UC Davis University Timeline
| Year | Students | Administration | Classes | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Research and teaching in entomology begins | First public event, October: State Farmers Institute | ||
| 1908 | Arthur Cleghorn, Principal (1908-1910) | First courses offered | First farmer’s short courses in fall. | |
| 1909 | 18 enrollees; 5 University students; Short course attendance: 125. | January opening of Farm School. First Picnic Day, May 22; more than 2,200 people attend. | ||
| 1910 | Undergraduates: 77 Graduate: 0 | Leroy Anderson, Superintendent (1910-1913) | UC President Benjamin Wheeler and Stanford President David Starr Jordan speak at Picnic Day. | |
| 1911 | Undergraduate: 110 Graduate: 1 Capon Club founded. Yearbook, Agricola (later El Rodeo) published. First four graduates of the Farm School. | |||
| 1912 | Undergraduate: 168 Graduate: 0 Associated Students of University Farm established. Estimated school costs for 8 months: $250. | Students assume responsibility for Picnic Day. | ||
| 1913 | Undergraduate: 123 Graduate: 1 Farm School admission age raised to 18. Students build their own track. Phi Alpha Iota founded. | Hubert Van Norman named director of University Farm (1913-1919). | College of Agriculture reorganized. Dean Thomas Hunt. | Ministers’ Week with more than 700 ministers attending. First University-owned automobile: Ford Model T bought for Dean’s use. |
| 1914 | Undergraduate: 160 Graduate: 1 First women students, spring semester. First boys’ Agricultural Club convocation at Davis. | Smith-Lever Act establishes Agricultural extension Service. | ||
| 1915 | Undergraduate: 353 Graduate: 1 Weekly newspaper, The Weekly Agricola, published (September 29, 1915 to May 10, 1916) | Vegetable Crops Department established | Opening of all-weather road to Sacramento. | |
| 1916 | Undergraduate: 181 Graduate: 1 The Weekly Agricola renamed University Farm Agricola (September 22, 1916 to November 15, 1922). Agricola (yearbook) renamed Farm Rodeo. | UC takes majority of awards at Chicago International Livestock Show. | ||
| 1917 | Undergraduate: 55 Graduate: 1 | America enters WW I in April; enrollments fall precipitously. Smith-Hughes Act establishes vocational agricultural education in high schools. Harry & I at the University Farm published. | ||
| 1918 | Undergraduate: 13 Graduate: 1 Women admitted to Farm School. | Food Science & Technology Department established; Beginnings of ag teacher training at Davis. | Major tractor and implement show at the University Farm.Flu outbreak on campus.Armistice signed, World War I ends. | |
| 1919 | Undergraduate: 576 Graduate: 1 Disabled veterans receive vocational training at University Farm. Enrollment reaches nearly 600, including Australian soldiers. Fraternities founded: Kappa Tau (became Alpha Gamma Rho) Beta Phi (established in 1919, chartered in 1920) CalphaPhilo DelphosZeta Xi | Thomas Tavernetti, Acting Dean (1919-1921) | Courses in winemaking at Berkeley dropped, but viticulture continues at Davis. | Prohibition starts with passage of 18th Amendment. |
| 1920 | Undergraduate: 559 Graduate: | College of Agriculture faculty study reorganization of curriculum. | Financial problems at the University. Agricultural groups meet with the Regents to appeal for better conditions at the University Farm. UC livestock win trophies at Chicago International Livestock Show | |
| 1921 | Undergraduate: 431 Graduate: 2 | College of Agriculture begins internal reorganization. | Legislature appoints Special Commission on Agricultural Education | |
