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U.S. News & World Report UCLA is No. 1 among public universities and ranks 20th among all national universities in the USN&WR Best Colleges rankings. Five other University of California campuses rank in the top 15 among public universities: UC Berkeley (2nd), UC Santa Barbara (7th), UC Irvine (9th), UC San Diego (10th) and UC Davis (11th). Despite its popularity, the USN&WR rankings tell only part of the story. The rankings, which have had some controversy, place more emphasis on factors that tend to favor private universities, such as endowment size, rate of alumni giving and student- faculty ratios. Nevertheless, it can be a useful tool that focuses largely on factors related to undergraduate education. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANK TYPE UNIVERSITY 1 Private Princeton University 2 Private Harvard University 3 Private Columbia University 3 Private Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 Private Yale University 6 Private Stanford University 6 Private University of Chicago 6 Private University of Pennsylvania 9 Private Northwestern University 10 Private Duke University 10 Private Johns Hopkins University 12 Private California Institute of Technology 12 Private Dartmouth College 14 Private Brown University 15 Private University of Notre Dame 15 Private Vanderbilt University 17 Private Cornell University 17 Private Rice University 19 Private Washington University in St. Louis 20 Public University of California, Los Angeles 21 Private Emory University 22 Public University of California, Berkeley 22 Private University of Southern California 24 Private Georgetown University 25 Private Carnegie Mellon University 25 Public University of Michigan — Ann Arbor UCLA performs very well in all the national and international rankings of the best public and private universities, including the most widely known list published by U.S. News & World Report. The following is an overview of some of the more significant and well-known national and international rankings. It includes information on UCLA’s standing, as well as commentary that explains the factors used to determine the rankings. The charts provide a snapshot of UCLA’s standing in these rankings vis-à-vis other top-tier research universities, both public and private. IN THE RANKINGS Source: U.S. News & World Report, Best National Universities rankings, 2020 20
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U.S. News & World ReportUCLA is No. 1 among public universities and
ranks 20th among all national universities in
the USN&WR Best Colleges rankings. Five other
University of California campuses rank in the
top 15 among public universities: UC Berkeley
(2nd), UC Santa Barbara (7th), UC Irvine (9th),
UC San Diego (10th) and UC Davis (11th). Despite
its popularity, the USN&WR rankings tell only part
of the story. The rankings, which have had some
controversy, place more emphasis on factors
that tend to favor private universities, such as
endowment size, rate of alumni giving and student-
faculty ratios. Nevertheless, it can be a useful
tool that focuses largely on factors related to
undergraduate education.
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
RANK TYPE UNIVERSITY
1 Private Princeton University
2 Private Harvard University
3 Private Columbia University
3 Private Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3 Private Yale University
6 Private Stanford University
6 Private University of Chicago
6 Private University of Pennsylvania
9 Private Northwestern University
10 Private Duke University
10 Private Johns Hopkins University
12 Private California Institute of Technology
12 Private Dartmouth College
14 Private Brown University
15 Private University of Notre Dame
15 Private Vanderbilt University
17 Private Cornell University
17 Private Rice University
19 Private Washington University in St. Louis
20 Public University of California, Los Angeles
21 Private Emory University
22 Public University of California, Berkeley
22 Private University of Southern California
24 Private Georgetown University
25 Private Carnegie Mellon University
25 Public University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
UCLA performs very well in all the national and international rankings of the best public and private universities, including the most widely known list published by U.S. News & World Report.
The following is an overview of some of the more significant and well-known national and
international rankings. It includes information on UCLA’s standing, as well as commentary
that explains the factors used to determine the rankings. The charts provide a snapshot of
UCLA’s standing in these rankings vis-à-vis other top-tier research universities, both public
and private.
IN THE RANKINGS
Source: U.S. News & World Report, Best National Universities rankings, 2020
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U.S. News & World Report’s Global RankingsUSN&WR introduced a new global ranking of universities in 2014.
The methodology for this ranking is very different from the publication’s
U.S. ranking system. It gives much more weight to academic research and
reputation, as well as graduate and professional school quality. That’s
why UC San Francisco — which has no undergraduate enrollment — is
No. 15 in the global rankings but not included in the U.S. rankings. In
the 2020 USN&WR global rankings, UCLA is 14th in the world. Other UC
campuses in the top 25 are UC Berkeley (4th) and UC San Diego (19th).
