"UC Berkeley took the overall No. 5 slot for the third year in a row, making it the only public university to crack the top 10. The university also landed just one spot below rival Stanford University (No. 4), which fell two spots from its ranking last year. Besides the two Bay Area universities, other colleges in the top 10 were a mix of Ivy League schools and elite, private schools: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (No. 1), Columbia University (No. 2),"
"Notably, another of UC Berkeley's top in-state rivals, UCLA, plunged two spots in the rankings to No. 15. It previously ranked No. 7 on Forbes' 2023 list. Still, UCLA was the second public university to make the list. California schools also took the top three slots on the publication's list of the best public universities in the nation. UC Berkeley came first, followed by UCLA and UC San Diego."
California universities occupied leading positions in national rankings, with UC Berkeley ranking fifth and standing as the only public institution in the top ten. Stanford ranked fourth, while a mix of private and Ivy League schools filled other top spots, including MIT, Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, Williams, Johns Hopkins, Yale and Penn. UCLA fell to No. 15 but remained the second public university on the list. California universities claimed the top three public-university positions: UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego. The ranking centers on return on investment and financial outcomes, using metrics such as graduate salary, graduation rate, graduates on the American Leaders List, debt, retention and academic success. UC Berkeley graduates report a median three-year income of $90,900 and the university leads public institutions in recent Ph.D. attainment.
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