Welcome to the College of Engineering
The UC Davis College of Engineering connects people and technology to solve the world’s most pressing problems, design a better tomorrow and make a positive difference in the world.
Our highly ranked undergraduate and graduate programs prepare the next generation of engineers to be agile leaders empowered to better society and the planet. With 13 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate programs, our students impact a wide-ranging field of areas in energy, aerospace, transportation, computer science, medicine and more.
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Meet Aggie Engineers
Atmaja Patil’s Aggie Superpower is Asking Good Questions
At an upcoming UC Davis commencement ceremony, biological systems engineering major Atmaja Patil will speak on what she takes away from her education: “The confidence to question the status quo. To look at a problem and ask, ‘Why does it have to be this way?’”
Students Translate Healthcare Challenges into Market-Ready Tools in Nine-Month Graduate Program
Through a capstone design project, students work alongside clinicians, engineers and business mentors to translate healthcare challenges into market-ready technologies, gaining experience in the clinical, regulatory and business aspects that underpin successful medical device development.
Composites: Lillie Vehling Builds Community Through Water Polo and Engineering
Inspired by her father's life-changing spinal cord injury, student athlete Lillie Vehling is pursuing mechanical and aerospace engineering to help others. Whether she's designing solutions at the Engineering Student Design Center or competing in Division I water polo, community remains at the center of her world.
Rewriting Macbeth: New UC Davis Game Uses AI to Teach Conflict De-Escalation
What if you could talk Shakespeare’s Macbeth out of violence? A new UC Davis-developed game lets players do just that, using AI to simulate dialogue and teach real-world conflict de-escalation skills through interactive storytelling rooted in some of the greatest dramas in the English language.
Bringing STEM Together: Inside the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers at UC Davis
The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers at UC Davis is building a community across engineering and other STEM fields.
Engineering Students Honored for Robotic System Addressing On-Farm Challenges
A team of biological and agricultural engineering students from the University of California, Davis, won the Western Growers Award for Excellence in Specialty Crops during the 2026 Farm Robotics Challenge.
Getting Involved as an Aggie Engineer
Next Level Strategic Vision
Taking our college to the next level means amplifying our strengths to become outstanding leaders in the engineering challenges we address, the education we provide and the community we create.