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University of California, Davis

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Davis, United States
=62nd in World University Rankings 2025
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About the University of California, Davis

Basic information and contact details for the University of California, Davis

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Since the beginning, UC Davis has outgrown the expected. It’s a place where creativity connects ideas from the obvious to the outlandish. Where discovery pulls from every practice and profession. Where the most comprehensive solutions come from the most diverse minds. We were founded in 1908 to serve California. Today, we’re confronting the world’s most urgent challenges—especially those related to food, health, the environment and society.

Our 5,300-acre campus borders the city of Davis, a compact and vibrant college town. Sacramento is 20 minutes away, and world-famous destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.

UC Davis is the most inclusive campus in the University of California system, with four colleges and six professional schools that offer over a hundred majors and nearly a hundred graduate and professional degrees. UC Davis enrolls about 39,000 annually, including international students from more than 110 countries. In the 2021-22 fiscal year, the university joined the exclusive group of fewer than 20 public universities in the nation surpassing $1 billion in research funding. The university also contributes over $8 billion to the California economy each year.

Our geographic footprint goes well beyond the city of Davis. The UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento is among the nation’s Top 50 hospitals in 10 medical specialties from cardiology to cancer. We also operate an environmental research center on Lake Tahoe, a marine laboratory at Bodega Bay and an MBA program in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080
Overall 73.5
Teaching 63.8
Research Environment 67.8
Research Quality 86.1
Industry 89.4
International Outlook 75.4
6870727420162017201820192020202120222023202420257170.469.568.569.768.967.968.574.173.5

Breakdown via year: Overall

Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of California, Davis

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Student gender ratio
59 F : 41 M (1)
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International student percentage
17% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
13.9 (1)
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Student total
38873 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of California, Davis

See below for a range of subjects taught at the University of California, Davis

Physical Sciences=90th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science101–125th

  • Computer Science

Social Sciences=84th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Life Sciences28th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health=71st

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Law101–125th

  • Law

Business and Economics60th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Arts and Humanities126–150th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Education101–125th

  • Education

Engineering=85th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Psychology=33rd

  • Psychology