White, 829 Black, and 11,443 Asian students out of a total of 40,065 are attending at University of California-Davis. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of California-Davis is highly diverse with a diversity index of 81% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UC Davis has 781 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 33,301 students under 25 years old, and 6,764 students over 25 years old out of 40,065 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 781 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UC Davis has 31,215 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,058 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,086 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,706 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Davis, 336 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,339 students are enrolled in some online courses.

314 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 22 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 32,273 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,656 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.23%.2,604 students have transferred in as full-time status and 52 students transferred in as part-time status.