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Statistics transfer to UC Davis

What UC Davis expects statistics transfers to finish before fall 2027. Below are Davis’s own preparation and selection rules, UC’s shared course list, the TAG terms and your odds.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.

At a glance

Fall 2025 campus admit rate
63.5%
Screens applicants
Yes
TAG GPA line
3.20
Admits transfers
Yes

UC Davis admitted 63.5% of community college applicants for fall 2025, and it doesn’t publish admit rates by major. The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.46 to 3.90 for fall 2025.

What Davis expects

  • Statistics (A.B./B.S.)

    Courses to finish

    Complete MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C, MAT 022A, and STA 013 or 032. The General, Machine Learning and Statistical Data Science tracks require MAT 021A/B/C, and the Applied track recommends it. Source

    Selection

    Applicants must maintain a 3.00 GPA across the required course group. Source

    Campus rule

    A selective major. Summer courses before transfer don’t count. Source

    Also note

    Starting fall 2028, MAT 027 or 067 may replace MAT 022A, and STA 035A and 035B or STA 100 may be used for the statistics course. Source

    Every Davis major

    UC Davis requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for transfer admission, and selective majors require higher overall, series and group GPAs. Source

    Selective major preparation courses must be taken for a letter grade with no grade below C. Pass/No Pass does not count except for winter, spring and summer 2020 courses. Source

    All major preparation and admission requirements must be finished by the end of spring term before fall enrollment. Summer coursework taken before transfer does not count toward admission requirements. Source

UC’s shared course list

UC’s Statistics Transfer Pathway lists the courses that prepare you for this major at every campus, UC Davis included. Where Davis’s own list above asks for more, follow the campus.

CourseStatus
Introductory data science/statistics (one course)Required
Single variable calculus (full sequence)Required
Multivariable calculus (one semester)Required
Linear algebra (one course)Required
Differential equations (one course)Required

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Your results show here: every item on the list, and which of your courses covers it.

This reads course titles. Whether a course counts at a campus is set by ASSIST, so confirm each one there.

TAG for this major

UC Davis’s TAG covers statistics for fall 2027 at a 3.20 UC-transferable GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer.

UC Davis TAG requirements and timing

Your odds

Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UC Davis for statistics.

3.40

Far reach

About 10–25% in regular review for applicants like you

With a TAG on file for Statistics, admission is guaranteed from a 3.20, which you meet. Filing for fall 2027 closed September 30, 2026.

  • This major is on UC Davis's official selective/capped list — adjusted down (no official by-major rate published, estimated).
  • Major preparation is the factor UC readers weigh most for transfers — often ahead of GPA.

Regular-review estimate for a California resident on track for 60 units and the 7-course pattern, with major prep unconfirmed. The full calculator adds your prep, residency and TAG status.

The same major at other campuses

CampusScreens applicantsTAG
UC BerkeleyNot statedNo TAG
UCLAYesNo TAG
UC San DiegoYesNo TAG
UC Santa BarbaraYes3.40
UC RiversideYes2.80

All nine campuses side by side

Other majors at UC Davis

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Davis for statistics?

Applicants must maintain a 3.00 GPA across the required course group. A TAG needs at least a 3.20.

What classes do I need to transfer to UC Davis for statistics?

Complete MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C, MAT 022A, and STA 013 or 032. The General, Machine Learning and Statistical Data Science tracks require MAT 021A/B/C, and the Applied track recommends it. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

Is statistics selective or screened at UC Davis?

Yes. UC Davis screens transfer applicants for it. Applicants must maintain a 3.00 GPA across the required course group.

Can I get a TAG for statistics at UC Davis?

Yes, for fall 2027, with at least a 3.20 GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer.

Sources

  1. UCOP fall 2025 admissions, Table 1a
  2. Davis: Statistics preparation
  3. Davis: Statistics rule
  4. Davis: transfer rules for every major
  5. UC Transfer Pathways: Statistics
  6. UC TAG Matrix, fall 2027
  7. ASSIST