Surrounding City at The University of California

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at UC-Davis

By Gender

Males	C+
Females	C+

By Major

Animal Studies	A+
Anthropology	C
Art & Design Department	C+
Biology	C
Business - Management and Administration	C-
Chemical Engineering	B+
Chemistry	C-
Civil Engineering	B
Communications	B
Computer Engineering	B
Computer Science	D+
Economics	B
Education	F
Electrical Engineering	D+
Engineering Department	C
English	B+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	F
Genetics	C
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	C
Physics	F
Political Science	B
PreLaw and Legal	D+
Psychology	B-
Sociology	D
Undecided	C-
Zoology	A+

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

University of California - Davis
C+
Average of All Schools
B-
Average of schools in class
B+
University of California - Berkeley
B+
University of California - Santa Barbara
A-
University of California - Los Angeles
B+
University of California - Irvine
B+
Stanford University
B-
University of Southern California
B+
University of California - Santa Cruz
B-
F
A+

Surrounding City

“... Sure, I have heard all of the stereotypes about UCD -- that UCD sucks, that the city of Davis is lame, and that Davis is for hicks who want to st...Read full comment

“... The town is quiet, which I like, but there are parties and bars, with downtown Sac and the City close enough ...Read full comment

“When deciding where to go to school, I was torn between UC Davis and UC SantaBarbara. I am so glad I chose Davis. Davis is the perfect school to go to...Read full comment

“... I know EE grad students who can't get jobs because they don't even know about the electricity that comes out of a wall socket ...Read full comment

“... The city of Davis has been called boring and small, but that depends on your imagination ...Read full comment

“... The city of Davis is one of the last remaining college towns on the west coast ...Read full comment

“... The city of Davis is a small suburban town, and anyone who attends the school expecting something else will be disappointed ...Read full comment

“... I fell in love with the small town atmosphere even though I am a city boy from Oakland ...Read full comment

“... if you're a city person, you may not like it at first, but then you adjust and realize that since you'll probably get a job in a big city after g...Read full comment

“... I came from a big inner city and it was nice to have a change of atmosphere ...Read full comment

“... The city, Davis, is small and people tend to be in bed by midnight; but if you're 21, and it's a Friday night, there are several bars to select...Read full comment

“... " The city of Davis really does center around the university, which is something I love ...Read full comment

“... The City of Davis is not a great college town and the people seem like our money but prefer the summer whan the students go home ...Read full comment

“... The best thing about Davis is how it's one of the few remaining college towns and its isolated enough that people stay in davis but close enough...Read full comment

“Studying electrical engineering at UC Davis is very time consuming. Students will go through each week doing multiple homework assignments. Grading va...Read full comment

“... Womens lacross team dressing as a Mexican gang for a party; these students are being disciplined) PS The city of Davis sucks too ...Read full comment

“... There's just so many positives about the school and the city ...Read full comment

“... The city is wonderful and safe ...Read full comment

“... The city of Davis and living off campus makes the UCD experience horrible ...Read full comment

“... Davis as a city (ahem, town): Davis is quiet, small, and boring at times ...Read full comment

“... The real problem is the way students are treated – they are being taken advantage of by landlords and the city of Davis is doing nothing to pre...Read full comment

“... Then the city surrounding the campus may not be as busy as New York City, but there is alot going on there too ...Read full comment

“... The campus is very open, and the city is very bike and pedestrian friendly ...Read full comment

“... The problems are the weather, certain bike riders, small city (expensive), not a lot of job openings etc ...Read full comment

“... it's such a great city and atmosphere ...Read full comment

“... cheaper living than in a city - local produce at farmers markets and even living in a nearby town can save money too ...Read full comment

“... it's such a great city and atmosphere ...Read full comment

“... Besides the fact that UC Davis is located in a very quiet city and a dry rural setting, Davis provides a challenging curriculum ...Read full comment

“... I didn't think it was going to be anything like UCLA or Berkeley, but you have to understand that Davis isn't meant to be a big, busy, metropo...Read full comment

“... you can scour the entire city and its offerings within a couple days ...Read full comment