The College of Letters and Science at UC Davis is proud to demonstrate its excellence in education, teaching, enrichment, research and impact.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Overall Rankings for UC Davis
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“America's Best Graduate Schools”
Other Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
UC Davis overall: 30th among U.S. universities
QS World University Rankings 2024
(1,499 ranked)
UC Davis overall: 132
QS World University Rankings-Sustainability 2024
Among U.S. universities: 5
Among world universities: 16
QS World University Rankings: USA 2023
Among U.S. universities: 28
Among public universities: 11
QS World University Rankings 2023 by College of Letters and Science Programs
(Top 25 among U.S. universities)
- 20: Earth and Marine Sciences
- 21: Economics and Econometrics
- 21: Geophysics
- 21: Geology
- 22: Statistics and Operational Research
Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021
- Top 25: Communication, Psychology, Statistics
- Top 50: Economics
UC Davis overall: 91
U.S. News & World Report Global Rankings 2023
(200 schools ranked in the U.S. and in more than 95 other countries)
- Top 50: Psychology
- Top 100: Geosciences, Mathematics, Space Science
- Top 200: Arts and Humanities, Computer Science, Economics and Business
UC Davis overall: 73
Several College of Letters and Science graduate programs rank among the top in the nation:
- 8th Earth Sciences: Environmental Sciences (2022)
- 9th History: U.S. Colonial History (2014)
- 9th Psychology: Developmental Psychology (2022)
- 10th Sociology: Sex & Gender (2014)
- 11th Psychology: Cognitive Psychology (2022)
- 12th Psychology (2022)
- 13th Statistics (2022)
- 13th Mathematics: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (2023)
- 14th Earth Sciences (2023)
- 15th Fine Arts: Studio Art, Design, Dramatic Arts and Creative Writing (2020)
- 15th Political Science: Comparative Politics (2014)
- 15th Political Science: Political Methodology (2014)
- 16th Earth Sciences: Geology (2023)
- 16th Economics: International Economics (2022)
- 24th History (2021)
- 24th Statistics: Biostatistics (2022)
- 25th Earth Sciences: Geochemistry (2022)
- 25th Political Science (2021)
- 26th Economics (2022)
- 26th English (2021)
- 30th Mathematics (2023)
- 31st Sociology (2021)
- 38th Chemistry (2023)
- 38th Physics (2023)
- 41st Computer Science (2023)
Did You Know?
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We are ranked 2nd among national public universities for upward social mobility by Washington Monthly magazine's 2021 National University Rankings.
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UC Davis ranked 4th among public universities in America's Top Colleges by Forbes for best return on investment.
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58 percent of our California resident undergraduates received enough gift aid to fully cover their base tuition and fees.
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UC Davis is one of 15 public four-year colleges with high graduation rates leading to high incomes.