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES
RANK UNIVERSITY SCORE
1 Harvard University 100
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 98.4
3 Stanford University 94.9
4 University of California, Berkeley 90.3
5 University of Oxford 87.2
6 California Institute of Technology 87.1
7 Columbia University 86.5
8 Princeton University 85.6
9 University of Cambridge 85.5
10 University of Washington 85.3
11 Johns Hopkins University 84.8
12 Yale University 84.4
13 University of Chicago 84.2
14 University of California, Los Angeles 84.1
15 University of California, San Francisco 83.5
16 University of Pennsylvania 83.4
17 University of Michigan — Ann Arbor 83.3
18 University of Toronto 83.1
19 University of California, San Diego 82.8
20 Imperial College London 82.7
21 University College London 82.4
22 Duke University 81.6
23 Cornell University 81.3
24 Northwestern University 79.9
25 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 79.4
Source: U.S. News & World Report, Best Global Universities rankings, 2020
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Washington MonthlyWashington Monthly’s university rankings are unique because there’s an emphasis
on the societal benefits of major research universities, including access, social
commitment and the importance of research as a major driver of the economy and
quality of life. In Washington Monthly’s 2019 annual list, UCLA ranked 12th out of
395 national universities.
Half of UCLA’s undergraduates participate in some form of community service,
such as tutoring youths, adults and incarcerated juveniles. This community service
addresses the health and educational needs of underserved communities; combats
poverty and homelessness; and provides legal, social, medical and educational
assistance to local residents.
More than a third of UCLA undergraduates receive Federal Pell Grants, which help
provide upward mobility. UCLA’s freshmen graduation rate exceeds 90%, among
the top in the nation.
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
RANK TYPE UNIVERSITYSOCIAL
MOBILITYRESEARCH SERVICE
1 Private Stanford University 2 2 82
2 Private Harvard University 4 3 47
3 Private Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 1 127
4 Private Yale University 5 8 83
5 Private Duke University 14 11 30
6 Private University of Pennsylvania 8 9 132
7 Public University of California, San Diego 19 10 29
8 Private Princeton University 9 7 184
9 Private Georgetown University 3 101 94
10 Public Texas A&M University 27 33 2
11 Public University of California, Davis 13 31 79
12 Public University of California, Los Angeles 17 17 148
13 Private Columbia University 15 14 241
14 Public Utah State University 6 137 40
15 Private Brigham Young University 1 138 362
16 Public University of Florida 22 26 62
17 Public University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 31 24 63
18 Public University of California, Irvine 11 42 181
19 Public University of Washington 37 13 130
20 Public University of California, Berkeley 43 5 232
21 Public University of California, Santa Barbara 29 44 54
22 Public University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 44 22 66
23 Public University of Wisconsin-Madison 74 16 55
24 Public Cal State Fresno 26 299 6
25 Private Cornell University 52 15 171
Source: Washington Monthly, National University Rankings, 2019
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The Center for Measuring University PerformanceIn 2018, the most recent ranking, the center placed UCLA among the nation’s
top research universities — both public and private. This ranking focuses on
nine key measures of university research performance, including competitively
awarded research grants and contracts, faculty membership in the national
academies, faculty awards, the number of doctorates awarded and other
factors. UCLA was ranked in the top 25 among all research universities in eight
of these measures, including:
8th in the nation in producing doctorates
12th in the nation in total research expenditures
14th in the nation in faculty awards
THE CENTER FOR MEASURING UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE
TYPE UNIVERSITYNUMBER OF MEASURES
IN TOP 25NUMBER OF MEASURES
IN TOP 26–50
Private Columbia University 9 0
Private Harvard University 9 0
Private Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9 0
Private Stanford University 9 0
Private University of Pennsylvania 9 0
Private Duke University 8 1
Public University of Michigan — Ann Arbor 8 21
Private Yale University 8 1
Public University of California, Los Angeles 8 0
Private Johns Hopkins University 7 2
Public University of California, Berkeley 7 2
Public University of Washington 7 1
Private Northwestern University 6 3
Public University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 6 3
Public Ohio State University 6 2
Public University of Minnesota 6 2
Public University of Wisconsin-Madison 6 2
Private University of Chicago 5 3
Private Washington University in St. Louis 5 3
Public University of California, San Diego 5 2
Public University of Texas at Austin 5 2
Private Princeton University 5 1
Private Cornell University 4 5
Private New York University 4 4
Private University of Southern California 4 4
Source: The Center for Measuring University Performance, The Top American Research Universities, 2018 Annual Report
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International RankingsTIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
WORLD UNIVERSITY
RANKINGS
In the respected THE World
University Rankings, UCLA was
17th overall among nearly 1,400
top universities in the world.
UCLA and UC Berkeley were the
only U.S. public universities
listed in the top 20. UC San
Diego was 31st, UC Davis was
55th (tied), UC Santa Barbara
was 57th (tied) and UC Irvine was
96th (tied). The rankings rely
on performance indicators such
as the quality of teaching and
research, and the international
mix of staff and students.
THE WORLD
REPUTATION RANKINGS
UCLA ranked 9th out of 100
universities in the THE World
Reputation Rankings. Distinct
from the annual World University
Rankings, these rankings are
based on a survey of senior,
published academics from
around the globe.