| 1922 | Undergraduate: 418 Graduate: 2 Four-year degree work initiated at Davis.Students officially adopt “Honor Spirit.” University Farm Agricola renamed California Aggie.Golden Egg Club established. Horticultural Round Table established. Blue and Gold Dairy Club established.Golden Hoof Club established. | Claude Hutchison, Director (1922-1925) Faculty doubles in size. | University Farm becomes Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture, 4-year undergraduate program offered Farm School starts 2-year nondegree curriculum Landscape Horticulture Department established | UC livestock Judging team successfully competes at Portland International Livestock Show. |
| 1923 | Undergraduate: 315 Graduate: 6 Cosmopolitan Club established (later called International Forum). | |||
| 1924 | Undergraduate: 254 Graduate: 4 | Departments of Botany and Chemistry established. Library: collection contained 2,000 volumes. | ||
| 1925 | Undergraduate: 270 Graduate: 12 The name Mustangs is associated with the football team (California Aggie, October 21). | Walter Howard becomes director (1925-1937) | Military Science Department established | Graduate instruction begins with 12 students working in conjunction with Berkeley. Far West Conference organized for intercollegiate sports. |
| 1926 | Undergraduate: 267 Graduate: 19 | Agricultural Engineering program established Zoology Department established | ||
| 1927 | Undergraduate: 260 Graduate: 26 | Frederick L. Griffin becomes superintendent of nondegree instruction (1925-1954). | Mathematics and Physics Department established Plant pathology Department established | |
| 1928 | Undergraduate: 335 Graduate: 15 Farm Rodeo (yearbook) renamed El Rodeo. | Celeste Turner (Wright) becomes first regular woman faculty member and first Ph.D. in humanities at Davis. | ||
| 1929 | Undergraduate: 415 Graduate: 21 Marching band formed (Paul Dozier-President, Embert Bond-vice president, George Winters-librarian, Martin Liljedahl-secretary, Leon Milsner-business manager. Football team wins Far Western Championship | |||
| 1930 | Undergraduate: 440 Graduate: 27 Sorority established: Tau Kappa | Director Howard goes to England | Robert Sproul becomes UC President | Snowstorm blankets campus; first snow since 1916. Aggie Judging Team takes first place at Pacific International Livestock Show in Portland. |
| 1931 | Undergraduate: 417 Graduate: 24 | |||
| 1932 | Undergraduate: 397 Graduate: 49 | |||
| 1933 | Undergraduate: 354 Graduate: 34 Boxing team wins Pacific Coast Intercollegiate competition (coached by ranch foreman, Heine Sevier). Marching band: Dick Jones-Librarian | Pomology Department moved from Berkeley to Davis | ||
| 1934 | Undergraduate: 475 Graduate: 32 Female students on campus organize the Cal Aggie Women’s Association. | |||
| 1935 | Undergraduate: 722 Graduate: 50 | Viticulture & Enology moved to Davis | ||
| 1936 | Undergraduate: 902 Graduate: 47 | |||
| 1937 | Undergraduate: 923 Graduate: 44 | Knowles Ryerson (1937-1952) becomes Director | ||
| 1938 | Undergraduate: 1,006 Graduate: 72 Cal Aggie Mustangs basketball team wins Far Western Conference Championship. Marching band: Perry Miller became first drum major. | I.F. “Crip” Toomey, former football coach, appointed first athletic director. | Campus renamed the College of Agriculture at Davis, and is organized into four major programs: Animal Production, Plant Production, Dairy Industry, and Home Economics. | |
| 1939 | Undergraduate: 1,107 Graduate: 75 Women students increase to 168. Davis football team defeats Berkeley varsity team. Basketball team again wins Far Western Conference Championship. Marching band: Mary Jeanne Gilhooly-drum major, Bing Taylor-manager | |||
| 1940 | Undergraduate: 1054 Graduate: 67 Marching band: Mary Jeanne Gilhooly-drum major, Martin Glashoff-manager | Division of Chemistry holds first patents for entire University. | ||
