Biology at UC Davis
UC Davis graduates about 1,518 biology majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 242 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 100% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $379 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Davis
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences 1E, Medical Sciences 1D, Thurman Laboratory, Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Medical Sciences 1B, Medical Sciences 1C, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, Plant Reproductive Biology Facility, Bowley Plant Science Teaching Facility, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 1, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 2, UC Davis Health – Davis Campus Clinic.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at UC Davis
- Sociology & anthropology 88 · #42
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Chemistry & biochem 85 · #43
- Art, music & theater 85 · #50
- Computer science 84 · #67
- Engineering (all) 84 · #58
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.