For the second consecutive year, a record high number of students have applied to the University of California, Davis, for undergraduate studies in fall 2025. The 120,131 applications represented a 4.1% increase over the previous record of 115,349 last year.
The University of California, Davis, welcomed one of its most diverse entering classes and became eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, as it enrolled a record 41,239 students in fall 2024.
The University of California, Davis, is now eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for HSI status for the first time.
Three UC Davis students have won the highly prestigious and competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarship in recognition of their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research accomplishments and future potential.