University of California-Davis (University of California--Davis) was founded in 1905 as a public research university in the United States, and is the largest of the University of California campuses. The University of California-Davis is one of the largest universities in the United States. Its research and teaching in the fields of agronomy and environmental science are at the world's forefront. It is tied for 39th place in the 2014 U.S. university rankings.