<p>^ THE focuses on research, of which certain schools, like Cal, UCLA, and UCSF are huge. The reputation ranking is that particular departments in a given university have for their fields of specialty.</p>
<p>Other rankings echo my basic point though:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Education - Image - NYTimes.com”>Education - Image - NYTimes.com]What</a> Business Leaders Say - NYTimes.com<a href=“UCLA:%2011;%20USC:%2076”>/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Wikipedia”>Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Wikipedia]Performance</a> Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<a href=“UCLA:%205;%20USC:%20not%20ranked”>/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href="http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/#p_1_s_aRank_]America’s">http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/#p_1_s_aRank_]America’s</a> Best Colleges List - Forbes<a href=“UCLA:%2055;%20USC:%20165”>/url</a></p>
<p>It should be noted though, that in almost all the rankings i’ve listed, USC has increased in its rank from the previous year. So it’s certainly improving.</p>