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<p>And, what the hell, I’ll rank California schools.</p>

<p>UC system:

  1. Berkeley: duh!
  2. UCLA: duh!
  3. San Francisco (for professional programs only)
  4. (tie) San Diego and Irvine: UC-Irvine is a rapidly rising school NOT to be underestimated on the national and international scale.
  5. Santa Barbara: if not for natural sciences and physics, I’m not sure it would rank so highly.
  6. Davis
  7. Riverside
  8. Santa Cruz
  9. Merced: I have hopes for this school.</p>

<p>CAL STATE system I won’t rank entirely because there are 30 some-odd campuses. But, I’ll list the top ten from what I’ve learned, heard or perceived.

  1. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: every bit as good as mid-tier UCs, as well as arguably the best engineering and architecture programs in all of California’s public universities.
  2. San Jose
  3. Cal Poly Pomona: don’t forget about it. Hidden gem.
  4. San Diego
  5. Long Beach
  6. Northridge
  7. Fullerton
  8. Chico
  9. (tie) Humboldt, Monterey Bay or Sacramento</p>

<p>PRIVATE (again, top ten):

  1. Caltech: yeah, I’m serious, it’s #1.
  2. Stanford: certainly not overrated.
  3. Claremont College consortium: it is seven colleges and universities, all among the very best in the nation. These are Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Claremont Graduate, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and KGI. But, I will treat this is one college since there are so many other private colleges in this state to list.
  4. USC: overrated or not, it’s still premier.
  5. Occidental
  6. Santa Clara
  7. Loyola Marymount
  8. Marymount College
  9. Pepperdine
  10. (tie) Chapman or USF</p>