University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis), is a public land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. 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 and became the seventh campus of the University of California in 1959.
Former names | University Farm (1905–1922) Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture (1922–1938) College of Agriculture at Davis (1938–1959) |
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Let there be light" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | 1905 (1959 as a general UC campus) |
Parent institution | University of California |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $2.25 billion (2021) |
| Budget | $7.1 billion (FY 2024) |
| Chancellor | Gary May |
| Provost | Mary Croughan |
Academic staff | 2,133 (Fall 2017) |
| Students | 40,850 (Fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 31,797 (Fall 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 9,053 (Fall 2023) |
| Location | , , United States 38°32′24″N 121°45′0″W |
| Campus | Small suburb, 7,331 acres (2,967 ha) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The California Aggie |
| Colors | Aggie blue and gold |
| Nickname | Aggies |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Gunrock the Mustang |
| Website | www |
| ASN | 6192 |
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), 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. UC Davis also offers certificates and courses, including online classes, for adults and non-traditional learners through its Division of Continuing and Professional Education.
The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". 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.