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INFORMATION ABOUT :

UC DAVIS:
We Grow California

About
student housing & dining services:

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UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California. We do and we always will. And today, the seed that was planted those years ago has grown into one of the world’s top universities.

Davis is the ultimate college town. It’s green, laid back and friendly. You can walk or bike from the main campus to the main street in a few blocks. College students fill up the tables at nearby restaurants and coffee shops with their laptops, homework and friends. The town of Davis helps our students thrive.

Our main campus sits at the center of Davis in Northern California’s central valley. Davis is a vibrant college town of about 68,000 people with a student-friendly downtown right across the street from the university. UC Davis Health, the region’s only academic health center, is on our Sacramento campus only 20 minutes from Davis. World-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.

Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS) is a department and an auxiliary enterprise within the division of Student Affairs at UC Davis. Student Housing and Dining Services provides the following primary services to the UC Davis community:

  • housing services for UC Davis students and families,

  • dining services for UC Davis students and the campus community,

  • and support services that facilitate a successful transition into the UC Davis community while fostering development of ongoing learning and life-skills.

These primary services are guided by the department’s foundational Statements: Vision Statement | Unit Mission Statements | Statement of Ethics | Core Values.

Housing Services

We provide housing and dining to approximately 15,000* undergraduate, graduate, and students with families who live in on-campus residential facilities (university owner/managed and Public-Private-Partnerships). Learn more about UC Davis Public Private Partnerships (P3).

Dining Services

We serve approximately 20,000 meals a day via a dining portfolio that includes residential (4 dining commons), retail (5 restaurants, 7 markets, 5 coffee shops, food trucks), culinary and catering services, and offers a range of meal plans. Dining Services also has responsibility for concessions and vending. Learn more about Dining Services.

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