2008 USNEWS Ranking

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>Davis moved up 5 slots from 47 to 42. Irvine dropped, which makes me quite happy although I don’t go to either Davis or Irvine. Norcal pride I suppose. :D</p>

<li> Princeton University (NJ)
100 4.9 2 98% 96% 96% none 3 72% 10% 5/1 93% 3 1370-1590 94%5 10% 12 1 60%</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA)
99 4.9 1 98% 94% 98% +4 3 69% 13% 7/1 92% 1 1390-1590 95% 9% 8 6 41%</li>
<li> Yale University (CT)
98 4.8 3 98% 96% 96% none 9 76% 8% 6/1 89% 1 1390-1580 95%5 9% 2 5 44%</li>
<li> Stanford University (CA)
95 4.9 5 98% 93% 95% +2 13 73% 10% 6/1 100% 7 1340-1540 89% 11% 10 9 38%</li>
<li> University of Pennsylvania
94 4.5 7 98% 95% 94% -1 1 74% 8% 6/1 86% 7 1330-1530 94% 18% 8 8 39%</li>
<li> California Institute of Technology
94 4.7 20 97% 94% 89% -5 2 75% 8% 3/1 98% 7 1470-1570 88% 17% 1 28 29%</li>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
93 4.9 9 98% 95% 93% -2 20 61% 14% 7/1 89% 3 1380-1560 97% 13% 4 10 37%</li>
<li> Duke University (NC)
92 4.4 9 97% 94% 94% none 3 73% 6% 8/1 97% 12 1350-1540 89%5 23% 14 2 52%</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY)
90 4.6 9 98% 92% 94% +2 10 71% 9% 6/1 91% 5 1330-1540 93% 12% 16 15 35%</li>
<li> University of Chicago
90 4.6 20 97% 92% 90% -2 6 72% 4% 6/1 85% 24 1320-1530 80% 38% 7 22 33%</li>
<li> Dartmouth College (NH)
89 4.3 7 98% 93% 94% +1 15 64% 8% 8/1 91% 7 1350-1550 90%5 16% 11 3 52%</li>
<li> Washington University in St. Louis
87 4.1 17 97% 94% 91% -3 7 73% 9% 7/1 92% 6 1370-1530 95% 21% 4 11 37%</li>
<li> Cornell University (NY)
87 4.6 15 96% 90% 92% +2 14 60% 16% 10/1 98% 15 1280-1490 84%5 25% 17 17 34%</li>
<li> Brown University (RI)
86 4.4 5 97% 93% 94% +1 18 68% 11% 9/1 95% 7 1350-1530 91%5 14% 24 7 39%</li>
<li> Northwestern University (IL)
86 4.3 13 97% 93% 93% none 7 74% 8% 7/1 94% 19 1320-1500 83%5 30% 12 27 29%</li>
<li> Johns Hopkins University (MD)
86 4.6 20 96% 90% 93% +3 22 66% 11% 11/1 98% 24 1290-1490 80%5 27% 3 17 34%</li>
<li> Rice University (TX)
80 4.0 15 97% 92% 93% +1 15 62% 9% 5/1 93% 13 1330-1540 87% 24% 24 13 36%</li>
<li> Emory University (GA)
80 4.0 26 94% 94% 87% -7 10 66% 6% 7/1 95% 15 1300-1470 88%5 32% 17 12 37%</li>
<li> Vanderbilt University (TN)
79 4.0 26 95% 89% 89% none 10 67% 6% 9/1 95% 26 1280-1470 79%5 34% 15 31 27%</li>
<li> University of Notre Dame (IN)
79 3.9 3 98% 92% 96% +4 21 55% 11% 13/1 96% 15 1290-1500 84% 27% 38 4 49%</li>
<li> University of California—Berkeley *
78 4.8 25 97% 85% 89% +4 38 61% 14% 15/1 91% 14 1200-1450 99% 24% 40 117 14%</li>
