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UC Davis Ranked No. 10 Among Nation’s Public Universities

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2025 - 4:25pm

Correction, Oct. 10: The news release has been corrected to indicate that UC Davis is 10th among public universities in the United States.

The University of California, Davis, is No. 10 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, published today (Oct. 8).

Wall Street Journal Rankings: UC Davis Positions Graduates for Financial Success

Julia Ann Easley — September 29, 2025 - 10:44am

Sept. 30 Correction: The Wall Street Journal rankings of UC Davis among public and all universities have been corrected to reflect errors in the original news release.

The University of California, Davis, stands second in the nation among public universities and 13th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 rankings released today (Sept. 29).

UC Davis in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 5th Year

Julia Ann Easley — September 22, 2025 - 4:33pm

School pride will be swelling among University of California, Davis, students as they start fall classes Wednesday (Sept. 24).

The campus tied for No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities and earned accolades for innovation, social mobility and more in the 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, published Monday (Sept. 22).

This is the fifth consecutive year the campus has been ranked among the media outlet’s top 10 public universities.

3 Rankings Recognize UC Davis for Research, Social Mobility, Value

Julia Ann Easley — August 29, 2025 - 11:44am

The University of California, Davis, has received accolades for its research, the value for the dollar and the social mobility it offers graduates in three separate rankings published this month.

Forbes named UC Davis to its Top 25 Public Colleges in the nation in rankings released Tuesday (Aug. 26). The magazine noted that UC Davis students graduate with a median of $11,000 in debt — the lowest among the public standouts.

Veterinary Medicine Leads Rankings for Graduate, Professional Programs

Julia Ann Easley — April 07, 2025 - 6:46pm

The School of Veterinary Medicine brought home the campus’s top placement in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent rankings of professional and graduate programs, published Monday (April 7).

Rankings Recognize Global Leadership of UC Davis

Julia Ann Easley — March 12, 2025 - 5:40pm

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 rank UC Davis second in the world and first in the nation for veterinary science and agriculture and forestry.

UC Davis Tops Nation in Sustainability Rankings

Julia Ann Easley — December 12, 2024 - 6:00am

The University of California, Davis, is the “greenest” campus in the United States for the ninth year in a row, according to the 2024 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings published today (Dec. 12).

The rankings, established by the University of Indonesia in 2010, also place UC Davis as the world’s seventh most sustainable university, the 12th consecutive year the campus has been in the world’s top 10.

UC Davis in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities

Julia Ann Easley — October 09, 2024 - 3:57pm

The University of California, Davis, is No. 10 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, published today (Oct. 9).

UC Davis was tied for 62nd among nearly 2,100 universities in the world and 26th among all American universities. Data was collected on almost 2,900 institutions.

UC Davis in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 4th Year

Julia Ann Easley — September 23, 2024 - 12:29pm

The University of California, Davis, is No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities in rankings published today (Sept. 23) by U.S. News & World Report.

It is the fourth consecutive year the campus has been ranked among the media company’s top 10 public universities; for the past 10 years, it has been among the top 12.

UC Davis continues to score high in the most prestigious college rankings for its quality of education, impact of its research and the social mobility it offers students.

UC Davis Ranked No. 3 Public University for Setting Grads Up for Financial Success

Julia Ann Easley — September 05, 2024 - 10:57am

UC Davis is third in the nation among public universities and 12th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in the 2025 WSJ/College Pulse rankings.