UC Davis ranks 38 in U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report released its 2012 edition of Best Colleges, with UC Davis moving up one space from last year, ranking 38 in the magazine’s National Universities section.

This is the 28th edition of its annual report. It provides national rankings of colleges and universities that award undergraduate degrees. Categories also include the best regional colleges and universities and liberal arts colleges. Princeton University and Harvard University tied for first as the top-ranked national universities.

UC Berkeley was the top University of California in National Universities. It was selected as the number 21 top national university. UC Los Angeles was named number 25 and UC San Diego number 37, preceding UC Davis.

The magazine selected UC Davis as number nine in the report’s National Public School category, with other UCs making the top 25 as well. UC Berkeley ranked number one and UCLA number two, UCSD number eight, UC Santa Barbara 10 and UC Irvine 13.

– Angela Swartz