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Engineering (all) at UC Davis

UC Davis graduates about 816 engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $105 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#58 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year8169% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$105Ma year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school

Around UC Davis

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s commander Col. Bill Leady and
District leaders discuss career, internship opportunities at UC Davis Night withPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium aerial view 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCD Health Stadium front gate (Gate 1) with tule fog in December 2025
UCDHS Tule FogPhoto: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis vs Montana State during a home game in the 2024 Season
AgStadium vs Montana State '24Photo: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation, Engineering Unit 2 Wind Tunnel.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. New York University 86
  2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 85
  3. University of Rochester 85
  4. University of Chicago 85
  5. University of Delaware 84
  6. George Washington University 84
  7. University of Tulsa 84
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83

Other strong majors at UC Davis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis with every school we score in engineering. 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.

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