These Are The Best Colleges And Universities In CA: Ranking
CALIFORNIA — A number of higher-education institutions in California were named among the 2025 top colleges and universities in the country, according to a new report by WalletHub.California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranked as the best university in California and the seventh-best university in the country, according to the study. Harvey Mudd College in Claremont ranked as the best college in the state and the fifth-best college in the U.S.Researchers at the personal finance website compared more than 800 post-secondary institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, including cost and financing, student selectivity, and career outcomes. The data set ranged from student-faculty ratios to graduation rates to salaries after graduation.These are the top 10 colleges and universities in California, according to the rankings:California Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeUniversity of California, Los AngelesHarvey Mudd CollegePomona CollegeUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of Southern CaliforniaHere's a closer look at how the top three schools in the Golden State scored:California Institute of TechnologyTotal Score: 77.18Student Selectivity Rank: 1stCost and Financing Rank: 789thFaculty Resources Rank: 3rdCampus Safety Rank: 719thCampus Experience Rank: 38thEducation Outcomes Rank: 27thCareer Outcomes Rank: 1stStanford UniversityTotal Score: 75.25Student Selectivity Rank: 6thCost and Financing Rank: 791stFaculty Resources Rank: 39thCampus Safety Rank: 341stCampus Experience Rank: 16thEducation Outcomes Rank: 42ndCareer Outcomes Rank: 41stClaremont McKenna CollegeTotal Score: 74.1Student Selectivity Rank: 39thCost and Financing Rank: 767thFaculty Resources Rank: 20thCampus Safety Rank: 744thCampus Experience Rank: 14thEducation Outcomes Rank: 20thCareer Outcomes Rank: 18thThese are the top 10 colleges and universities in the U.S., according to the report:Princeton University, New JerseyYale University, ConnecticutHarvard University, MassachusettsMassachusetts Institute of Technology, MassachusettsDartmouth College, New HampshireRice University, Texas California Institute of Technology, California Carnegie Mellon University, PennsylvaniaNorthwestern University, IllinoisJohns Hopkins University, MarylandSee how California colleges and universities ranked among the top 500 out of 822 schools included in the ranking. National rankings are in parenthesis.California Institute of Technology (7)Stanford University (13)Claremont McKenna College (22)University of California, Los Angeles (28)Harvey Mudd College (29)Pomona College (30)University of California, San Diego (34)University of California, Berkeley (35)University of California, Irvine (37)University of Southern California (55)University of California, Santa Barbara (63)California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (72)University of California, Davis (102)Occidental College (106)Scripps College (115)Santa Clara University (121)California State University, Long Beach (147)Pepperdine University (148)Biola University (169)Loyola Marymount University (191)Azusa Pacific University (194)University of Redlands (203)Pacific Union College (204)University of La Verne (214)University of San Francisco (215)University of California, Santa Cruz (236)California Lutheran University (273)Thomas Aquinas College (295)Chapman University (304)Westmont College (310)Whittier College (334)University of the Pacific (345)John Paul the Great Catholic University (354)View the complete rankings on WalletHub.The article These Are The Best Colleges And Universities In CA: Ranking appeared first on San Diego, CA Patch.
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