Editing University of California, Davis (section)

==Academics==
The university has 102 undergraduate majors and 101 graduate programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucdavis.edu/about/facts/index.html |title=Facts |date=November 19, 2015 |publisher=University of California, Davis |access-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101232843/http://ucdavis.edu/about/facts/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a [[UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology|Department of Viticulture and Enology]] (concerning the scientific study of grape-growing and winemaking) that has been and continues to be responsible for significant advancements in winemaking utilized by many Californian wineries. The campus claims to be noted for its top-rated Agricultural and Resource Economics programs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://agecon.ucdavis.edu/|title=UC Davis: Agricultural and Resource Economics|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=December 9, 2011|archive-date=October 23, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961023235238/http://www.agecon.ucdavis.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the large Department of Animal Science through which students can study at the university's own on-campus [[dairy]], meat-processing plant, [[equestrianism|equestrian]] facility, and experimental farm. Students of Environmental Horticulture and other botanical sciences have many acres of campus farmland and the [[University of California, Davis, Arboretum]] at their disposal. The [[Department of Applied Science, UC Davis|Department of Applied Science]] was founded and formerly chaired by physicist [[Edward Teller]]. The arts are also studied extensively on campus with subjects such as studio art, design, music, theater and dance. The Design Department at UC Davis is the only comprehensive academic design unit of the University of California system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/majors/major_view.cfm?major=ldes|title=UC Davis: Majors – Design|date=November 30, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2011|archive-date=December 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208112917/http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/majors/major_view.cfm?major=ldes|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also the [[Mondavi Center]] for the Performing Arts which features artists from all over the globe.

UC Davis undergraduate majors are divided into four colleges (with their founding in parentheses):
*[[UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences]] (1922)
*[[UC Davis College of Biological Sciences]] (2005)
*[[UC Davis College of Engineering]] (1962)
*[[UC Davis College of Letters and Science]] (1951)

===Rankings===
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| Forbes_NU     = 43
| USNWR_NU      = 33 <small>(tie)</small>
| Wamo_NU       = 26
| WSJ_NU        = 12
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| QS_W          = 130
| THE_W         = 59
| USNWR_W       = 89 <small>(tie)</small>
| ARWU_W= 101–150
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! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Davis Aggies|color=white}}" |National Program Rankings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-california-davis-110644/overall-rankings |title=University of California--Davis - Overall Rankings |date=April 9, 2024 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}</ref>
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! Program
! Ranking
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| Biostatistics || 24 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Business || 57 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Chemistry || 38 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Computer Science || 36 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Earth Sciences || 14 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Economics || 26 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Education || 42 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Engineering || 36 <small>(tie)</small>
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| English || 26 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Fine Arts || 15 <small>(tie)</small>
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| History || 24 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Law || 55 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Mathematics || 30 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Medicine: Primary Care || Tier 1
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| Medicine: Research || Tier 2
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| Nursing: Master's || 24 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Physician Assistant || 40 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Physics || 38 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Political Science || 25 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Psychology || 12 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Public Health || 29 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Sociology || 31 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Statistics || 13 <small>(tie)</small>
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| Veterinary Medicine || 1
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! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Davis Aggies|color=white}}" |Global Program Rankings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-california-davis-110644#rankings |title=University of California Davis in United States - US News Best Global Universities |date=June 24, 2024 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}</ref>
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! Program
! Ranking
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| Agricultural Sciences || 13
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| Arts & Humanities || 104{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Biology & Biochemistry || 51
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| Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology || 42
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| Cell Biology || 97
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| Chemistry || 187{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Civil Engineering || 157
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| Clinical Medicine || 143
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| Computer Science || 157{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Ecology || 36{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Economics & Business || 131
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| Electrical & Electronic Engineering || 217{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Endocrinology & Metabolism || 181
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| Engineering || 180{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Environmental Engineering || 193
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| Environment/Ecology || 22
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| Food Science & Technology || 39
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| Geosciences || 99{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Green & Sustainable Science & Technology || 221
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| Immunology || 110
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| Infectious Diseases || 164
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| Marine & Freshwater Biology || 67{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Materials Science || 324{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Mathematics || 174
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| Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences || 87{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Microbiology || 33
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| Molecular Biology & Genetics || 61{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology || 327
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| Neuroscience & Behavior || 105{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Oncology || 145{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Optics || 178
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| Pharmacology & Toxicology || 164
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| Physical Chemistry || 408{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Physics || 154
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| Plant & Animal Science || 2
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| Psychiatry/Psychology || 38
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| Public, Environmental & Occupational Health || 154{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging || 103{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Social Sciences & Public Health || 125{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Space Science || 103{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Surgery || 195{{nbsp}}<small>(tie)</small>
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| Water Resources || 51
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UC Davis is considered to be a "[[Public Ivy]]."<ref name="publicivy">{{cite book |last=Greene |first=Howard R. |title=The public ivies: America's flagship public universities |author2=Greene, Matthew W. |publisher=Cliff Street Books |year=2001 |isbn=978-0060934590 |edition=1st |location=New York}}</ref> In its 2023 edition, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UC Davis tied for the 6th-best public university in the United States, tied for 28th nationally and tied for 73rd globally.<ref name="USNews">{{cite web |title=U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings: UC-Davis |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-california-davis-1313/overall-rankings |access-date=September 23, 2023|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked UC Davis 13th in its 2020 National University ranking, based on its contribution to the public good as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=2020 National University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/national |magazine=Washington Monthly |access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine ranked UC Davis 10th in the country out of 739 schools evaluated for its 2020 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value |url=http://money.com/money/best-colleges/ |magazine=Money |date=August 25, 2020}}</ref> and 4th in its list of the 50 best public schools in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.com/best-colleges/rankings/best-public-colleges/ |title=Best Public Colleges |magazine=Money |date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119133143/https://money.com/best-colleges/rankings/best-public-colleges/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2022 ranked UC Davis 23rd overall out of 650 colleges and universities in the U.S., 22nd among research universities, 4th among public university, and 11th for "Best Value".