<li> Carnegie Mellon University ¶
77 4.2 32 94% 89% 86% -3 17 66% 9% 10/1 93% 29 1300-1490 75%5 34% 22 36 25%4</li>
<li> University of Virginia *
74 4.3 13 97% 88% 92% +4 36 49% 15% 15/1 98% 26 1220-1430 88%5 37% 57 36 25%</li>
<li> Georgetown University (DC)
74 4.0 9 97% 90% 94% +4 38 58% 7% 11/1 85% 19 1290-1490 84% 22% 35 23 31%</li>
<li> University of California—Los Angeles *
73 4.2 24 97% 83% 89% +6 42 54% 20% 16/1 89% 19 1180-1410 97% 26% 26 117 14%</li>
<li> University of Michigan—Ann Arbor *
73 4.5 26 96% 83% 87% +4 69 45% 17% 15/1 92% 23 27-31 90% 47% 29 83 17%</li>
<li> University of Southern California
72 4.0 35 95% 85% 84% -1 28 62% 12% 10/1 82% 19 1280-1460 86%5 25% 40 15 35%4</li>
<li> University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill *
70 4.2 32 96% 82% 84% +2 50 47% 11% 14/1 97% 33 1200-1390 76% 34% 31 46 23%</li>
<li> Tufts University (MA)
70 3.6 18 96% 89% 92% +3 25 72% 5% 7/1 84% 15 1340-1480 83% 27% 35 41 24%</li>
<li> Wake Forest University (NC)
69 3.5 26 94% 89% 88% -1 38 57% 2% 10/1 91% 38 1240-1400 63% 43% 6 21 33%</li>
<li> Lehigh University ¶
66 3.2 31 94% 82% 86% +4 19 66% 4% 9/1 89% 26 1220-1400 90%5 39% 47 13 36%</li>
<li> Brandeis University (MA)
66 3.6 26 95% 85% 88% +3 32 63% 9% 8/1 91% 36 1260-14603 76% 36% 47 19 34%</li>
<li> College of William and Mary (VA) *
65 3.7 18 95% 87% 92% +5 46 47% 7% 11/1 92% 31 1240-1440 80% 32% 106 36 25%</li>
<li> New York University
64 3.8 37 92% 85% 84% -1 30 59% 12% 11/1 73% 34 1210-1410 67%5 36% 38 167 10%</li>
<li> University of Rochester (NY)
63 3.4 40 94% 82% 80% -2 32 62% 10% 9/1 86% 35 1230-1420 70% 45% 19 66 19%</li>
<li> Georgia Institute of Technology *
63 4.0 65 92% 83% 77% -6 53 42% 20% 14/1 100% 44 1230-1400 66% 69% 46 24 31%</li>
<li> Boston College
63 3.6 20 95% 86% 91% +5 69 39% 9% 13/1 78% 29 1250-1420 80%5 29% 69 41 24%</li>
<li> University of Wisconsin—Madison *
62 4.1 49 93% 77% 79% +2 74 43% 18% 13/1 93% 42 26-30 58% 58% 47 117 14%</li>
<li> University of California—San Diego *
62 3.8 32 94% 86% 86% none 95 43% 31% 19/1 93% 31 1140-1360 99% 49% 28 182 9%</li>
<li> University of Illinois—Urbana - Champaign *
62 4.0 37 92% 76% 82% +6 74 37% 18% 17/1 99% 44 25-30 55% 65% 59 117 14%</li>
<li> Case Western Reserve University (OH)
61 3.5 46 92% 88% 78% -10 36 58% 11% 9/1 93% 40 1230-1430 68% 67% 20 93 16%</li>
<li> University of Washington *
59 3.9 61 93% 69% 75% +6 110 36% 17% 11/1 93% 52 1070-1310 84%5 68% 29 83 17%</li>
<li> University of California—Davis *
59 3.8 40 91% 80% 81% +1 116 34% 28% 19/1 94% 51 1030-1280 95% 68% 31 135 12%</li>
