The University of California - Davis
Breakdown of “Scholastic Success” at UC-Davis
By Gender
| Males | B- |
| Females | B- |
By Major
| Animal Studies | B+ |
| Anthropology | C |
| Art & Design Department | B |
| Biology | B |
| Business - Management and Administration | B- |
| Chemical Engineering | F |
| Chemistry | B- |
| Civil Engineering | A- |
| Communications | B+ |
| Computer Engineering | C- |
| Computer Science | B- |
| Economics | A- |
| Education | D |
| Electrical Engineering | B- |
| Engineering Department | A- |
| English | B- |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | D |
| Genetics | A- |
| Geography and Geosciences | F |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | D+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A+ |
| Math | B+ |
| Mechanical Engineering | B+ |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A- |
| Other | B- |
| Physics | C- |
| Political Science | B |
| PreLaw and Legal | A- |
| Psychology | B |
| Sociology | C |
| Undecided | B- |
| Zoology | A |
Against similar schools
Scholastic Success compared with similar schools in class.
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University of California - Davis
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University of California - Berkeley
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Stanford University
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- #3 Top Math School Ranking in California
- #5 Top Mechanical Engineering School Ranking in California
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- #9 Top Anthropology School Ranking in California
- #10 Top Political Science School Ranking in California
- #12 Top Education School Ranking in California
- #13 Top Chemistry School Ranking in California
- #13 Top Sociology School Ranking in California
- #18 Top Communications School Ranking in California
- #21 Top Biology School Ranking in California
- #27 Top English School Ranking in California
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