	University of California-Davis 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of California, Davis (also referred to as UCD, UC Davis, or Davis), is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system. It is located in Davis, California, just west of Sacramento, and has the third-largest enrollment in the UC System after UCLA and UC Berkeley. The Carnegie Foundation classifies UC Davis as a comprehensive doctoral research university with a medical program, and very high research activity. The UC Davis faculty includes 23 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 25 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 17 members of the American Law Institute, 14 members of the Institute of Medicine, and 14 members of the National Academy of Engineering. Among other honors, university faculty, alumni, and researchers have won the Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, National Medal of Science, Blue Planet Prize, and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The university has expanded over the past century to include graduate and professional programs in medicine (which includes the UC Davis Medical Center), law, veterinary medicine, education, nursing, and business management, in addition to 90 research programs offered by UC Davis Graduate Studies. The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is the largest in the United States and has been ranked first in the nation for two consecutive years, 2015 and 2016. The UC Davis Aggies athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I level, primarily in the Big West Conference as well as the Big Sky Conference (football only) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. In its first year of full Division I status, 11 UC Davis teams qualified for NCAA post-season competition. History \| University Farm In 1905, the California legislature passed the University Farm Bill, which called for the establishment of a farm school for the University of California (at the time, Berkeley was the sole campus of the university). The commission took a year to select a site for the campus, a tiny town then known as Davisville. UC, Davis opened its doors as the "University Farm" to 40 degree students (all male) from UC Berkeley in January 1909. (The farm had begun accepting students in non-degree farmers' short courses in October 1908; around 115 men attended.) The Farm was established largely the result of the vision and perseverance of Peter J. Shields, secretary of the State Agricultural Society. The Peter J. Shields Library at UC Davis was named in his honor. Shields began to champion the cause of a University Farm to teach agriculture after learning that California students were going to out-of-state universities to pursue such education. After two failed bills, a law authorizing the creation of a University Farm was passed on March 18, 1905. Yolo County, home to some of California's prime farmland, was chosen as the site. A committee appointed by the Regents purchased land near Davisville (now Davis) in 1906. The Regents officially took control of the property in September 1906 and constructed four buildings in 1907. Short courses were first offered in 1908 and a three-year non-degree program set up in 1909. In 1911, the first class graduated from the University Farm. The Farm accepted its first female students in 1914 from Berkeley. The three-year non-degree program continued until 1923. At that time, a two-year non-degree program began, continuing until 1958. In 1922, a four-year undergraduate general academic program was established, with the first class graduating in 1926. Renamed in 1922 as the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture, the institution continued growing at a breakneck pace: in 1916 the Farm's 314 students occupied the orig ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of California Details

University of California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...
public	Public
scores	1785/1190/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[58
overall ROI rank	[142
size	large
undergrads	27565
grads	6943
price	56637
drop	17
stem	46
research	700
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for University of California-Davis?

1. number 58 for Academics.

2. number 142 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of California-Davis?

1. Pennsylvania State University

2. Purdue University

3. University of California-Irvine

4. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

5. University of Utah

6. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

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National Academic Rankings

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University of California National Academic Rankings

University of California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	58	166	128	72	67	59	19	210	142
All	63	92	85	70	65	52	19	93	88
All Nonivy	55	90	81	63	58	47	17	92	85
Div1	37	59	46	48	45	38	14	93	74
Div1 Nonivy	29	51	38	40	37	30	11	92	69
Div1 Public	19	28	19	28	27	23	7	92	58
Public	20	47	35	34	29	30	7	85	57
Stem Low	42	78	75	49	46	40	18	95	79
Big West Conference	2	3	2	3	3	3	1	4	3
West Coast Region	11	27	17	10	12	13	6	39	20
State of California	10	21	14	9	11	11	5	23	16
Top Ten Top250	58	166	128	72	67	59	19	210	142
Top Ten Big West Conference	2	3	2	3	3	3	1	4	3

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97.87	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
92.74	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
92.59	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
92.59	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
92.45	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
92.37	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
92.23	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
91.66	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
91.48	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
91.27	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
89.49	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
86.45	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
86.16	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
86.15	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
85.99	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
85.92	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
85.86	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
85.78	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
85.37	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
85.35	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
84.48	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
84.09	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
83.22	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
82.53	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
79.90	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
79.21	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
78.93	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
78.75	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
78.25	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
77.99	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.98	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
77.77	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
77.38	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
77.32	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
77.07	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
76.79	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
76.75	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
76.75	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
76.60	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
76.59	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
76.47	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
76.19	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
76.09	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
75.78	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
75.07	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
75.05	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
74.25	University of the Pacific	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	251	344
74.25	University of North Carolina at Asheville	North Carolina	Big South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	319
74.21	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
74.06	Madonna University	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Private	AboveAverage	418	377

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.44	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
96.00	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
95.44	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
94.89	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
93.73	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
93.34	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.04	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
92.82	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
92.72	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
92.69	Southeastern Conference (Average)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	53
90.94	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
90.47	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
90.01	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
87.42	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
87.22	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
85.47	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
84.90	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
82.97	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
82.57	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
80.94	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
80.21	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
80.19	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
78.86	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161

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