<li> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
58 3.5 37 93% 81% 82% +1 55 42% 10% 15/1 94% 48 1220-1420 62% 67% 40 66 19%</li>
<li> University of Texas—Austin *
58 4.1 59 93% 73% 77% +4 110 35% 23% 18/1 97% 48 1120-1370 70% 49% 96 109 15%</li>
<li> University of California—Santa Barbara *
58 3.5 49 91% 81% 84% +3 32 50% 17% 17/1 94% 36 1090-1310 96% 53% 96 89 17%</li>
<li> University of California—Irvine *
58 3.6 40 94% 79% 79% none 55 44% 19% 19/1 91% 38 1080-1290 96% 60% 53 149 11%</li>
<li> Pennsylvania State University—University Park *
57 3.8 35 93% 63% 85% +22 165 30% 18% 17/1 96% 93 1080-1280 37% 58% 59 53 21%</li>
<li> University of Florida *
56 3.6 44 94% 77% 79% +2 123 39% 20% 21/1 99% 44 1140-1360 72% 48% 40 83 17%</li>
<li> Syracuse University (NY)
55 3.4 40 92% 73% 82% +9 42 66% 8% 12/1 83% 67 1120-1330 45%5 51% 96 62 20%</li>
<li> Tulane University (LA)
55 3.3 73 87%8 81% 71% -10 32 57% 7% 9/1 84% 48 1220-1425 51% 38% 47 34 26%</li>
<li> Yeshiva University (NY)
54 2.8 46 88% 82% 83% +1 23 70% 1% 10/1 86% 84 1110-13502 40% 79% 20 46 23%</li>
<li> University of Miami (FL)
54 3.2 79 88% 73% 73% none 46 48% 7% 13/1 88% 40 1180-1360 67% 40% 31 80 18%</li>
<li> Pepperdine University (CA)
53 3.1 49 89% 80% 79% -1 23 69% 4% 12/1 79% 78 1130-13503 45% 28% 57 93 16%</li>
<li> George Washington University (DC)
53 3.4 49 92% 80% 79% -1 69 56% 12% 13/1 67% 42 1190-1380 65% 38% 69 158 11%</li>
<li> University of Maryland—College Park *
53 3.6 55 93% 76% 79% +3 147 35% 15% 18/1 89% 44 1170-1390 62%5 44% 86 123 14%</li>
<li> Ohio State University—Columbus *
52 3.7 92 90% 64% 71% +7 95 35% 19% 13/1 90% 63 24-29 43% 68% 69 102 16%</li>
<li> Boston University
52 3.4 55 90% 83% 81% -2 63 52% 10% 14/1 86% 56 1180-1370 53%5 58% 53 195 7%</li>
<li> Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick (NJ) *
51 3.4 73 89% 65% 73% +8 63 42% 20% 14/1 87% 81 1100-1320 41% 58% 59 109 15%</li>
<li> University of Pittsburgh *
51 3.4 84 89% 67% 73% +6 95 44% 16% 17/1 93% 70 1130-1320 43% 56% 37 93 16%</li>
<li> University of Georgia *
51 3.5 61 93% 73% 77% +4 74 35% 11% 18/1 93% 64 1130-1320 48% 58% 120 102 15%</li>
<li> Texas A&M University—College Station *
50 3.6 55 91% 74% 77% +3 165 21% 24% 20/1 95% 88 1080-1290 46% 77% 80 76 18%</li>
<li> Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
50 2.8 55 92% 78% 75% -3 30 69% 9% 13/1 90% 56 1200-1390 53% 67% 72 76 19%</li>
<li> University of Connecticut *
49 3.2 67 91% 64% 74% +10 83 44% 15% 17/1 90% 84 1090-1290 38% 51% 76 53 22%</li>
