University of California-Davis Top Questions

UC Davis has more than 100 majors to choose from. The campus boasts of its innovations towards environmental sustainability, diverse student population, and available research and internship opportunities. Its convenient location close to Sacramento allows very hands-on opportunities for civic engagement with the local politics. UC Davis has a college dedicated to agriculture and environmental science, making it known for environmental research and having a large acreage of land and a whole department for food science and vineculture. It's known as one of the best college towns and one of the top bicycle-friendly cities in the nation.

UC Davis is unique in that it is one of the two UC's that offers Nutrition Science as a major. I want to double major in Microbiology and Nutrition Science and because of that I was limited to where I could apply and still accomplish what I want to do.

UC Davis is very diverse and places a strong emphasis on cultural, racial, and other personal differences. UC Davis is also very student-led.

Davis has an amazing enviornment. People are so friendly and open and the campus is so beautiful and relaxed. Somewhere I felt I would fit in, and I do.

What's unique about UC Davis that I considered against UC Berkeley is its friendly community and how kind everyone was to strangers. On the other hand, in UC Berkeley, the competitve nature of the school caused for an agressive and hostile environment.

The community that surrounds UC Davis makes the school unique. The Davis locals fully support the university and students.

Davis is a vibrant and close-knit college town.

its in a small city and close to sacramento and san francisco.

The atmosphere at UC Davis is amazing; it is a tough school academically, and there is competition, like any school, but people still manage to help each other and work together, rather than resorting to sabotage to bring each other down.

This school is very calm and has a homely atmosphere. There is a good combination of nature and town-life here and it is very friendly as well. Some of the school were too woodlandy or too city-like and Davis sits perfectly in the middle.

It's definitely worth coming here. It's a beautiful campus with so many things to do. It may seem small, but there are just so many things happening at once it's almost hard to get involved in all the fun stuff. So if you come to UC Davis, your 4 years will not be wasted. I can assure you that you will have an amazing college life here in Davis.

Physically the entire place is completely flat: ideal for biking, which is a fun physical activity and saves a lot of money (in comparison to cars which need a lot of gas). Along with recycle bins and the idea of composting, Davis sets a great example for the rest of the world in that it promotes sustainable living and a friendly envrionment.

UC Davis is a true college town. The entire community around has come into to being as a result of UC Davis. Bikes are as common as students, and the infrastructure is clearly represents that. Davis has it all. Being a large school, everyone can find their niche and place as soon as they arrive. But being the largest campus in the UC system, it is never crowded. There is always a place to find your own place at UC Davis.

It is a small, college town. Very cozy, yet we still have a big city feel 10 minutes away (Sacramento).

It is genuinely a college town. Also, the school is known for research and it has one of the best veterinary schools.

Really, it came down to the faculity I would be exposed to. I am primarily interested in conservation of fish and one of the leaders in California teaches at the University of California Davis. I spoke with Dr. Peter Moyle before applying to schools and he was very genuine and continues to be even after I have started attending the school. I have since taken his class and started working for him and do not regret my decision to become a part of the UC Davis campus. I was concerned with the size of the porgram aswell. Small is good.

It has a very good reputation, is located close to the bay area where my parent's live, and it is in a very small town.

I prefer San Francisco State on a personal level because of the activism and political involvement at the crux of the university, whereas UC Davis is politically apathetic and career-oriented.

The location of the school is wonderful. There are tons of trees around campus and the atmosphere is friendlier than other campuses.

Being a research institute, UC Davis offers many opprotunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to become involved with proffesor's scientific research. The research is cutting edge and opens up networking opprotunities that can further enhance one's success.