The university has several distinguished graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields by the [[United States National Research Council]]; most notable are its programs in [[agricultural economics]], [[entomology]], [[evolutionary biology]], [[plant biology]], and [[ecology]]. Additionally, the NRC placed more than a third of UC Davis graduate programs in the top 25% of their respective fields.<ref>{{cite web | title = UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies: A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States | url = http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/nrc/NRC-UCD-Brief-Report.pdf | year = 2010 | publisher = University of California, Davis | access-date = June 7, 2011 | archive-date = October 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004124438/http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/nrc/NRC-UCD-Brief-Report.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2016, ''U.S. News & World Report'' rated UC Davis 2nd globally in Agricultural Sciences, 1st in Plant and Animal Science, 4th in Environment/Ecology, and 1st nationally in Veterinary Medicine, 3rd in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 7th (tie) in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 9th in U.S. Colonial History, 15th in Comparative Politics, 19th in Biological Sciences, 20th in Earth Sciences and 21st in Psychology.<ref name="USNews" /> The Economics department of UC Davis was also ranked 6th among public universities and 20th nationally according to the RePec (Research Papers in Economics) Rankings in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econ.dss.ucdavis.edu/news/economics-department-ranked-number-6-among-public-u.s.-universities-and-ranked-in-the-top-20-among-public-and-private-u.s.-universities |title=Economics department ranked number 6 among public U.S. universities and ranked in the top 20 among public and private U.S. universities. — Economics at UCDavis |publisher=Econ.dss.ucdavis.edu |access-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205160335/http://econ.dss.ucdavis.edu/news/economics-department-ranked-number-6-among-public-u.s.-universities-and-ranked-in-the-top-20-among-public-and-private-u.s.-universities |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, ''[[The Economist]]'' placed UC Davis Graduate School of Management in the top 8% accredited MBA programs in the United States (ranked 37th nationally and 65th globally).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gsm.ucdavis.edu/economist-ucd-mba-number-1-recruiter-diversity |title=The Economist Ranks UC Davis MBA in the World's Top Tier – UC Davis Graduate School of Management |publisher=Gsm.ucdavis.edu |access-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819041736/http://gsm.ucdavis.edu/economist-ucd-mba-number-1-recruiter-diversity |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'' placed UC Davis 40th nationally and 90th globally for 2019.<ref name="ShanghaiRanking.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2019|publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195442/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In its 2019 rankings, ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' ranked it tied for 59th in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/2/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=World University Rankings 2019 |date=September 26, 2018 |publisher=THE Education Ltd.}}</ref> The ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' ranked it tied for 104th globally for its 2020 ratings, with Veterinary Science ranked 2nd in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-california-davis#wurs|title=QS World University Rankings 2020: University of California, Davis |date=July 16, 2015 |publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Sierra Club|Sierra Magazine]]'' ranked UC Davis 8th in its "Greenest Schools" in America list for campus sustainability and climate change efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-5-september-october/cool-schools-2016/top-20 |title=America's Greenest Universities – The Top 20 |last=Andrews |first=Avital |publisher=Sierra Club |date=September 6, 2016}}</ref>

