UC Davis

Embracing a century of learning, discovery
and engagement, UC Davis provides
undergraduates with a rewarding experience
while preparing them for success
after graduation. Students benefit from
a wide range of academic and extracurricular
programs, an interdisciplinary
research community and an abundance
of opportunities to make an impact on
society. With a student body drawn from
every state and more than 75 countries,
UC Davis is enriched by cultural traditions
from around the world.


Academics
UC Davis is characterized by a distinguished faculty of scholars, scientists
and artists, a treasured sense of community, and dedication to
innovative teaching, research and public service.
Involvement in residential academic theme and honor programs,
internships, research and volunteer service typify student life. More
than half of our undergraduates work side by side with faculty members
on research projects and in creative endeavors. In one of the
nation’s largest internship programs, more than 6,000 students gain
professional experience in full- and part-time positions each year.
Students can earn degrees in more than 100 majors in 16 disciplines
from the undergraduate colleges: College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, College of Engineering
and College of Letters and Science.
The College of Engineering features the broadest undergraduate
engineering program in the UC system, offering the most accredited
majors in 15 different fi elds. Our College of Letters and Science prepares
students for international affairs with the major in Middle East/
South Asia Studies.
The School of Education offers a minor to undergraduates that introduces
them to educational theory, research and practice, and gives them
the opportunity to work in local schools and the community. The Graduate
School of Management’s Technology Management minor helps
undergraduates develop critical business talent in science-related fi elds.
Shields Library, one of the top research libraries in North America, contains
more than 3.18 million volumes and offers many special services
for undergraduates. Other notable resources include the 150-acre
Arboretum, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Genome Center, Human Performance
Laboratory, John Muir Institute of the Environment, Tahoe
Environmental Research Center and the X-Ray Crystallographic Facility.
UC Davis students prepare for graduate and professional school and
careers through courses, work experiences and leadership training.
Within a year of graduation, 65 percent of undergraduates who earned
degrees in June 2005 were working full time or were studying for or
had completed a postgraduate degree. A large majority (86 percent)
attended their fi rst- or second-choice postgraduate institution.