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#61 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#159 Best Value Schools
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#34 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#29 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#3 Biological / Agricultural
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#28 Biomedical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#14 Civil
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#16 Environmental / Environmental Health
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#17 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#57 Most Innovative Schools
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#9 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#11 Top Public Schools
University of California--Davis is ranked #39 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
68
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
10
Graduation and retention rank
48
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
85%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
9
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
84%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
88%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
84%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
136
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
22
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
89%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
94%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
36.2%
Classes with 50 or more students
29%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
20:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
51
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1150-1410
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
100%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
31
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
186
Average alumni giving rate
6.8%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
