U.S. News rankings released
91¿´Æ¬ Davis' undergraduate program in biological and agricultural engineering is ranked 5th among large national research universities, and its overall undergraduate engineering program is ranked 35th, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2009 "America's Best Colleges" report released today.
In addition, the magazine's newest rankings acknowledge 91¿´Æ¬ Davis for the diversity of its student body and for the strength of its undergraduate writing program. 91¿´Æ¬ Davis' student body is the 17th most racially and ethnically diverse among large national research universities, tied with 91¿´Æ¬ Berkeley, according to the magazine. And 91¿´Æ¬ Davis and 91¿´Æ¬LA are the only 91¿´Æ¬ campuses named on a list of 23 universities nationwide that "typically make writing a priority at all levels of instruction and across the curriculum."
Overall, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis ranked 44th among national universities for the magazine's 2009 report, tied with 91¿´Æ¬ Irvine and 91¿´Æ¬ Santa Barbara, and tied for 12th with those campuses among the top public national universities. In its 2008 report, U.S. News ranked 91¿´Æ¬ Davis tied for 42nd overall and tied for 11th among public national universities.
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Clifton B. Parker, Dateline, (530) 752-1932, cparker@ucdavis.edu