<p>I’m having mixed feelings about attending UC Davis, mostly because it is known as a science and agriculture school, but I want to major in Economics. I’m just worried that I will not get the same respect or jobs because I went to Davis for a non science major. Is UC Davis Econ program any good?? Does anyone think that UC Davis prestige will rise in the coming years??</p>
<p>Number 8 with a bullet!</p>
<p>Wow, ahead of Stanford!</p>
<p>But... Riverside is higher than both Santa Barbara and Irvine.... No way..</p>
<p>I'd call it Prestigious. The rankings vary, but generally it is ~8 public school. It's one of the more popular UCs as well, and is the 4th best public school in CA.</p>
<p>Washington Times ranked it 8, and a chinese ranking (forgot name - on wikipedia) gave it 34 in the world, ahead of Ivies.</p>
<p>dmission 4th behind....???? I'm guessing UCB and UCLA but what's #3 and what's your source?</p>
<p>UCSD would be 3rd, with the admissions stats to back it up.</p>
<p>8th in the ranking of U.S. universities BASED ON their contributions to society (Washington Monthly )
10th in research funding among U.S. ranked public universities (National Science Foundation)
11th among public universities nationwide (U.S. News & World Report)
16th among public universities nationwide (National Research Council)
Association:
One of 62 North American universities admitted into the prestigious Association of American Universities</p>
<p>Research funding: $544 million in 2005–06</p>
<p>Private support: $101.2 million in 2006-07</p>
<p>Total UC Davis endowment: $552 million </p>
<p>Colleges/schools/divisions: </p>
<p>4 colleges (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Letters and Science)
5 professional schools (Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine)
Student enrollment: 30,475 (fall 2006)</p>
<p>Alumni: 174,614</p>
<p>Undergraduate majors: 104 </p>
<p>Graduate programs: 86</p>
<p>Intercollegiate sports: 26 (14 for women, 12 for men) </p>
<p>Campus acreage: 5,300 acres (largest UC campus) </p>
<p>Library: Contains more than 3 million volumes and is ranked among the top research libraries in North America </p>
<p>Comprehensive education
UC Davis is a leader in interdisciplinary study, offering more than 100 academic majors and 86 graduate programs. We are the only UC campus with schools of Law, Medicine, Education, Management and Veterinary Medicine.</p>
<p>A research giant
UC Davis received $544 million in research awards in 2005-06, an increase of 8percent over the previous year, or 82 percent over the past five years. The campus ranks first in the UC system and fifth in the nation in non-federal research expenditures, reflecting the "real-world" applicability of its research. </p>
<p>Super in science
UC Davis leads the nation in graduate and undergraduate education in the biological sciences. year after year, UC Davis tops the charts in numbers of doctoral and bachelor degrees conferred in biological sciences.</p>
<p>Top hospital: The UC Davis Medical Center ranks among the top 50 hospitals in America, according to annual surveys by U.S. News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group, a health care safety and quality coalition. </p>
<p>Energy powerhouse: With nearly 100 faculty engaged in research and academic programs, UC Davis is a leader in energy research. Our faculty is looking at renewable energy, alternative vehicle fuels (biogas, hydrogen, electricity), and lighting technology. </p>
<p>Epidemics experts: UC Davis experts in human health, veterinary medicine and agriculture are shaping the debate surrounding critical human health issues, such as avian flu and West Nile virus.</p>
<p>Big in engineering: UC Davis has the largest engineering undergraduate student population in the UC system, offering the most accredited majors. </p>
<p>Stem cell research: UC Davis is on the leading edge of stem cell research, as one of only two centers in the country funded by the National Institutes of Health to translate human stem cell research into therapies. </p>
<p>Fueling the wine industry: Research at UC Davis has fueled the growth of the $45 billion-a-year California wine industry, and we were honored by an Assembly Resolution of the California Legislature for our worldwide leadership and innovation in enology and viticulture. </p>
<p>Native studies: UC Davis is home to the first Native American studies doctoral program in the country.</p>
<p>Alumni achievers: Our alumni are exploring new frontiers from space to hip hop. We have two of 100 astronauts in the NASA space program — Stephen Robinson '78 and Tracy Caldwell '97. Gift of Gab (Timothy Parker) '95 and Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) '94 of Blackalicious, as well as DJ Shadow (Josh Davis) represent some of the biggest names in West Coast hip hop.</p>
<p>I think you will enjoy exploring this