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONWORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
RANK UNIVERSITY OVERALL SCORE
1 University of Oxford 95.4
2 California Institute of Technology 94.5
3 University of Cambridge 94.4
4 Stanford University 94.3
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 93.6
6 Princeton University 93.2
7 Harvard University 93
8 Yale University 91.7
9 University of Chicago 90.2
10 Imperial College London 89.8
11 University of Pennsylvania 89.6
12 Johns Hopkins University 89.2
13 University of California, Berkeley 88.3
13 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 88.3
15 University College London 87.1
16 Columbia University 87
17 University of California, Los Angeles 86.8
18 University of Toronto 85.5
19 Cornell University 85.1
20 Duke University 84
21 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor 83.8
22 Northwestern University 83.5
23 Tsinghua University 82.6
24 Peking University 82.3
25 National University of Singapore 81.9
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONWORLD REPUTATION RANKINGS
RANK UNIVERSITY OVERALL SCORE
1 Harvard University 100
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85.4
3 Stanford University 77.3
4 University of Cambridge 72.3
5 University of Oxford 71.3
6 University of California, Berkeley 57
7 Princeton University 37.5
8 Yale University 36.7
9 University of California, Los Angeles 28.1
10 University of Chicago 26.6
11 The University of Tokyo 25.6
12 California Institute of Technology 25.2
13 Columbia University 25.1
14 Tsinghua University 20.1
15 University of Michigan — Ann Arbor 20
16 Johns Hopkins University 17.5
17 Peking University 17.3
17 University College London 17.3
19 University of Toronto 17.0
20 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 16.8
20 University of Pennsylvania 16.8
22 Cornell University 16.6
23 Imperial College London 16
24 National University of Singapore 15.2
25 London School of Economics and Political Science 14.4
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2020 Source: Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, 2019
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International RankingsSHANGHAIRANKING CONSULTANCY’S ACADEMIC
RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES
For the ninth consecutive year, UCLA ranked second among U.S. public universities and
11th worldwide in ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.
More than 1,800 institutions are evaluated in this ranking, which is heavily based on faculty
publications and citations, as well as the number of alumni and faculty (seven UCLA alumni
and seven UCLA faculty) who have won Nobel Prizes.
SHANGHAIRANKING CONSULTANCY’SACADEMIC RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES
RANK UNIVERSITY OVERALL SCORE
1 Harvard University 100
2 Stanford University 75.1
3 University of Cambridge 72.3
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 69
5 University of California, Berkeley 67.9
6 Princeton University 60
7 University of Oxford 59.7
8 Columbia University 59.1
9 California Institute of Technology 58.6
10 University of Chicago 55.1
11 University of California, Los Angeles 50.8
11 Yale University 50.8
13 Cornell University 49.8
14 University of Washington 48.7
15 University College London 47.9
16 Johns Hopkins University 47.6
17 University of Pennsylvania 47.3
18 University of California, San Diego 47.1
19 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 46.1
20 University of California, San Francisco 42.2
20 University of Michigan — Ann Arbor 42.2
22 Washington University in St. Louis 41.7
23 Imperial College London 41.6
24 University of Toronto 41.4
25 The University of Tokyo 40.7
Source: ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2019
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Hospital RankingsU.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S BEST HOSPITALS
UCLA Health’s hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have ranked
6th in the USN&WR 2019–20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. The Honor
Roll highlights 20 hospitals — out of more than 4,500 nationwide —
that excelled in 16 specialties and nine procedures and conditions.
Other Marks of ExcellenceFor the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the campus received approximately $1.2 billion in awarded
research grants and contracts, the eighth time UCLA has exceeded the $1 billion mark.
UCLA is the most popular campus in the nation, with more than 135,000 freshmen and transfer student
applicants for fall 2019. More than 5,900 freshmen and 3,200 new transfers enrolled. Among admitted
California high school seniors, more than 80% graduated in the top 9% of their class.
A distinguished faculty is the cornerstone of any great university. At UCLA, seven faculty members have
been awarded the Nobel Prize. The faculty has had 11 National Medal of Science winners, 15 MacArthur
Foundation Fellows, three Pulitzer Prize winners and hundreds of recipients of Guggenheim, Sloan,
Fulbright-Hays and other leading academic grants, fellowships and awards.
Doctoral Research RankingsNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
The NRC compiles the premier assessment of the nation’s doctoral
research programs. In its most recent ranking in 2010, the NRC
placed many of UCLA’s graduate programs in its highest ranks. Of
the 59 UCLA programs evaluated by the NRC, 40 placed within
the top 10. Only two other universities — UC Berkeley (48) and
Harvard University (46) — had more programs that extended to
the top 10.
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