Quad
U. California-Davis
U. California-San Diego

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-San Diego grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than U. California-Davis's ($84,943 vs. $80,838)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-San Diego graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. California-Davis (90% vs. 89%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. California-Davis$80.8K
U. California-San Diego$84.9K
Graduation rate
U. California-Davis89%
U. California-San Diego90%
Retention rate
U. California-Davis93%
U. California-San Diego95%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. California-Davis$13K
U. California-San Diego$15.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. California-Davis20%
U. California-San Diego21%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Davis$11K
U. California-San Diego$14.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. California-Davis74%
U. California-San Diego76%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. California-Davis88%
U. California-San Diego89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. California-Davis3%
U. California-San Diego3%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Davis81%
U. California-San Diego82%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. California-Davis88%
U. California-San Diego88%
Pell graduation gap
U. California-Davis7 pts lower
U. California-San Diego6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. California-DavisU. California-San Diego
White87%86%
Asian91%91%
Hispanic/Latino80%77%
Black78%82%
Two or more races83%87%
International85%88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of California-San Diego Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why