From University of California
An online education website that helps students choose a college has named eight UC campuses among the world’s top 100 universities.
Students walk near Sather Gate on the University of California at Berkeley campus. UC Berkeley is fourth in the world of top universities out of 100. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
TheBestSchools.org analyzed the academic prestige, scholarly excellence and intellectual horsepower of the top 100 institutions listed in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities to form its ratings.
“We researched the most important characteristics of each of the top 100 universities on the list in order to reveal why each university appears where it does,” the site said.
Here is how UC campuses were ranked and some of what TheBestSchools.org had to say about them:
UC Berkeley, fourth
“Berkeley is a state school — albeit one with the elite status of a private school … Student research is encouraged as each year 52 percent of seniors assist their professors in their research … 39 members of the American Philosophical Society, 77 Fulbright Scholars, 32 MacArthur Fellows and 22 Nobel Laureates.”
UCLA, 12th
“With over 72,000 applications for the fall of 2012 alone, UCLA receives more applications than any other school in America … 13 Nobel laureates, 12 Rhodes Scholars, 12 MacArthur Fellows, 10 National Medal of Science winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and a Fields Medalist … over 111 NCAA championships.”
UC San Diego, 14th
“The school is one of the 10 largest centers for scientific research in America, which is why it has attracted 16 Nobel Laureates to teach there during the past 50 years. Over 650 companies were launched or utilize technology developed at UC San Diego … (Ranked) first for positive impact on the world (Washington Monthly).”
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