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Teaching by top-notch scholars

Superb faculty members such as Maureen Stanton, left, a professor of evolution and ecology and a winner of the UC Davis Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, contribute to UC Davis’ reputation as an international leader in teaching and research. (Debbie Aldridge/UC Davis photo)

In this section:

• Rankings home
• UC Davis’ reputation and value
• Rankings by discipline
• Faculty research excellence

UC Davis ranks high across the board, according to many outside measures that assess university reputation. Take a closer look at our stellar student body, our faculty’s productivity and national and international rankings for the academic disciplines.

Highlights:

• 1st among national universities in number of faculty papers written in the field of ecology and the environment, agriculture, entomology, food science and nutrition, and plant and animal sciences (ScienceWatch)
• 5th among U.S. universities in the number of international scholars (“Open Doors 2010 Report on International Educational Exchange”)
• 7th among public universities and 27th among public and private universities ((The Best Colleges' Top 50 Colleges and Universities in America 2011-12)
• 7th among the 20th Best Colleges for Socially Conscious Students (2012)
• 8th among U.S. universities based on our contributions to society (Washington Monthly 2011)
• 8th in America's 100 Greenest Schools by Sierra magazine, the publication of the Sierra Club (2011).
• 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”)
• 10th in research funding in 2009-10 among U.S. ranked public universities and 15th for public and private universities (National Science Foundation PDF)
• 10th happiest U.S. college campus (NewsWeek College Rankings 2011)

More rankings at UC Davis

• Office of Graduate Studies
• College of Biological Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Letters and Science
• Graduate School of Management
• School of Law
• School of Veterinary Medicine
• Sustainability: Awards and ratings