Freshmen: Application Criteria for Selection Process

Application Criteria for Freshman Comprehensive Review Selection Process

Applications are reviewed comprehensively using the following selection criteria:

• High school grade point average, capped at 4.5
• Admissions exam scores (ACT Assessment plus Writing or SAT Reasoning Test, and two SAT Subject Tests from two different subject areas)
• Achieving UC Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC)
• Number of "a-g" courses beyond 35 semester units
• Individual initiative demonstrated by achieving UC eligibility at a low-performing school
• Qualification for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
• Completion of academic preparation programs
• First generation in family to attend university
• Nontraditional university applicant
• Veteran/active U.S. military service, Reserves, National Guard or campus ROTC sponsorship
• Demonstrated leadership
• Demonstrated special talents
• Perseverance or persistence in unusually challenging circumstances
• Marked academic improvement in 9th through 11th grade
• Successful management of a significant disability

We thoroughly review all UC Davis applicants' records to rate them on the above criteria. We then determine a score by assigning points for the presence of these criteria and multiplying the points by weights as specified in the Comprehensive Review Selection Process Scoring System table below. We base admission decisions on the ranking of applicants according to these scores and admit the highest-scoring applicants for each college/division based on the available spaces in the specific college/division.