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University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis
The University of California Davis.svg
Seal of the University of California, Davis
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)
Endowment $1.014 billion (2015)
Chancellor Ralph Hexter, acting
Provost Ken Burtis, acting
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)
Newspaper The California Aggie
Colors Aggie blue & gold
         
Athletics NCAA Division IFCS
Big West, Big Sky (football), MPSF
Sports 23 Varsity Sports
Nickname Aggies
Mascot Gunrock the Mustang
Affiliations
Website ucdavis.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 39
Forbes 125
U.S. News & World Report 44
Washington Monthly 10
Global
ARWU 75
QS 85
Times 51
U.S. News & World Report 42

2016 USNWR graduate school rankings

Business 45
Education 51
Engineering 33
Law 30
Medicine (Primary Care) 37
Medicine (Research) 47
Nursing 58
Veterinary Medicine 1

2016 USNWR departmental rankings

Agriculture 1
Biological Sciences 19
Chemistry 35
Computer Science 34
Earth Sciences 20
Economics 32
English 26
Fine Arts 27
History 27
Mathematics 34
Physics 29
Political Science 23
Psychology 21
Sociology 31
Statistics 27

The University of California, Davis (also referred to as UCD, UC Davis, or Davis), is a public research university and 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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