UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Retains QS World Ranking
2nd in World, Tops in US for Veterinary Sciences
The global leadership of the University of California, Davis, in the fields of veterinary science, and agriculture and forestry continues to be recognized in rankings released today (March 12).
Quacquarelli Symonds, or QS, considered one of the most influential international authorities on university rankings, placed UC Davis second in the world in both subjects in its QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. The campus was first in the nation in the two subjects.
Since veterinary science was added to the rankings in 2015, UC Davis has been first in the world five times and is No. 2 for a sixth time. The campus was No. 1 in agriculture and forestry in the first three years the subject was ranked and has held the No. 2 spot since 2016.
UC Davis was ranked 41st in the world in the broad category of the life sciences and medicine. The campus was also recognized in each of the other broad categories of the rankings: engineering and technology, arts and humanities, social sciences and management, and natural sciences.
In addition to being top-ranked in veterinary science and agriculture and forestry, the university had top-50 world rankings in environmental sciences (25th), development studies (34th) and biological sciences (tied for 38th).