UC Davis is a research university, ranked 16th among public universities nationwide by the National Research Council and 10th among public
universities nationwide by U.S. News & World
Report. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.According to the National Science
Foundation, UC Davis spent $456,653,000 on research and development in the fiscal year 2002-2003, ranking it 14th in the
nation. Specifically, UC Davis's expenditures nationally ranked first in agricultural research ($25,683,000), seventh in
biological research ($45,283,000), and 13th in the life sciences ($336,796,000).Its faculty includes 18 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 6 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 7 members of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 2 MacArthur Fellows.The university is known for its highly selective veterinary
medicine program as well as for its Department of Applied Science, founded and formerly chaired by
physicist Edward Teller. The well-known Department of Viticulture and
Enology (i.e., concerning the scientific study of grape-growing and winemaking) is responsible for significant advancements in
winemaking utilized by many Californian wineries.