Rate these Universities in Terms of Prestige

College Search & Selection
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<p>Out of curiosity, I'd like to know the level of prestige for each of these universities I am applying to/have applied to. </p>

<ul>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UC Davis</li>
<li>UC San Diego</li>
<li>UC Santa Barbara</li>
<li>UC Santa Cruz</li>
<li>UC Irvine</li>
<li>University of Southern California</li>
<li>Wake Forest University</li>
<li>New York University</li>
<li>Lehigh University</li>
<li>Santa Clara University</li>
<li>Villanova University</li>
</ul>

<p>Please rank these in order of prestige level. Thanks!</p>

2

<p>NYU, UCLA, USC, Villanova, USC, UCSD, then the others</p>

3

<p>UCLA USC NYU Wake Forest UCI UCD Lehigh Villanova</p>

4

<p>For undergrad:
USC/UCLA/NYU/Wake Forest
Lehigh/Villanova/UCSD/UCD/UCSB
UCSC/UCI/Santa Clara</p>

5

<p>To some extent, prestige depends on region and what context (e.g. jobs in what industry, etc.). For certain jobs, as well as PhD programs, reputation in major matters more than overall prestige.</p>

6

<p>From an international perspective (Europe and Asia):</p>

<ol>
<li>UCLA, NYU</li>
<li>the rest of the UCs, Wake Forest, USC </li>
<li>Lehigh, Villanova</li>
<li>Santa Clara</li>
</ol>

7

<ol>
<li>NYU/USC/UCLA</li>
<li>Wake Forest/UCSD</li>
<li>Lehigh/Villanova/UCD/UCI/UCSB</li>
<li>UCSC/Santa Clara</li>
</ol>

8

<p>From a SoCal perspective:
-UCLA
-NYU
-USC (much as it pains me to admit this)
-UCSD
-UCD
-UCI
-UCSC</p>

<p>The other schools: unless the person is from the area, they probably haven’t heard of them.</p>

9

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<p>Wake Forest and Lehigh are both larger-named schools and are more widely known than you think, but, it’s true, I don’t think they carry the same amount of prestige as some of the UC schools.</p>