===Admissions===
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|+Fall freshman statistics<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20122013.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2012–2013 |publisher=University of California – Davis |access-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112131905/https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20122013.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20132014.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2013–2014 |publisher=University of California – Davis |access-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162036/https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20132014.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20142015.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2014–2015 |publisher=University of California – Davis |access-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162037/https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20142015.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds_2015-2016inprogress.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2015–2016 |publisher=University of California – Davis |access-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162038/https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds_2015-2016inprogress.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Common Data Set 2016–2017|url=https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20162017.pdf|publisher=University of California, Davis|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162040/https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/commondataset/cds20162017.pdf|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2017–2018 |url=https://budget.ucdavis.edu/data-reports/documents/common-data-set/cds20172018.pdf |access-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926220140/http://budget.ucdavis.edu/data-reports/documents/common-data-set/cds20172018.pdf |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=CDS2018>{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2018–2019 |url=https://aggiedata.ucdavis.edu/ |access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref>

|-
! 
!2022
!2019!! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016 !! 2015 !! 2014 
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! Applicants
|94,759
|78,092
| 76,647 || 70,214 || 67,472 || 64,510 || 60,506 
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! Admits
|35,563
|30,508
| 31,564 || 30,573 || 28,617 || 24,614 || 24,541
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! % admitted
|37.5
|39.1
|  41.2 || 43.5 || 42.4 || 38.2 || 40.6 
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! Enrolled
|6,498
|5,982
| 6,389 || 5,820 || 5,760 || 5,369 || 5,377
|-align="center"
! Average GPA
|4.06–4.30
|4.00–4.26
| 4.03 || 3.99 || 3.99 || 4.00 || 4.00 
|-align="center"
! [[SAT]] range 
|N/A
|1230–1490<small>*</small>
|  1150–1410* || 1120–1360* || 1570–1980 || 1600–2000|| 1620–2010
|-align="center"
! [[ACT (test)|ACT]] range 
|N/A
|24–31
| 25–31 || 25–31 || 24–30 || 24–30 || 22–28 
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! <small>*out of 1600</small>
|}

Admission to UC Davis is rated as "more selective" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-california-davis-1313 |title=U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings: University of California-Davis |year=2019 |access-date=July 5, 2019 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

For Fall 2019, UC Davis received 78,093 freshmen applications; 30,358 were admitted (39.1%) and 5,957 enrolled.<ref name=CDS2018 /> The average high school grade point average ([[GPA]]) of the enrolled freshmen was 4.13; the average [[SAT]] scores were between 610 and 710 for reading and 630–790 for math, and 28–34 for the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] Composite score.<ref name=CDS2018 />

For 2021 incoming freshman class, UC Davis received a record of 105,850 applicants, an 11% increase from last year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easley |first=Julia Ann |date=January 28, 2021 |title=Record Number Apply for UC Davis Fall Entering Class |url=https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/record-number-apply-uc-davis-fall-entering-class |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=UC Davis |language=en}}</ref> The admission rate for incoming freshman for the class of 2021 was 37.5%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peery |first=Tristan |date=October 28, 2020 |title=Admissions |url=https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=www.ucdavis.edu/ |language=en}}</ref>

===Library===
[[File:UCDavis PeterJShieldsLibrary.jpg|thumb|Inside of the Peter J. Shields Library]]
UC Davis' libraries include the [[Peter J. Shields Library]], the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library, the Carlson Health Sciences Library, and the Medical Center Library in [[Sacramento]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buildings and Facilities |url=https://library.ucdavis.edu/exhibit/uc-davis-centennial/buildings-and-facilities/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=UC Davis Library}}</ref> which collectively contain more than 3 million volumes<ref>{{Cite web |title=UC Davis Library Centennial Timeline |url=https://library.ucdavis.edu/exhibit/uc-davis-centennial/timeline/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=UC Davis Library}}</ref> and offer a number of special collections and services. The Peter J. Shields Library has three different architectural styles due to various construction and extensions being added; it is the main library where students study on-campus, with a 24-hour reading room, open computer labs, and unique furniture.

===Army ROTC===
The university is host to an Army [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (ROTC) program, the Forged Gold Battalion, with more than 50 cadets. With more than 60 years in existence, it currently commissions roughly 10 graduating seniors as second lieutenants every year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www-ucdmag.ucdavis.edu/win06/feature_4.html | title=Features of Volume 24, Number 4 | publisher = UC Davis Magazine Online | access-date=July 14, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310190146/http://www-ucdmag.ucdavis.edu/win06/feature_4.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = March 10, 2007}}</ref>