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
USNWR Overall for UC Davis
- No. 39 among National Universities
- No. 11 Top Public Schools
- No. 9 Top Performer for Social Mobility
- No. 34 for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
U.S. News & World Report’s "America's Best Graduate Schools" rank several graduate programs among the top in the nation:
- 9th History: U.S. Colonial History (2014)
- 10th Sociology: Sex & Gender (2014)
- 13th Mathematics: Topology (2010)
- 15th Fine Arts: Studio Art, Design, Dramatic Arts and Creative Writing (2021)
- 15th Political Science: Comparative Politics (2014)
- 15th Political Science: Political Methodology (2014)
- 17th Geology (2010)
- 17th Political Science (2018)
- 20th English (2018)
- 24th Earth Sciences (2019)
- 26th Psychology (2018)
- 28th Physics (2019)
- 29th Economics (2018)
- 30th Sociology (2018)
- 31st Statistics (2019)
- 32nd Chemistry (2019)
- 32nd History (2018)
- 34th Mathematics (2019)
- 37th Computer Science (2019)