UC Davis's tuition & fees has increased from $38,659 (2015) to $47,692 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 23.37% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $28,266 (year 2015) to $30,243 (year 2025).
UC Davis's tuition increase rate is higher than the California's average increase rate of 14.58%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 27.14% from 2015 ($59,085).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, UC Davis's COA is $75,120, which is increased by 4.58% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to UC Davis's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 23.37% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $44,148. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at University of California-Davis over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,386, and it has decreased -12.06% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,576 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,601 | 1.59% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,253 | -21.74% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,136 | -9.34% |
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| 2019-20 | $1,158 | 1.94% |
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| 2020-21 | $1,178 | 1.73% |
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| 2021-22 | $1,197 | 1.61% |
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| 2022-23 | $1,221 | 2.01% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,381 | 13.10% |
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| 2024-25 | $1,386 | 0.36% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 22.91% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 41.59% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at University of California-Davis.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $18,850 | $13,716 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $19,320 | $14,271 | 2.49% |
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| 2017-18 | $20,057 | $14,175 | 3.81% |
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| 2018-19 | $19,639 | $14,695 | -2.08% |
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| 2019-20 | $20,282 | $15,444 | 3.27% |
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| 2020-21 | $21,876 | $16,123 | 7.86% |
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| 2021-22 | $21,761 | $16,742 | -0.53% |
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| 2022-23 | $22,477 | $17,311 | 3.29% |
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| 2023-24 | $24,427 | $18,941 | 8.68% |
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| 2024-25 | $26,042 | $21,999 | 6.61% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between University of California-Davis and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| University of California-Davis | $47,692
($15,804) | $46,024
($15,247) | 3.62% |
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| California State University-Northridge | $20,058
($7,458) | $18,975
($7,095) | 5.71% |
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| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $33,230
($12,161) | $30,995
($11,075) | 7.21% |
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| California State University-Long Beach | $19,974
($7,374) | $18,888
($7,008) | 5.75% |
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| University of Hawaii at Manoa | $34,218
($12,186) | $34,218
($12,186) | - |
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| University of California-Irvine | $46,640
($14,752) | $45,014
($14,237) | 3.61% |
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