University of California, Davis

Davis, CA 95616

www.ucdavis.edu 

General College Information:

Public 4-year university, founded 1905. Part of the University of California (UC) system.

Suburban campus setting on 6000 acres, located in Davis (population=60,000), 15 miles west of Sacramento and 75 miles east of San Francisco.

Quarter-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 25,000 undergraduates; 4300 graduate students; 2300 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 99% full-time; 98% from California; 55% minorities (3% African-American; 40% Asian-American; 11% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 2% international students; 56% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Guaranteed for freshman year; 25% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.):   (To check the most current rates Undergrad  Graduate)
Undergrads: $13,900 state resident; $36,750 non-resident
Grad Students: $15,400 state resident; $30,500 non-resident

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $13,500 (undergrads); $12,100 (grad students)

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army)

Virtual Tour:  http://vtour.ucdavis.edu

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: College of Engineering (http://engineering.ucdavis.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 2800 undergraduates; 1200 graduate students (400 master's; 800 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Applied Science (AS)

Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences)

Biomedical Engineering (BE)

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChE/MS)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Computer Science (CS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS)

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major

Dept B M D

Aeronautical Science and Engineering

MAE X    

Applied Science

AS   X X

Biochemical Engineering

ChE/MS X    

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

BAE   X X

Biological Systems Engineering

BAE X X X

Biomedical Engineering

BE X X X

Chemical Engineering

ChE/MS X* X X

Civil Engineering

CEE X*    

Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE   X X

Computational Applied Science

AS X    

Computer Engineering

ECE X    

Computer Science

CS X X X

Computer Science and Engineering

CS X    

Electrical Engineering

ECE X*    

Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE   X X

Materials Science and Engineering

ChE/MS X X X

Mechanical Engineering

MAE X*    

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

MAE   X X

Optical Science and Engineering

AS X    

Transportation Technology and Policy

ITS   X X

* An optional double major with Materials Science and Engineering is also offered.

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2011):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 4429/8742 (51%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 788/4429 (18%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 50 Largest Engineering Undergraduate Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Doctorate Programs

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 48 overall; #32 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 31 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Agricultural/Biological Engineering (# 7)
Civil Engineering (# 13)
Environmental Engineering (# 11)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

General College Contacts:

Main Website/
General Address and Phone

www.ucdavis.edu 

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-1011

Undergraduate Admissions

http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admission

178 Mrak Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8507

(530) 752-2971
see website for email

Financial Aid Office

http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu

1100 Dutton Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8596

Undergrad:
(530) 752-2390
undergradfinaid
@ucdavis.edu
Graduate:
(530) 752-9246
gradfinaid@ucdavis.edu

Office of Graduate Studies (Admissions, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.)

http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu

250 Mrak Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-0650
see website for email

Student Housing

www.housing.ucdavis.edu

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8712

(530) 752-2033
studenthousing
@ucdavis.edu

Engineering Program Contacts:

College of Engineering

http://engineering.ucdavis.edu

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-0553
see website for email

Dept of Applied Science

http://das.engineering.ucdavis.edu  

3001 Engineering III
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8254

(530) 752-0360
see website for email

Dept of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences)

http://bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu

2030 Bainer Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-5294

(530) 752-0102
bioageng@ucdavis.edu

Dept of Biomedical Engineering

www.bme.ucdavis.edu

Genome and Biomedical Sciences Bldg
451 East Health Sciences Dr
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-1033
see website for email

Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

www.chms.ucdavis.edu

One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-5294

(530) 752-0400
see website for email

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

http://cee.engr.ucdavis.edu

2001 Engineering III
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-0586
see website for email

Dept of Computer Science

www.cs.ucdavis.edu

2063 Kemper Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis CA 95616

(530) 752-7004
see website for email

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

www.ece.ucdavis.edu

2064 Kemper Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-5294

(530) 752-0583
ugradinfo
@ece.ucdavis.edu OR
gradinfo
@ece.ucdavis.edu

Dept of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

www-mae.engr.ucdavis.edu

2132 Bainer Hall
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-5294

(530) 752-0580
see website for email

Institute of Transportation Studies

www.its.ucdavis.edu

2028 Academic Surge
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-6548
its@ucdavis.edu

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