The Wall Street Journal ranks UCLA the No. 1 public university in the country

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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In the WSJ’s annual national universities ranking, UCLA was ranked 25th overall in the nation, and 1st for public schools.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/wall-street-journaltimes-higher-education-rank-ucla-no-1-public-university

Among leading public universities, UCLA was followed by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, second (No. 27 overall), and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, third (No. 33 overall).

Other University of California campus included in the Top 10 public universities were Berkeley, fourth (tied for No. 40 overall), followed by Davis, sixth (No. 46 overall), and San Diego, seventh (No. 47 overall).

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That is 3/3 this year- UCLA #1 public university in U.S. News, Times Higher Ed, and now WSJ.