Department</a> of Economics</p>
<p>Department</a> of Economics</p>
<p>Wow collegemom, great research/knowledge! It's a highly regarded school and I can assure you that it will be VERY HARD to get into in the near future! It is on the up and up! We have many friends (Docs, CEO's) that graduated from Davis and loved it! A few of my sons closest friends that were accepted to Davis got rejected from UCLA and Berkeley and were extremely sad. After I talked to them and showed them some printouts from above, they are now very excited. Wonderful school!</p>
<p>not to sound like a douchebag, but any ranking that puts Texas A&M as #1, I sincerely have to question. I am going to be as honest as possible and put things into perspective. I transferred (from UCD) to a school on the East coast, and there are very very few people that have heard of UC Davis. UC Davis is a wonderful regional school, but it is oftentimes overlooked nationally & internationally.</p>
<p>collegemom, I just want to thank you for taking such an active and informative role on the UCD forum. Your contributions are not only fact filled but they show how passionate you and your student mucs be about UCD. So, bless you for helping the rest of us out!</p>
<p>ilikeoranges: Which schools on the west coast are well known on the east coast or nationally/internationally?</p>
<p>It's actually #8 amongst Public universities in the US.
Its funding for 2008 was over 650 million dollars. Pretty good for a public school in CA. </p>
<p>According to the National Science Foundation, UC Davis spent $456,653,000 on research and development in the fiscal year 2002-2003, ranking it 14th in the nation. Specifically, UC Davis's expenditures nationally ranked first in agricultural research ($25,683,000), seventh in biological research ($118,477,000), and 13th in the life sciences ($336,796,000).</p>
<p>Its faculty includes 18 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 6 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 7 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 MacArthur Fellows and one member of the Royal Society.</p>
<p>The campus supports a number of research centers including: the Information Center for the Environment, the Center for Visual Sciences, the Advanced Highway Maintenance Construction Technology Research Laboratory, the University of California Pavement Research Center, among others.</p>
<p>In 2007 U.S. News and World Report ranked UC Davis as the 42nd best university in the United States, the 8th best public university in the U.S., and the 4th best of the UC schools (after Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD). UC Davis also ranked in the top 4 public universities in California. The Washington Monthly ranked UC Davis 8th in its 2007 National College Ranking, which focuses on level of contribution to the nation (through social mobility, research, and service).</p>
<p>In 2008, UC Davis was ranked 42nd in the world and 34th in the Americas by an annual listing of the Top 500 World Universities.</p>
<p>Admission to UC Davis is very selective. For Fall 2008, 21,256 freshmen were admitted out of an application pool of 40,568 for a freshman acceptance rate of 52.4%. On average, admitted students earned a high school GPA of 3.94.</p>
<p>Their library is 34th largest in the word, with over 3.5 million volumes.</p>
<p>Lots of people turn down other great schools to attend Davis, too: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/481467-what-colleges-did-you-turn-down.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/481467-what-colleges-did-you-turn-down.html</a></p>
<p>Oh, and it's a Public Ivy, too.</p>
<p>Read University</a> of California, Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and visit, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied</p>
<p>WOW!!! Everyone thanks for your thorough responses, especially college mom. I had no idea that Davis has so many links to such great internships. I'm really excited now to go because I see that Davis has endless opportunities for more than just science or agriculture majors. Thanks a bunch!!!</p>
<p>I hope to see you attend, librahoney08 :)</p>
<p>Good luck with Econ!</p>
<p>(I heard they have really cool internships for Econ. majors to D.C.)</p>
<p>dmission your post was awesome!</p>
<p>I hope 2 c u there 2 dmission!! Just wondering r u already at Davis or are u starting this fall???</p>
<p>seriously Ilikeoranges...if these boards are any indication the only schools on the west coast that people on the east coast pay any attention to are Cal, UCLA, Stanford and Reed. The fact that they don't pay attention to Davis is not surprising. Also were any of the people you spoke to employers or graduate school admissions committee members?</p>
<p>Reed isn't in CA. And even if it were, not one cares about it. In place of Reed I'd say Pomona or Mudd.</p>