UC Davis v.s. UC Irvine (for CS major)

Colleges & Universities University of California - GENERAL
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  1. Take a look at each schools CS course curriculum

http://catalogue.uci.edu/donaldbrenschoolofinformationandcomputersciences/departmentofcomputerscience/#majorstext

http://catalog.ucdavis.edu/programs/ECS/ECScourses.html

Compare to see if one school offers more courses of interest than the other.

  1. Overall Rankings: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/9-uc-campuses-ranked-among-world’s-best-universities Best Value rankings: http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/computer-science-degrees-best-roi/
  2. Locations: UCD near (20 min) Sacramento and a few hours from Silicon Valley. Small town/rural family friendly laid back community. Highly residential campus.

UCI in large suburban city. Near beaches and within a 1-2 hours of the San Diego tech hub or LA Silicon Beach tech area. Quiet clean campus, but more known as a commuter campus with many students leaving on weekends.

I suggest you consider watching some YouTube videos on Campus life for each school.

On campus costs are comparable, but off-campus housing will be expensive near UCI vs. UCD.