BS Statistics at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

Statistics enables us to make inferences about entire populations based on samples taken from them. Statistical methods can be applied to problems in almost every discipline and are vitally important to researchers in the agricultural, biological, environmental, social, engineering, and medical sciences. Statistics majors may receive either a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: Statistics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, core, electives components. Required courses include MAT 019A Calculus for Data-Driven Applications; MAT 017A Calculus for Biology & Medicine; MAT 019B Calculus for Data-Driven Applications; MAT 017B Calculus for Biology & Medicine; MAT 019C Calculus for Data-Driven Applications.

Career pathways

Probability models, statistical methods, and computational techniques are used in a great many fields, including the biological, physical, social, and health sciences, business, and engineering. The wide applicability of statistics is reflected in the strong demand for graduates with statistical training in both the public and private sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Letters & Science; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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