<li> Purdue University—West Lafayette (IN) *
49 3.8 96 85% 64% 70% +6 69 34% 19% 14/1 95% 145 1020-1250 28% 85% 96 73 19%</li>
<li> University of Iowa *
49 3.6 107 83% 63% 66% +3 55 48% 11% 15/1 98% 110 23-27 23% 83% 59 117 14%</li>
<li> Fordham University (NY)
48 3.0 53 89% 66% 78% +12 63 49% 1% 12/1 73% 78 1100-1290 41%5 47% 132 66 19%</li>
<li> Miami University—Oxford (OH) *
48 3.3 44 90% 69% 81% +12 165 35% 10% 16/1 84% 70 24-29 38% 78% 157 89 16%</li>
<li> Clemson University (SC) *
48 3.1 66 88% 70% 75% +5 88 43% 11% 14/1 95% 67 1120-1310 47% 55% 96 31 27%</li>
<li> Southern Methodist University (TX)
48 3.1 73 87% 70% 74% +4 38 56% 8% 12/1 85% 84 1140-1320 35% 54% 80 123 13%</li>
<li> University of Minnesota—Twin Cities *
47 3.7 128 86% 67% 61% -6 131 41% 16% 15/1 95% 74 23-28 39% 57% 40 109 15%</li>
<li> Virginia Tech *
47 3.4 61 88% 70% 79% +9 175 22% 21% 16/1 94% 91 1100-1290 38% 68% 120 41 24%</li>
<li> University of Delaware *
47 3.1 59 90% 69% 76% +7 102 38% 15% 12/1 93% 81 1100-1300 39% 47% 86 46 23%</li>
<li> Michigan State University *
47 3.5 67 90% 62% 74% +12 186 23% 22% 17/1 95% 93 22-27 29% 73% 92 102 15%</li>
<li> Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
46 2.7 67 89% 80% 73% -7 46 43% 6% 8/1 80% 56 1160-1360 53% 54% 72 31 27%</li>
<li> Baylor University (TX)
46 3.2 81 83% 71% 74% +3 88 39% 11% 16/1 94% 74 1100-1310 40% 43% 174 19 34%</li>
<li> Colorado School of Mines 11*
46 3.1 92 85% 77% 69% -8 62 41% 10% 14/1 82% 61 25-29 49% 84% 106 29 28%</li>
<li> Indiana University—Bloomington *
46 3.7 73 88% 61% 72% +11 147 42% 20% 18/1 94% 156 1000-1240 27% 80% 151 123 13%</li>
<li> Brigham Young University—Provo (UT)
45 2.9 67 92% 72% 71%8 -1 55 49% 10% 21/1 90% 52 25-30 49%4 70% 178 58 21%4</li>
<li> University of California—Santa Cruz *
45 3.2 84 89% 79% 70% -9 95 39% 21% 19/1 88% 56 1020-1270 96% 80% 106 109 15%</li>
<li> University of Colorado—Boulder *
45 3.5 103 84% 65% 66% +1 63 48% 15% 16/1 86% 114 23-28 23% 88% 132 182 9%</li>
<li> St. Louis University
44 2.9 67 86% 72% 75% +3 83 52% 5% 12/1 83% 70 24-29 34% 67% 86 93 16%</li>
<li> SUNY—Binghamton *
44 3.0 46 91% 68% 79% +11 147 38% 15% 20/1 83% 56 1180-1340 49%5 43% 207 149 11%</li>
<li> Marquette University (WI)
44 2.9 53 90% 70% 78% +8 158 39% 10% 15/1 80% 70 24-29 35% 70% 132 66 20%</li>
<li> SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry *
43 2.7 103 86% 60% 63% +3 28 76% 8% 12/1 95% 145 1020-1210 23% 58% 72 25 30%</li>
<li> North Carolina State University—Raleigh *
43 3.1 84 90% 71% 70% -1 158 33% 16% 16/1 96% 98 1080-1280 37% 61% 80 25 30%</li>
