Eight University of California campuses have been included in the 2010 Washington Monthly college rankings, released today (Aug. 23) by the magazine.

They include San Diego, first; Berkeley, second; UCLA, third; Davis, sixth; and Santa Barbara, 11th. In addition, Riverside is ranked 40th; Irvine, 50th; and Santa Cruz, 93rd. The complete list of national universities — institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate study — numbers 258. The entire guide is available online.

The magazine rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.Ds) and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).