The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a public research university in Davis, California, founded in 1908 as the University Farm. With about 32,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students, UC Davis is the largest UC campus by area (over 5,300 acres). Notable academic strengths include agricultural sciences (the #1 ag program in the world), veterinary medicine (also #1), engineering, biology, environmental sciences, and the management school. The Aggies compete in NCAA Division I in the Big West Conference. UC Davis organizes first-year housing into three residential "Areas": **Te…