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Rankings
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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

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Ranked No. 1 nationally in agriculture and forestry
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Ranked No. 1 nationally in veterinary medicine
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Ranked No. 2 nationally for graduate financial success
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Ranked No. 9 nationally among public universities
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Ranked No. 1 nationally for diversity, inclusiveness and internationalization

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 ( and ), , the and .

The Wall Street Journal recognized UC Davis as the fifth-best public university in the United States in its 2022 . 

Washington Monthly magazine ranked UC Davis second nationally among Affordable Elite ýs in 2019. 

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World’s No. 2 in veterinary science

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
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2nd nationally in ecology and evolutionary biology

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “America’s Best Graduate Schools”
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3rd nationally in biological and agricultural engineering

U.S. News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” 2022
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World’s No. 6 in environmental engineering

ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021 — Environmental Science & Engineering