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Health & pre-med fields at UC Davis

UC Davis graduates about 57 pre-med & health fields majors a year. That puts it 125th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.63×). Research spending in the field runs about $379 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year57under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0000.63× the same major nationally
Research in the field$379Ma year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school

Around UC Davis

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 Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium view from above 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium view from press box 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences 1E, Medical Sciences 1D, Veterinary Medicine 3A, Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Veterinary Medicine 2, Veterinary Medicine 3B, Medical Sciences 1B, Medical Sciences 1C, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, Bowley Plant Science Teaching Facility, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 1, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 2.

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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Nevada–Reno 73
  2. The University of Texas–Dallas 73
  3. Augusta University 73
  4. University of Colorado Boulder 73
  5. Loyola University Maryland 73
  6. University of Louisville 72
  7. Curry College 72
  8. Kansas State University 72

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 pre-med & health fields. 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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