A top tier
public university
UC Davis is a tier one research university. Several of our programs are among the best in the country and have been for decades. We hope you will help us continue this legacy and solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
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Our rankings
How we rank
UC Davis is highly ranked in the nation and the world, according to influential university ranking publications like U.S. News & World Report (national and global),QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and The Princeton Review.
The Wall Street Journalrecognized UC Davisas the fifth-best public university in the United States in its 2022Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.
Washington Monthly magazine ranked UC Davis second nationally amongAffordable Elite Colleges in 2019.
World’s No. 2 in veterinary science
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
2nd nationally in ecology and evolutionary biology
U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “America’s Best Graduate Schools”
3rd nationally in biological and agricultural engineering
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2022
3rd nationally in medical school diverse student body
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
World’s No. 6 in environmental engineering
ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021 —Environmental Science & Engineering
Ranked 5th nationally in family medicine
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 6th nationally in primary care
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 9th nationally in developmental psychology
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 11th nationally in cognitive psychology
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 12th nationally in psychology
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 13th nationally in statistics
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 9th nationally in civil engineering
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 15th nationally in fine arts
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2024
Ranked 17th nationally in biological sciences
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools”2024
Ranked 14th nationally in earth sciences
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools”2022
Ranked 29th nationally in public health
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools”2024
Ranked 24th nationally in master's nursing programs
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools”2024
Ranked 25th nationally in political science
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Political Science Schools”2024
Ranked 19th nationally in constitutional law
U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools”2024