COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110644PUBLIC

DAVIS, CA

University of California-Davis

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,741Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate85.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$73,086working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$13,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,086
Median earnings 5 years after completion$75,091

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,211
$30,001–48,000$9,966
$48,001–75,000$11,951
$75,001–110,000$16,294
$110,001+$31,272

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion85.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention93.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share19.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid50.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort6,902federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates32,253IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate41.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$13,000

6,404 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

30 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$145,422 earnings · $12,804 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 277 working graduates$138,673 earnings · $14,282 debt →Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$114,228 earnings · $15,000 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$102,649 earnings · $16,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$102,161 earnings · $15,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 161 working graduates$95,939 earnings · $16,101 debt →StatisticsBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$88,033 earnings · $15,000 debt →Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 358 working graduates$87,455 earnings · $13,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$86,155 earnings · $12,144 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 425 working graduates$83,248 earnings · $13,000 debt →Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$73,595 earnings · $13,470 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$73,365 earnings · $14,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 309 working graduates$72,778 earnings · $13,000 debt →Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree · 155 working graduates$70,754 earnings · $11,208 debt →Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$70,571 earnings · $14,750 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 233 working graduates$68,120 earnings · $13,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$67,759 earnings · $14,250 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$67,056 earnings · $12,416 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$65,983 earnings · $15,200 debt →Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$64,519 earnings · $14,166 debt →Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree · 212 working graduates$63,720 earnings · $13,000 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 204 working graduates$62,209 earnings · $15,000 debt →Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$60,797 earnings · $14,171 debt →Psychology, OtherBachelor's Degree · 271 working graduates$60,257 earnings · $14,745 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 248 working graduates$59,171 earnings · $12,600 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$59,012 earnings · $13,900 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$58,670 earnings · $14,155 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$57,734 earnings · $14,593 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 653 working graduates$57,378 earnings · $13,219 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 247 working graduates$48,441 earnings · $13,625 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.