There are a number of Honor Societies at UC Davis, recognizing outstanding academics.
- Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology
- Alpha Omega Alpha - Medicine
- Alpha Zeta - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Delta Phi Alpha - German
- Eta Sigma Phi - Classical Studies Honor Society. Visne cum istis pauca fricta? (Would you like some fries with that?)
- Gamma Sigma Delta - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Biological Sciences
- Golden Key
- Kappa Omicron Nu - Family and Consumer Sciences
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars - for recognising first and second year students
- National Society of Leadership and Success - Leadership; Open to all majors.
- Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics)
- Order of Omega - Honor Society within the UCD Greek community
- Order of the Coif - Law
- Phi Alpha Theta - History
- Phi Beta Kappa - College of Letters and Science
- Phi Kappa Phi - All colleges and schools
- Phi Sigma - Biological Sciences
- Phi Sigma Pi - Pre-professional Honor Fraternity
- Phi Zeta - Veterinary Medicine
- Pi Delta Phi - French
- Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science
- Prytanean Women's Honor Society
- Psi Chi - Psychology
- Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics
- Sigma Xi - All colleges and schools-research
- Tau Beta Pi - Engineering
There are also a number of "fake" honor societies which target mass mailings at students.
Examples of "fake" honor societies:
- Chancellor's List
