University of California, Davis
(UCD)
Part of University of California System
About
The University of California, Davis is a public land-grant research university in the Davis, California area, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905 and became the sixth campus of the University of California in 1959.
Ranked Top 100 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 141 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Subject Rankings
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46 subjectsARWU
48 subjectsUS News
36 subjectsTHE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences | 26 | 84.0 | 2026 |
| Psychology | =46 | 67.9 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 55 | 63.5 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | =72 | 63.3 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 86 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Law | =89 | 50.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | =93 | 63.6 | 2026 |
| Education | 95 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 97 | 57.1 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 101–125 | 56.2 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 151–175 | 43.2 | 2026 |