University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis
Former names
University Farm
(1905–1922)
Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture (1922–1938)
College of Agriculture at Davis (1938–1959)
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let there be light"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedMarch 18, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-03-18)[1]
(1959 as a general UC campus)
Parent institution
University of California
AccreditationWSCUC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$2 Billion (2023)[2]
Budget$7.1 billion (FY 2024)[3]
ChancellorGary S. May[4]
ProvostMary Croughan[5]
Academic staff
2,175 (fall 2023)[6]
Students40,848 (fall 2023)[7]
Undergraduates31,797 (fall 2023)[6]
Postgraduates7,912 (fall 2023)[6]
Location
Davis
,
California
,
United States

38°32′24″N 121°45′0″W / 38.54000°N 121.75000°W / 38.54000; -121.75000
CampusSmall suburb[9], 7,331 acres (2,967 ha)[8]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe California Aggie
ColorsAggie blue and gold[10]
   
NicknameAggies
Sporting affiliations
MascotGunrock the Mustang
Websiteucdavis.edu
ASN6192 Edit this at Wikidata

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States.[11] It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905, known as the University Farm, and became the sixth campus of the University of California in 1959.

Founded as a primarily agricultural campus, the university has expanded over the past century to include graduate and professional programs in medicine (which includes the UC Davis Medical Center), Engineering, science, 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 veterinary school in the United States. The UC Center Sacramento, a public-service oriented program founded in 2004, is operated by UC Davis.[12] UC Davis also offers certificates and courses, including online classes, for adults and non-traditional learners through its Division of Continuing and Professional Education.[13]

The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[14] The UC Davis Aggies athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Big West Conference with additional sports in the Big Sky Conference (football only) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Athletes from UC Davis have won a total of 10 Olympic medals. University faculty, alumni, and researchers have been the recipients of two Nobel Prizes, one Fields Medal, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Pulitzer Prizes, three MacArthur Fellowships, and a National Medal of Science.[15][16][17][18][19]

  1. ^ Agronis, Amy (March 18, 2005). "Today marks conception of University Farm". University of California, Davis. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.ucop.edu/investment-office/investment-reports/annual-reports/annual-endwoment-report-fy-2022-2023.pdf
  3. ^ "UC Davis Annual Budget FY 2024". UC Davis. October 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Why Gary May is a promising pick to lead UC Davis". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Blouin, Melissa (June 16, 2020). "UC Davis Chancellor Gary May Selects Mary Croughan as Next Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor". UC Davis (Press release). Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Common Data Set for 2023-24" (PDF). University of California, Davis. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Easley, Julia Ann (January 19, 2024). "UC Davis Enrollment Makes Gains in Diversity". University of California, Davis. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "University of California Annual Financial Report 18/19" (PDF). University of California. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "College Navigator – University of California-Davis". nces.ed.gov.
  10. ^ "Colors | Brand Communications Guide". March 20, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Annual Financial Report, 12/13; p.10" (PDF). Executive Vice President, CFO of the Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  12. ^ "About Us — UC Center Sacramento". uccs.ucdavis.edu. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education". cpe.ucdavis.edu. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "University of California, Davis". Classifications. Indiana University. 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "National and International Honors". University of California, Davis. 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "Alumnus Charles Rice Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine". UC Davis. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bill Thurston receives prestigious mathematics prize". Cornell Chronicle. 2012.
  18. ^ "A Piece of the Nobel for UC Davis". University of California, Davis. 2007.
  19. ^ "1996: Beachell and Khush". World Food Prize. The World Food Prize Foundation. Retrieved January 31, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]