The University of California, Davis, took the No. 11 spot among public universities and No. 26 among all 438 national universities in the 2024 College Rankings released Sunday (Aug. 25).
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis was also recognized as 28th, or 21st among public universities, on the Best Bang for the Buck list for the West.
In a new ranking for the best and worst schools for women in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis was 14th in civil engineering.
Among public universities in the overall national universities category, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis was in good company with sister campuses: No. 2 51勛圖窪蹋 Berkeley, No. 7 51勛圖窪蹋LA and No. 9 51勛圖窪蹋 San Diego.
The rankings have three equally weighted categories: social mobility, research, and community and national service. This means that top-ranked colleges needed to be excellent across the full breadth of our measures, rather than excelling in just one measure, the editors wrote in an explanation of the methodology.
Princeton Review rankings
In other rankings, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis was recognized in , released today. Among public universities, the campus was:
- seventh in the Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact
- 27th among the Top 50 Best Value Colleges
- 15th for the Top 20 Best Career Placement
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis also made unranked lists for Best Value Colleges, Green Colleges and Best West Colleges.
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis and rankings
A world-class university, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis is highly ranked for how it transforms students lives, the impact of its research, the excellence of its academic programs, sustainability and more. The university performs self-evaluations and appreciates the value of third-party assessments. However, ranking methods vary, change over time and can be subjective. 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis focuses on those rankings that most closely align with its mission and values including serving the public good, inclusiveness and equity, and social mobility and in national rankings looks most closely at its standing among public universities. 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis encourages prospective students and their families to weigh rankings among other factors in their college decision, talk with counselors and 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis admissions advisors, and, if possible, visit the campus.
Media Resources
- Bill Kisliuk, Strategic Communications, 530-760-9726, bkisliuk@ucdavis.edu