<li> University of Denver
43 2.7 81 87% 68% 72% +4 44 64% 4% 10/1 73% 74 23-28 35% 73% 114 123 14%</li>
<li> American University (DC)
43 2.9 79 88% 73% 71% -2 102 45% 3% 14/1 79% 62 1170-1370 48%5 53% 96 93 16%</li>
<li> Iowa State University *
43 3.2 96 85% 60% 66% +6 102 38% 16% 15/1 95% 106 22-27 27% 90% 106 89 16%</li>
<li> University of Kansas *
43 3.4 134 82% 65% 59% -6 88 38% 12% 19/1 97% 98 22-28 28% 77% 86 62 20%</li>
<li> University of Alabama *
42 3.0 119 85% 58% 63% +5 53 43% 15% 19/1 93% 91 21-27 39% 70% 192 30 27%</li>
<li> University of Missouri—Columbia *
42 3.3 96 85% 69% 69% none 110 44% 15% 18/1 98% 98 23-28 27% 78% 114 174 9%</li>
<li> University of Nebraska—Lincoln *
42 3.2 124 82% 61% 62% +1 95 37% 13% 19/1 99% 98 22-28 25% 73% 114 46 23%</li>
<li> University of Tulsa (OK)
42 2.6 132 82% 74% 61% -13 26 61% 3% 11/1 93% 52 23-30 59% 76% 80 39 24%</li>
<li> Clark University (MA)
42 2.8 88 86% 69% 71% +2 55 58% 4% 10/1 83% 98 1090-1310 31% 60% 120 35 25%</li>
<li> Auburn University (AL) *
41 3.1 107 85% 62% 63% +1 110 27% 14% 18/1 96% 98 22-27 36% 72% 151 62 20%</li>
<li> SUNY—Stony Brook *
41 3.2 128 88% 59% 59% none 95 36% 22% 18/1 84% 93 1080-1280 34%5 47% 76 167 10%</li>
<li> University of Tennessee *
41 3.1 139 80% 62% 60% -2 116 33% 8% 15/1 98% 64 23-28 41%5 74% 53 149 11%</li>
<li> University of Vermont *
41 3.0 92 85% 64% 67% +3 123 49% 10% 15/1 90% 125 1070-1270 23% 65% 59 80 18%</li>
<li> University of Arizona *
41 3.6 149 79% 61% 59% -2 78 32% 15% 18/1 99% 151 990-12302 34% 86% 80 195 7%</li>
<li> University of the Pacific (CA)
41 2.6 92 85% 63% 68% +5 46 60% 6% 13/1 81% 106 1040-1290 42%5 69% 59 140 12%</li>
<li> University of California—Riverside *
41 3.1 103 86% 67% 70% +3 78 37% 22% 18/1 94% 88 910-1170 94% 83% 120 195 7%</li>
<li> Howard University (DC)
41 2.9 109 90% 55% 67% +12 88 62% 5% 8/1 88% 165 920-1370 24% 48% 47 53 21%</li>
<li> Illinois Institute of Technology
41 2.8 109 82% 79% 69% -10 69 58% 8% 8/1 80% 55 25-302 36% 54% 86 102 15%</li>
<li> Northeastern University (MA)
41 3.0 109 89% 64% 65% +1 83 50% 9% 16/1 87% 74 1150-1330 38%5 45% 96 158 10%</li>
<li> University of Massachusetts—Amherst *
41 3.3 109 84% 60% 65% +5 131 40% 17% 17/1 95% 134 1040-1260 23% 71% 106 123 13%</li>
<li> University of San Diego
40 2.7 73 85% 76% 75% -1 83 41% 1% 15/1 75% 81 1080-1280 43% 46% 96 123 13%</li>
<li> University of New Hampshire *
39 2.9 73 86% 62% 74% +12 116 44% 14% 17/1 89% 165 1010-1220 20% 67% 120 135 12%</li>
<li> University of Oklahoma *
39 3.0 139 85% 64% 59% -5 88 46% 10% 19/1 92% 93 23-28 35% 91% 96 58 21%</li>
