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UC-Davis

University of California, Davis
The University of California Davis.svg
Former names
University Farm
(1905–1922)
Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture (1922–1959)
Motto Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
Let there be light
Type Public research university
Land-grant
Space-grant
State
Established 1905 (1959 as a general UC campus)
Academic affiliations
Endowment $985 million (2016)
Chancellor Gary May
Provost Ralph Hexter
Academic staff
2,450 (2014–15)
Administrative staff
21,486 (2014–15)
Students 36,104 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 28,384 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates 7,720 (Fall 2015)
Location Davis, California, U.S.
38°32′24″N 121°45′0″W / 38.54000°N 121.75000°W / 38.54000; -121.75000Coordinates: 38°32′24″N 121°45′0″W / 38.54000°N 121.75000°W / 38.54000; -121.75000
Campus Suburban, 7,309 acres (2,958 ha)
Colors Aggie blue & gold
         
Nickname Aggies
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCSBig West
Mascot Gunrock the Mustang
Website ucdavis.edu
UC Davis wordmark.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 39
Forbes 102
U.S. News & World Report 44
Washington Monthly 10
Global
ARWU 75
QS 85
Times 51
U.S. News & World Report 42

The University of California, Davis (also referred to as UCD, UC Davis, or Davis), is a public research university and land-grant university as well as one of the 10 campuses of the University of California (UC) system. It is located in Davis, California, just west of Sacramento, and has the third-largest enrollment in the UC System after UCLA and UC Berkeley. The university has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered to provide a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.

The Carnegie Foundation classifies UC Davis as a comprehensive doctoral research university with a medical program, and very high research activity. The UC Davis faculty includes 23 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 25 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 17 members of the American Law Institute, 14 members of the Institute of Medicine, and 14 members of the National Academy of Engineering. Among other honors, university faculty, alumni, and researchers have won the Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, National Medal of Science, Blue Planet Prize, and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.


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