Reputation and Rankings

• One of 62 North American universities admitted to the prestigious Association of American Universities.


• The Academic Analytics "Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index 2007" as published in The Chronicle of Higher Education:
• Agricultural and Resource Economics: #2
• Animal Biology: #3
• Biological Sciences: #4
• Entomology: #1
• Evolutionary Biology: #2
• Germanic Languages and Literatures: #5
• Horticulture and Agronomy: #3
• Human Development: #3
• Mathematics: #4
• Plant Pathology: #2
• Soil Science: #1
• Spanish Language and Literature: #1
• U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Graduate Schools 2010" ranked several UC Davis graduate programs among the top in the nation:
• Biological Sciences, #23
• Biological Sciences: Ecology/Evolutionary Biology, #4
• Earth Sciences, #21
• Economics, #34
• Engineering, #33
• Engineering: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical, #30
• Engineering: Chemical, #22
• Engineering: Computer, #39
• Engineering: Environmental/Environmental Health, #13
• Engineering: Materials, #34
• Engineering: Mechanical, #32
• English, #26
• Fine Arts, #21
• Fine Arts: Ceramics, #13
• Geology, #18
• History, #28
• History: U.S. Colonial History, #14
• Paleontology, #11
• Political Science, #24
• Political Science: American Politics, #19
• Psychology, #23
• Sociology, #31
• Sociology: Sex and Gender, #10
• Sociology: Sociology of Population, #21
• The Ecology/Evolutionary Biology graduate program is ranked 5th in the nation (National Research Council).
• 12th among public U.S. universities nationwide (U.S. News & World Report).
• 16th among public U.S. universities nationwide (National Research Council).
• 20th among the top 25 U.S. colleges and universities for Latinos (Hispanic Magazine).
• 17th among large U.S. universities for being the most racially and ethinically diverse (U.S. News & World Report).
• 4th among American universities in the number of international scholars (Open Doors 2008 Report on International Educational Exchange).

Academics

• Pulitzer Prize, National Medal, MacArthur Foundation “genius award” winners among faculty.
• Most comprehensive of all University of California campuses with nearly 90 graduate programs and 45 graduate groups.
• A unique interdisciplinary curriculum through graduate groups and designated emphasis options, spanning three colleges (Letters and Science, Engineering and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) and one division (Biological Sciences).

Research

• UC Davis received $586 million in research awards in 2007-08, an increase of 10 percent over the previous year. The campus ranks first in the UC system and fifth in the nation in non-federal research expenditures, reflecting the "real-world" applicability of its research.
• A leader in energy research with more than 100 faculty engaged in research and academic programs, including renewable energy, biofuels, efficiency, hydrogen pathways, transportation, and lighting technology.
• Research at UC Davis has fueled the growth of the $45 billion-a-year California wine industry and was honored by an Assembly Resolution of the California Legislature for its worldwide leadership and innovation in enology and viticulture.
• Research opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities.

Resources

• Over three million library volumes.
• Home to the most modern laboratory teaching facility of its kind – the Sciences Laboratory Building.
• UC Davis is the largest campus in the UC system, with 5,300 acres.

Green and Social Responsibility

• UC Davis is ranked 8th among universities based on their contributions to society Washington Monthly.
• University of California campuses are ranked "in a league of their own" in Sierra Club's annual green college guide.
• University of California campuses are ranked in the top 10 for greenest schools according to Kaplan College Guide.
• University of California campuses is ranked 7th in greenest schools according to Hearst's TheDailyGreen.com.

Financial Support

• Fellowships, teaching and research assistantships to help finance your education.

Career

• Personalized career and professional development services to help you achieve your career goals.
• Alumni earn a mean salary of $93,100 – more than twice the California average.

Culture

• Home to one of the nation’s most critically acclaimed performing arts venues – the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
• The Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food and Science opens in Fall 2008.
• Home to 10 museums and galleries.
• Campus Culture Days – a wide variety of programs, workshops, events and leadership activities celebrating our campus community's diversity.

Involvement

• An array of social and cultural activities available both on campus and off, with close proximity to the State Capitol, San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, the Napa Valley, and Pacific Coast Highway beaches.
• Student-run Graduate Student Association host weekly social events for graduate students.
• Graduate Studies has active media communities: Facebook, Twitter and the division's Web site.
• Campus athletic facilities include the ARC, Schaal Aquatic Center, and the Aggie Stadium

Last Updated: May 4, 2009