<li> Drexel University ¶
39 2.9 134 82% 66% 60% -6 74 59% 6% 9/1 77% 110 1070-1300 31% 72% 53 73 19%</li>
<li> Texas Christian University
39 2.7 96 83% 70% 68% -2 44 49% 7% 14/1 82% 118 1060-1260 32% 63% 157 39 25%</li>
<li> Ohio University *
38 3.0 90 82% 53% 71% +18 147 44% 11% 19/1 90% 163 21-26 15% 85% 185 140 12%</li>
<li> University of Dayton (OH)
38 2.5 61 87% 68% 76% +8 147 36% 4% 13/1 75% 110 23-28 22% 79% 132 41 24%</li>
<li> University of Oregon *
38 3.3 119 84% 58% 65% +7 131 39% 16% 18/1 88% 170 988-1217 23% 88% 192 83 17%</li>
<li> University of South Carolina—Columbia *
38 2.9 114 85% 62% 63% +1 123 42% 10% 17/1 90% 114 1060-1260 29% 63% 157 41 23%</li>
<li> Florida State University *
38 3.0 96 88% 71% 68% -3 110 35% 14% 21/1 92% 120 1070-1250 26% 59% 207 50 22%</li>
<li> Loyola University Chicago
38 2.9 96 84% 65% 70% +5 158 30% 10% 13/1 74% 78 23-28 32% 77% 142 174 9%</li>
<li> University of Missouri—Rolla *
37 2.7 114 86% 71% 63% -8 102 42% 14% 14/1 94% 67 24-30 39% 90% 120 66 20%</li>
<li> University at Buffalo—SUNY *
37 3.1 124 86% 57% 61% +4 123 37% 20% 15/1 85% 134 1040-1240 24% 55% 114 174 9%</li>
<li> Washington State University *
37 3.0 124 84% 55% 60% +5 147 40% 18% 14/1 89% 145 1000-1210 38% 77% 114 80 17%</li>
<li> Samford University (AL) 11
37 2.5 84 85% 70% 71% +1 78 62% 7% 12/1 87% 84 22-27 40% 86% 151 135 13%</li>
<li> Catholic University of America (DC)
36 2.8 88 83% 71% 68% -3 123 52% 6% 9/1 75% 151 1040-1240 25%5 81% 86 140 11%</li>
<li> University of Kentucky *
36 3.0 134 78% 61% 59% -2 204 28% 17% 18/1 90% 125 21-26 23% 81% 59 76 18%</li>
<li> New Jersey Institute of Technology *
35 2.6 165 82% 60% 57% -3 26 51% 2% 12/1 83% 165 1010-1210 21% 69% 92 62 20%</li>
<li> Clarkson University (NY)
35 2.6 90 86% 70% 74% +4 158 39% 22% 16/1 96% 120 1090-1280 31% 84% 120 58 20%</li>
<li> Arizona State University *
35 3.3 165 78% 57% 56% -1 63 46% 16% 23/1 96% 170 970-1220 28% 92% 178 149 11%</li>
<li> University of Arkansas *
35 2.8 160 83% 63% 56% -7 95 37% 15% 17/1 98% 88 22-28 32% 68% 106 58 20%</li>
<li> Colorado State University *
35 2.9 114 83% 61% 65% +4 102 39% 16% 17/1 99% 134 22-26 19% 86% 157 174 9%</li>
<li> Kansas State University *
35 2.9 139 80% 56% 59% +3 131 59% 8% 21/1 94% 125 21-28 23% 83% 157 53 21%</li>
<li> Michigan Technological University *
35 2.7 128 81% 66% 61% -5 88 47% 12% 12/1 96% 98 23-28 29% 82% 142 73 19%</li>
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<p>Good to see that glitch that screwed Davis over last year got fixed.</p>

