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Math & statistics at UC Davis

UC Davis graduates about 374 math & statistics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 125th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 80 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3744% of the class
Courses in the catalog80more than 91% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school

Around UC Davis

UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium aerial view 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCD Health Stadium front gate (Gate 1) with tule fog in December 2025
UCDHS Tule FogPhoto: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis vs Montana State during a home game in the 2024 Season
AgStadium vs Montana State '24Photo: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium view from above 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences 1E, Medical Sciences 1D, Medical Sciences 1B, Medical Sciences 1C, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, Bowley Plant Science Teaching Facility, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 1, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 2, Watershed Science Research Center, Earth and Physical Sciences, Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Baylor University 75
  2. Syracuse University 75
  3. University of Denver 75
  4. Washington and Lee University 75
  5. Virginia Tech 74
  6. University of Missouri 74
  7. University of Kentucky 74
  8. The College of New Jersey 74

Other strong majors at UC Davis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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