Jump Start Your Future

Get more out of your summer with Summer at UC Davis, a two-week summer residential program designed to give high-achieving high school students a hands-on introduction to college. Explore a major, live in dorms, meet new people, work with brilliant researchers…all at UC Davis, one of the world’s top research universities. Applying to college can be tough, but with Summer at UC Davis, you’ll have the opportunity to work with university professors and admissions advisers to elevate your perspective on higher education and yourself; giving you a unique story to tell on college applications.

We offer several distinct "majors" for you to choose from, each exploring a subject area in which UC Davis is an international powerhouse, conducting research that is changing our world and how we understand it.