University of California, Davis

The University of California, 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... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  University Farm, (1905–1922), Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture (1922–1938), College of Agriculture at Davis (1938–1959)
  • Motto:  Fiat lux (Latin)
  • Motto (English):  "Let there be light"
  • Type:  Public land-grant research university
  • Established:  March 18, 1905, (1959 as a general UC campus)
  • Parent institution:  University of California
  • Academic affiliations:  AAU, APRU, U21, URA, space-grant
  • Endowment:  $678 million (FY2023), (UC Davis only), $1.5 billion (FY2023), (Regents portion)
  • Budget:  $7.1 billion (FY2024)
  • Chancellor:  Gary S. May
  • Provost:  Mary Croughan
  • Academic staff:  2,175 (fall 2023)
  • Students:  40,848 (fall 2023)
  • Undergraduates:  31,797 (fall 2023)
  • Postgraduates:  7,912 (fall 2023)
  • Campus:  Small suburb
  • Other campuses:  Sacramento, San Ramon
  • Colors:  Aggie blue and gold
  • Mascot:  Gunrock the Mustang
  • Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FCS – Big Sky, Big West, America East, ECAC, WWPA, Big 12, Mountain West (2026)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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