Fall 2021 Return to Campus

Move-In Day for undergraduate students at The Green in West Village (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Students move their belongings into their apartments on Move-In Day (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Bicycle racks outside the Memorial Union (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students in masks ride their bikes across campus (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students lay out on the grass outside Haring Hall on the first day of fall 2021 classes (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students walk past bicycle racks on the first day of fall 2021 classes (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Student-run Unitrans bus (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students gather outside the Memorial Union on the first day of fall 2021 classes (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students take a break in between classes at the Memorial Union (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students socialize in the Memorial Union (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students study in the Memorial Union, a central hub for student life (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

COVID-19 testing continues at the Activities and Recreation Center on campus (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

Students wearing masks study at the Peter J. Shields Library (Angela Lindley/UC Davis)

UC Davis has returned to in-person instruction for the first time since March 2020! While the “new normal” may look different than it has in years past, the teaching, research and public service that UC Davis is known for have not changed. Forbes named UC Davis #4 among public universities in the nation for the “most outstanding education to the broadest range of students at the most affordable price.” U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges ranked UC Davis at #10 among publics.