All 10 University of California campuses stand among the top 4 percent of universities in the world, according to the Center for World University Rankings.
The World University Rankings, released in mid-May, evaluated nearly 20,000 universities around the globe to arrive at their assessment. The rankings placed seven UC campuses among the top 30 of all public universities in the United States, with four in the top 10: UC Berkeley (No. 1), UCLA (No. 3), UC San Diego (No. 7) and UC San Francisco (No. 9). UC Davis was rated No. 12, with UC Irvine No. 24 and UC Santa Barbara No. 27. These seven UC campuses also stood among the top 50 of all universities in the United States, public or private.
The ranking, also known as the Global 2000 List, is published annually by the Center for World University Rankings and evaluates more institutions than any other academic ranking of global universities. Institutions are evaluated on four key factors: quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty and research performance. The rankings display a sub-ranking for each factor and a score for each university out of 100. UC Berkeley is regarded as having the fourth-best faculty in the world.
Relative to universities globally across all metrics, UC Berkeley placed No. 12; UCLA No. 18; UC San Diego No. 33; UCSF No. 36; UC Davis No. 52; UC Irvine No. 82; UC Santa Barbara No. 98; UC Riverside No. 252; UC Santa Cruz No. 306; and UC Merced, No. 841.
Relative to universities (public or private) in the United States across all metrics, UC Berkeley placed No. 10; UCLA No. 15; UC San Diego No. 21; UCSF No. 23; UC Davis No. 28; UC Irvine No. 44; UC Santa Barbara No. 49; UC Riverside No. 82; UC Santa Cruz No. 97; and UC Merced, No. 189.
UC campuses and academic health centers continuously stand out as among the best in the world and nation. UC grad schools and programs recently took top spots in the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools list while UC undergraduate education performed equally well in U.S. News’ 2022-23 Best Colleges rankings. UC campuses excel at serving students and the nation, according to Washington Monthly, while UC hospitals lead California and the nation per U.S. News.
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