| 1941 | Undergraduate: 873 Graduate: 64 Marching band: Mary Jeanne Gilhooly-drum major | California Legislature authorizes the establishment of a school of veterinary medicine. | ||
| 1942 | Undergraduate: 298 Graduate: 17 Marching band: Mary Jeanne Gilhooly-drum major | First Faculty Research Lecture Award. | Four-year degree program offered in Home Economics. | |
| 1943 | Undergraduate: 2 Graduate: 5 | Instruction discontinued, campus becomes training school for Army Signal Corps (Camp Kohler). | ||
| 1944 | Undergraduate: 27 Graduate: 5 | Animal Breeding Genetics established | ||
| 1945 | Undergraduate: 544 Graduate: 37 | Non-degree courses resume in March; degree programs resume in October. | ||
| 1946 | Undergraduate: 1,516 Graduate: 87 Veterans flock back to college. Marching band: Evelyn Rowe-drum major | School of Veterinary Medicine established. Plant Pathology major introduced. Library: became State documents selective repository. | ||
| 1947 | Undergraduate: 1,601 Graduate: 85 Two-thirds of the students are war veterans. Memorial Union fund drive launched. Marching band: Evelyn Rowe-drum major | Division of Physical Education created with five instructors. | Committee on Scholarships and Prizes appointed. | |
| 1948 | Undergraduate: 1,486 Graduate: 111 First four-year graduation ceremonies at Davis, 300 receive degrees. Marching band: Don Verrue-president, Hap Reeves-secretary, Ric Pearson-manager, Evelyn Rowe-drum major | Groundbreaking for Veterinary Medicine building in April; 42 students enter in the fall. | Bixby Work-Learn Program begins with $250,000 grant.The Strayer Report on higher education in California completed. The Walker Report details the expansion of Davis and Riverside. | |
| 1949 | Undergraduate: 1,518 Graduate: 152 Aggie Mustangs win triple crown in the Spring Far Western Conference, taking championships in swimming, boxing and track. Marching band: Henry Metsler-manager, Evelyn Rowe-drum major | |||
| 1950 | Undergraduate: 1,289 Graduate: 236 First Ph.D. in Botany conferred. Marching band: Don McClure-first student director, Curt Storr-drum major | Genetics Department established | Population of City of Davis is 3,557 | |
| 1951 | Undergraduate: 1,029 Graduate: 314 University Chorus formed. | College of Letters and Science established with five departments offering bachelor’s degree. College of Agriculture established independent of Berkeley. Mathematics Department established. Poultry Department moved to Davis. 80,000 volumes in the Library. | ||
| 1952 | Undergraduate: 1,068 Graduate: 323 University Concert Band formed. First Vet. Med. graduates. | Stanley Freeborn (1952-1958) named Provost of Davis campus First faculty appointments in L&S | Geology Department established History Department established Physics Department established Agricultural Economics Department established | |
| 1953 | Undergraduate: 1,122 Graduate: 349 First graduate degrees awarded at Davis awarded. | First Masters program in water science and engineering in the nation | ||
| 1954 | Undergraduate: 1,220 Graduate: 379 | |||
| 1955 | Undergraduate: 1,492 Graduate: 407 | Soils and plant nutrition programs moved from Berkeley to Davis. | ||
| 1956 | Undergraduate: 1,663 Graduate: 453 | Economics Department established | Regents approve master plan for UCD growth to 5,000 students. | |
| 1957 | Undergraduate: 1,810 Graduate: 474 | Graduate degrees offered in Home Economics | ||
| 1958 | Undergraduate: 1,791 Graduate: 552 University Symphony founded. | Provost Freeborn (1958-1959) named first Chancellor. | Departments of Art and Music established Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics established .Philosophy and Sociology Departments established | |