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<p>Hahaha take it irvine.</p>

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<p>Ucd: 1030-1280 68%
Ucsb: 1090-1310 53%
Uci: 1080-1290 60%
Ucsc: 1020-1270 80%</p>

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<p>...Those aren't the only things that get factored in. UCD people could clarify, but the glitch with Davis involved the Teacher to Student ratio. Apparently, there was a mistake in assuming that a lot of professors weren't certified, making that ration huge and bringing down the ranking substantially.</p>

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<p>UCI is more prestigious overall, has a better reputation as well</p>

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<p>UCI, UCD, UCSB are all relatively equal. I believe your definition of "prestigious" is being in a affluent SOCAL suburb. Since when have schools in the 40's become "prestigious"?</p>

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<p>Wooo, go Davis. I knew we would come back :D..</p>

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<p>dasherwinator: umm i don't know where you got that, but so far everybody i've talked to considers irvine to be this new growing school, while davis is a school with a solid reputation and prestige that surpasses irvine. i had to make the choice between davis and irvine, and i actually don't know of any people (teachers, counselors, friends, family, family friends) that would consider irvine more prestigious.</p>

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<p>
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dasherwinator: umm i don't know where you got that, but so far everybody i've talked to considers irvine to be this new growing school, while davis is a school with a solid reputation and prestige that surpasses irvine. i had to make the choice between davis and irvine, and i actually don't know of any people (teachers, counselors, friends, family, family friends) that would consider irvine more prestigious.</p>

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<p>maybe because you're from norcal and it's a bit biased? I'm just guessing you're from norcal.</p>

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<p>I'm from norcal and I'm definitely not afraid to say that I'm biased.</p>

<p>My impression as far as prestige goes has always been UCB > UCLA > UCSD = UC Davis > UCSB > UCI > UCSC > UCR</p>

<p>From what I've observed, for socal people it's more like UCB = UCLA (I've seen a lot of socal residents making this argument) > UCSD > UCI = UCSB > UCD > UCSC > UCR.</p>

<p>/shrugs, at least it's fun to be biased. :D</p>

<p>P.S. as a norcal resident, I especially appreciate the strong school pride and spirit associated with UC Davis, more so than the science prowess of UCSD.</p>

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<p>I'm from socal and I'll say CAL > UCLA > UCSD > UCI = UCD = UCSB > UCR = UCSC</p>

<p>I just like to **** voiceofreason off by saying bad things about ucd. =) Davis does seem to have more school pride than uci.</p>

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<p>Think about next years rankings. The acceptance rate from 06 was 68% and the acceptance rate from 07 was 55%. 13% should boost our rating quite a bit. Not to mention the $100 million grant we recieved for a nursing school. Rankings should turn out quite well for UCD next year.</p>

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<p>I don't think Davis can really jump that much anymore. Its back to what I would consider its rightful place after the little fiasco with the ranking error, but, lets see, its 42 right now, and UCSD is 38. While its open to discussion, I think UCD is not going to, in the immediate future, be beating UCSD. It's close, admittedly, but the factors you mentioned aren't the only things they consider. For now, I think UCD is going to just stay at its ranking with respect to the other UCs.</p>

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<p>UCD is #8
to view the list go to:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0709.rankings.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0709.rankings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>UC's
2. UCLA
3. UCB
4. UCSD
8. UCD
15. UCR
36. UCSB
49. UCI
76. UCSC</p>

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<p>airportconnectio. Do you have something against UC Davis? I checked your other posts and basically all you do is copy and paste "acceptance rates" and "SAT scores" as if the data proved that other UC's are better and should be ranked higher than UC Davis.</p>

<p>Acceptance rate depends on how many people apply and the campus size. If the same amount of number apply for two UCs, but if one UC campus can take in more student's, then the acceptance rate for that UC will be higher. It doesn't prove the college is any less prestigious than the others. The SAT scores you listed are all within 100 points of each other. A 100 point difference doesn't prove that a student is smarter or better prepared for college than another another student. I'm glad UC davis doesnt play this small number game and trying to raise their SAT score acceptance average by 100 just to look better. They have the brains to know that there are more important factors that can better determine whether a student will succeed or not. </p>

<p>That being said, im curious. Did you get rejected?</p>

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<p>he probably did. haha. poor guy</p>

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<p>So UCI dropped to 6th place in the UC system now?</p>

<p>LoL :D</p>