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UC Davis

UC Davis
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Official telephone: (530) 752-1011
Fax number: (530) 752-6363

Website: www.ucdavis.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,804 men, 13,851 women, 24,655 total
Full-time undergraduates: 10,649 men, 13,702 women, 24,351 total
Part-time undergraduates: 155 men, 149 women, 304 total
Total graduate students: 2,168 men, 2,047 women, 4,215 total
Full-time graduate students: 2,102 men, 1,940 women, 4,042 total
Part-time graduate students: 66 men, 107 women, 173 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student breakdown:
2.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
40.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
16.0% Hispanic
34.3% White (non-Hispanic)
1.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
39.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
13.5% Hispanic
35.1% White (non-Hispanic)
2.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

UC Davis
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 5,200 acres
City or town school is located in: Davis, CA
Population of city/town: 64,401
Nearest major city: Sacramento
Distance of nearest major city: 20 miles
Population of nearest major city: 452,959
Online campus map: www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/map/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Theme housing. Quiet housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 20%
Percent of students who live off campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Agricultural and resource economics, law, health sciences, medical, physical sciences and engineering libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries, arboretum, herbarium. entomology and design museums.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, job listing service, community service opportunity database.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): California Aggie, published daily
Number of honor societies: 25
Total number of registered organizations: 452
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Association, Campus Advance for Christ, Canterbury Episcopal Club, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Union, Christians on Campus, College English Fellowship, College Life, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Mahayana, Newman club, Bahai, Christian Science, Vietnamese-Christian, Jewish, Latter-Day Saint, Lutheran, and Muslim student groups
Minority student organizations:
African-American Health Sciences Association, Asian Law Students Association, Black Law Student Association, Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association, Cross-Culture Coalition, Filipino-Americans in Medicine, Mga Kapatid, Mujeres Ayudando LaRaza, NaKeikio Hawaii Nei, Native American Law Student Association, Chinese-American, LaRaza Masala, United Filipino-American groups
International student organizations:
Chinese Student and Scholar Fellowship, Filipino Association for Health Careers, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, LaRaza, Masala, Pan-African, Taiwan-Chinese, and Vietnamese groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
AIDS education project, American Field Service, anime club, ballroom dance group, Block and Bridle, Coalition Against Genocide, comedy troupe, gospel choir, law society, marching and pep bands, Model UN, Parents Under Pressure, square dance group, modern dance group, wildlife society, visually-impaired persons group, International Association of Business Communicators, Vet Student Association, astronomy club, team managers.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Greg Warzecka,
Athletics Director
Director of women's athletics: Greg Warzecka,
Athletics Director
School colors: Yale blue and gold
School mascot: Mustang
Athletic conference memberships: Big West Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Pacific-10 Conference, Great West Football Conference, Western Water Polo Association, Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association, NorPac Field Hockey Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 52%
Athletic facilities:
aquatic center, athletic and recreational fields, gymnasium, recreation center, stadium, swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, grass volleyball, indoor soccer, racquetball, roller hockey, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
Alpine skiing, badminton, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, hapkido, ice hockey, lacrosse, roller hockey, rugby, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for women:
Alpine skiing, badminton, Brazilian jujitsu, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, hapkido, horse polo, jka shotokan, kendo, kung fu, lacrosse, roller hockey, rugby, soccer, synchronized ice skating, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Sacramento (18 miles)
Nearest other airport: Oakland, CA (75 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Davis, CA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Davis, CA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 38% within one year of graduation, 51% within 10 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis, University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-San Francisco, California State University-Sacramento, University of the Pacific McGeorge School Of Law, University of Southern California.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 39% within six months of graduation, 43% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Calgene, California school districts, Genetech, Hewlett-Packard, government agencies, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Oracle, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Steve Robinson, astronaut
  • Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF and former US Secretary of Agriculture
  • Timothy Mondavi, President and CEO Continuum Wines.

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