| 1959 | Undergraduate: 1,813 Graduate: 609 | Emil Mrak (1959-1969) named second Chancellor. | Electron microscope laboratory established | Regents declare UC Davis is a general campus with authority to add new majors, schools and colleges and expand its graduate programs. |
| 1960 | Undergraduate: 2,157 Graduate: 719 | Education Department established Political Science Department established University Arboretum established | ||
| 1961 | Undergraduate: 2,606 Graduate: 853 | Graduate Division established Dramatic Art and Speech Department established College of Engineering established | ||
| 1962 | Undergraduate: 3,107 Graduate: 951 | Institute of Governmental Affairs established Agricultural Toxicology Laboratory established National Center for Primate Biology established. | ||
| 1963 | Undergraduate: 3,567 Graduate: 1,284 | |||
| 1964 | Undergraduate: 4,789 Graduate: 1,551 | School of Law established Anthropology Department established Geography Department established Soils & Plant Nutrition Department established separately at Davis Agricultural History Center established Computer Center established Fine Arts & Museology Laboratory established Food Protection & Toxicology Center established International Agriculture Center established | ||
| 1965 | Undergraduate: 5,901 Graduate: 1,822 | Crocker Nuclear Laboratory established Institute of Ecology established Radiobiology Laboratory established French and Italian Department established German & Russian Department established Spanish & Classics Department established | ||
| 1966 | Undergraduate: 6,681 Graduate: 2,225 | |||
| 1967 | Undergraduate: 7,363 Graduate: 2,547 | |||
| 1968 | Undergraduate: 8, 296 Graduate: 2,884 | |||
| 1969 | Undergraduate: 9,081 Graduate: 3,239 | |||
| 1970 | Undergraduate: 9,641 Graduate: 3,300 | |||
| 1971 | Undergraduate: 10,055 Graduate: 3,666 | |||
| 1972 | Undergraduate: 10, 924 Graduate: 3,894 | |||
| 1973 | Undergraduate: 11,292 Graduate: 4,076 | |||
| 1974 | Undergraduate: 11,659 Graduate: 4,334 | |||
| 1975 | Undergraduate: 12,224 Graduate: 4,637 | |||
| 1976 | Undergraduate: 12,225 Graduate: 4,769 | |||
| 1977 | Undergraduate: 12,042 Graduate: 4,794 | |||
| 1978 | Undergraduate: 12,111 Graduate: 4,836 | |||
| 1979 | Undergraduate: 12,581 Graduate: 4,965 | |||
| 1980 | Undergraduate: 13,262 Graduate: 5,108 | |||
| 1981 | Undergraduate: 13,460 Graduate: 5,436 | |||
| 1982 | Undergraduate: 13,556 Graduate: 5,222 | |||
| 1983 | Undergraduate: 13,434 Graduate: 4,999 | |||
| 1984 | Undergraduate: 13,916 Graduate: 5,104 | |||
| 1985 | Undergraduate: 14,128 Graduate: 5,209 | |||
| 1986 | Undergraduate: 14,061 Graduate: 5,338 | |||
| 1987 | Undergraduate: 15,140 Graduate: 5,091 | |||
| 1988 | Undergraduate: 16,134 Graduate: 5,102 | |||
| 1989 | Undergraduate: 16,711 Graduate: 5,209 | |||
| 1990 | Undergraduate: 18,022 Graduate: 5,296 | |||
| 1991 | Undergraduate: 17,295 Graduate: 5,233 | |||
| 1992 | Undergraduate: 16,887 Graduate: 5,198 | |||
| 1993 | Undergraduate: 16,502 Graduate: 5,094 | |||
| 1994 | Undergraduate: 16,779 Graduate: 5,012 | |||
| 1995 | Undergraduate: 17,421 Graduate: 4,951 | |||
| 1996 | Undergraduate: 18,183 Graduate: 5,003 | |||
| 1997 | Undergraduate: 18,435 Graduate: 5,054 | |||
| 1998 | Undergraduate: 18,707 Graduate: 5,136 | |||
| 1999 | Undergraduate: 18,815 Graduate: 5,220 | |||
| 2000 | Undergraduate: 19,727 Graduate: 5,347 | |||
| 2001 | Undergraduate: 20,637 Graduate: 5,539 | |||
| 2002 | Undergraduate: 22,079 Graduate: 5,900 | |||
| 2003 | Undergraduate: 22,603 Graduate: 6,242 | |||
| 2004 | Undergraduate: 22,161 Graduate: 6,346 | |||
| 2005 | Undergraduate: 21,821 Graduate: 6,335 | |||
| 2006 | Undergraduate: 22,423 Graduate: 6,395 |