The newest U.S. News & World Report best colleges rankings place 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis 11th among public universities, and 42nd among all universities.
In both instances, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis gained in the rankings. It moved up to 11th for 2010, from 12th last year, among public universities, and to 42nd from 44th last year among public and private universities—tied with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Barbara in each category. On the latter ranking, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis' highest score ever came in 1996 and 1997 when it placed 40th.
The main reason for the jump in rankings was a 10-point increase (to 38 from 48) in the score on student selectivity, according to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Students Affairs Research and Information unit. That score reflects the university's acceptance rate, the number of students accepted who were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes, and the SAT/ACT scores of the accepted students.
Also, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis improved in its graduation and retention rate, which helped to further boost its overall ranking.
Below are the U.S. News & World Report 2010 rankings for all 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campuses in the public and private category:
Campus 2010 2009
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Berkeley 21 21
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏLA 24 25
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ San Diego 35 35
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis 42 44
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Barbara 42 44
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Irvine 46 44
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Cruz 71 96
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Riverside 96 89
Note: Chancellor Linda Katehi's former institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was ranked 39th nationally in 2010, up from 40th last year.
Other rankings
In other rankings, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis rated 24th in the Sierra magazine's 2009 Cool Schools survey and scored a B+ as a "campus sustainability leader" on the College Sustainability Report Card.
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