Social Mobility Content / Social Mobility Content for ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù en Wall Street Journal Rankings: ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Positions Graduates for Financial Success /news/wall-street-journal-rankings-uc-davis-positions-graduates-financial-success <p><em><strong>Sept. 30 Correction: </strong>The Wall Street Journal rankings of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù among public and all universities have been corrected to reflect errors in the original news release.</em></p><hr><p>The ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, stands second in the nation among public universities and 13th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 rankings released today (Sept. 29).</p> September 29, 2025 - 10:44am Julia Ann Easley /news/wall-street-journal-rankings-uc-davis-positions-graduates-financial-success ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 5th Year /news/uc-davis-top-10-nations-public-universities-5th-year <p><span>School pride will be swelling among ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, students as they start fall classes Wednesday (Sept. 24).</span></p><p><span>The campus tied for No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities and earned accolades for innovation, social mobility and more in the 2026&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges"><span>U.S. News Best Colleges rankings</span></a><span>, published Monday (Sept. 22).</span></p><p><span>This is the fifth consecutive year the campus has been ranked among the media outlet’s top 10 public universities.</span></p> September 22, 2025 - 4:33pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-top-10-nations-public-universities-5th-year 3 Rankings Recognize ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù for Research, Social Mobility, Value /news/3-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-research-social-mobility-value <p><span>The ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, has received accolades for its research, the value for the dollar and the social mobility it offers graduates in three separate rankings published this month.</span></p><p><span>Forbes named ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù to its </span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionariley/2025/08/26/forbes-top-25-public-colleges/"><span>Top 25 Public Colleges</span></a><span> in the nation in rankings released Tuesday (Aug. 26). The magazine noted that ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù students graduate with a median of $11,000 in debt — the lowest among the public standouts. &nbsp;</span></p> August 29, 2025 - 11:44am Julia Ann Easley /news/3-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-research-social-mobility-value ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Rises to 6th Among Nation’s Top Public Universities /news/uc-davis-rises-6th-among-nations-top-public-universities ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, rose to tie for sixth place among the nation’s top public universities in rankings published today (Sept. 17) by U.S. News &amp; World Report. September 17, 2023 - 9:01pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-rises-6th-among-nations-top-public-universities