Why UC Davis?
UC Davis is an exceptional university!
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We are ranked by the National Research Council among the top 16 public universities nationwide.
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U.S. News and World Report ranks us 11th among U.S. public universities.
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We are ranked 14th in research funding by the National
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Research funding
totaled $421 million in 2003-2004, with an
additional $73 million coming in through private
donations.
With 103 undergraduate majors and 80 graduate programs, UC Davis is the most comprehensive university in the UC System, offering more programs of study than any other UC campus. The university has three colleges (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Sciences), five professional schools (Education, Law, Management, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine), and one division (Biological Sciences).
Student enrollments at Davis now exceed 30,000. UC
Davis ranks second in the system in undergraduate enrollments (behind
UCLA), third in graduate student enrollments (behind UCLA and UC
Berkeley), and third in total student enrollment. The UC Davis campus
is the largest in the UC system, with more than 5,300 acres. Our
library collections are also extensive, with more than 3.3 million
volumes. UC Davis students also have access to the library resources at
other UC campus and beyond through our interloan library program.