UC Davis Graduate Studies offers over 90 graduate programs and includes a student body of over 4,000 students from around the world.

History

Graduate divisions have a long history in the University of California

University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

 system, particularly at the Berkeley, Davis, and San Francisco campuses. For over 80 years, graduate education has been a major feature on the UC Davis campus. It began in partnership with the Graduate Division at University of Berkeley and culminated in the fall of 1925 with 12 students graduating from the College of Agriculture. As the years progressed, the UC intercampus graduate group programs continued to grow and support one another. The first graduate degrees were awarded from the UC Davis campus in June 1949.

In 1961, autonomous Graduate Divisions and Graduate Councils were established on all University of California campuses allowing for focused oversight of graduate education on each of the campuses.

Academics

UC Davis Graduate Studies offers over 90 master's and doctoral degree programs. http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/programs/

The Graduate Group Experience

A key concept of graduate education at UC Davis is the graduate group. The core elements of a graduate group include an emphasis on shared research interests among faculty and students to reflect emerging areas of interdisciplinary knowledge and technology. UC Davis offers more graduate groups than any other campus in the California University system.http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/programs/graduate_groups.html

Rankings

• 5th among U.S. universities hosting the most international scholars (Open Doors 2009-10 Report on International Educational Exchange, Institute of International Education)http://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Scholars/Institutions-Hosting-the-Most-Scholars

• 6th among U.S. universities based on their contributions to society (Washington Monthly 2010)http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2010/national_university_rank.php

• 8th among "Greenest Schools in the United States" by the Sierra Club (Sierra 2011) http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201109/coolschools/all-schools.aspx

• 8th for U.S. universities based on contribution to the public good in social mobility, research and service (Washington Monthly 2011)http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2011/national_university_rank.php#

• 9th among public research universities nationwide and 38th among public and
 private research universities (U.S. News & World Report's 2012 "America's Best Colleges"http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-california-davis-1313

• 10th in research funding in 2009-10 among U.S. ranked public universities and 15th for public and private universities (National Science Foundation)http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/nrc/nsf_research_funding-1.pdf

• 10th for world's most entrepreneurial university (YouNoodle 2008)http://www.younoodle.com/static/press/University_Ranking_List_November_20_2008

• 10th for “Happiest Schools in America” (Newsweek, “College Rankings 2011”)http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/college-rankings/schools/ca/university-of-california-davis.html

• 11th among U.S. colleges for “Greenest Schools” (Newsweek, “College Rankings 2011”)http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/college-rankings/schools/ca/university-of-california-davis.html

• 19th among U.S. colleges for “Schools for Computer Geeks” (Newsweek, “College Rankings 2011”) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/college-rankings/schools/ca/university-of-california-davis.html

• 22nd most racially and ethnically diverse large national research university (U.S. News & World Report 2011)http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/campus-ethnic-diversity

• 23rd among U.S. colleges for “Best Weather” (Newsweek, “College Rankings 2011”) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/college-rankings/schools/ca/university-of-california-davis.html

• 27th among top 50 U.S. colleges and universities (The Best Colleges) http://www.thebestcolleges.org/schools/california/university-of-california-davis/

• 32nd among U.S. research universities and 46th among the world's research universities (2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University)http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2010.jsp

• 38th among U.S. public and private universities (U.S. News & World Report's 2012 America's Best Colleges")http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-california-davis-1313

• 38th among the world's universities (The World University Rankings 2011-12 by The London Times)http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/

• 48th among world's universities and 33rd among national universities (2011 Academic Rankings of World Universities, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy)http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html

• Among the top 16 of 144
 public research universities for graduation rates at 81 percent (Chronicle of
 Higher Education) http://chronicle.com/article/Graduation-Rates-2010-/125587/

• Among the top 10 centers for biomedical research (The Hartwell Foundation)http://www.thehartwellfoundation.org/Current_TopTen.shtml

• The Princeton Review has ranked UC Davis as one of the 120 "Best in the West" universities. (2010)http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx

• One of 62 North American universities admitted to the prestigious Association of American Universities Graduate Programs http://www.aau.edu/

• U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Graduate Schools 2012" ranked several UC Davis graduate programs among the top in the nation: Biological Sciences: Ecology/Evolutionary Biology, #3; Biological Sciences, #20; Chemistry, #38; Computer Science, #39; Earth Sciences, #17; Economics, #34; Education, #51; English, #26; Engineering, #31; Engineering: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical, #24; Engineering: Biological/Agricultural, #5; Engineering: Biomedical/Bioengineering, #22; Engineering: Chemical, #30; Engineering: Computing Engineering, #36; Engineering: Electrical/Electronic/Communications, #38; Engineering: Environmental/Environmental Health, #14; Engineering: Materials, #26; Engineering: Mechanical, #33; Fine Arts, #21; Fine Arts: Ceramics, #12; History, #28; History: U.S. Colonial History, #14; Math, #36; Math: Topology, #13; Physics, #26; Political Science, #24; Political Science: American Politics, #19; Psychology, #24; Sociology, #31; Statistics, #31 http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools

• Among the top 5 for number of master’s degrees for minority students in the biological/biomedical programs (Top 100 Producers of Minority Degrees 2011", Diverse Issues in Higher Education)http://diverseeducation.com/top100/

• Following a comprehensive survey of U.S. doctorate programs, the National Research Council released results in 2010 which ranks UC Davis graduate programs among the best of the nation. Among the top five percent were graduate programs in Spanish, entomology, agricultural and resource economics, plant biology, ecology, and nutritional biology. Approximately one-third of UC Davis graduate programs ranked in the top 25 percent in their respective fields. http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9625

External links

UC Davis Graduate Studies Official Website http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/

UC Davis Graduate Studies Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14746938151

UC Davis Graduate Studies Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/ucdgradstudies

UC Davis Graduate Student Life http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/prospective/studentlife.html

Graduate Student Financial Support http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/ssupport

International Students http://intlstudents.ucdavis.edu/

UC Davis Graduate Student Association http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/