top 10 best PRIVATE universities in CALIFORNIA

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<p>Deep Springs doesn’t belong on the list in that it is not a four year college… it is a two year college (a junior college if you will).</p>

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<p>Below is a list of institutions that are ranked nationally in CA according to US News & World Report:</p>

<p>TOP Tier 1-50

  1. Stanford (#5)
  2. CalTech (#7)
  3. USC (#23)</p>

<p>SECOND Tier 50-100
4. Pepperdine (#53)
5. U. of San Diego (#94)
6. U of the Pacific (#99)</p>

<p>NOTE: While US News and World Report has its fault, it serves as a very good predictor of success for students exploring institutions at this level. There is also another ranking for liberal arts colleges which CA seems to do very well.</p>

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<p>Oh, c’mon DunninLA. By that token, Oxford College at Emory and Simon’s Rock at Bard are also junior colleges. :slight_smile: Deep Springs students finish up college at pretty much any university or college they want.</p>

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<p>There are some high caliber regional universities as well. Chapman University is ranked among the best of western regional universities according to U.S. News. Check out their high caliber professors by Chapman News:</p>

<p>"Chapman University Professor Yakir Aharonov Receives National Medal of Science
October 15, 2010
tags: chapman university, National Medal of Science, Yakir Aharonov by chapmannews</p>

<p>Yakir Aharonov, Ph.D., professor of theoretical physics at Chapman University, has been awarded the 2010 National Medal of Science, the White House announced today.</p>

<p>Bestowed annually by the President of the United States, the National Medal of Science is the nation’s highest scientific honor.</p>

<p>The White House awards the National Medal to “individuals deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.” The official citation accompanying Dr. Aharonov’s medal states that he is being honored “for his contributions to the foundations of quantum physics and for drawing out unexpected implications of that field, ranging from the Aharonov-Bohm Effect to the theory of weak measurement.”</p>

<p>Past recipients of the National Medal of Science include many of the most distinguished scientists in the world, such as Arnold Beckman, Richard Feynman, Hans Bethe, Charles H. Townes, Edward Teller, James Cronin, Hans Dehmelt, Herbert Friedman, Willis E. Lamb and Berni Alder.</p>

<p>The medal will be presented to Dr. Aharonov and the other recipients of this year’s medals by President Obama at a ceremony in coming weeks at the White House, with the date to be announced.</p>

<p>Dr. Aharonov joined the Chapman University faculty in 2008 and holds the James J. Farley Professorship in Natural Philosophy in Chapman’s Schmid College of Science. Regarded as “the most distinguished living exponent of the theory of the foundations of quantum mechanics” (quote from Nobel Laureate Anthony Leggett), Dr. Aharonov is internationally recognized for his many monumental contributions to physics. He is the recipient of many of the world’s top scientific prizes, including the Wolf Prize, the Elliot Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize and others. In 2009 he was named a Citation Laureate by the worldwide news organization Thomson Reuters, an honor given to researchers considered most likely to win a Nobel Prize in the near future.</p>

<p>Dr. Aharonov’s lifetime body of work includes his co-discovery of the famous Aharonov-Bohm (AB) Effect, which he developed in 1959 with the late David Bohm. The AB Effect, which involves the action of atomic particles around a magnetic field, is regarded today as one of the cornerstones of modern physics.</p>

<p>“I am deeply honored to be selected by the President of the United States and the National Medal committee as a recipient of this distinguished award,” said Dr. Aharonov when he learned the news today. “It is my hope that this award will serve as encouragement for young physicists to join the field of foundations of physics, because performing research on such deep and fundamental questions is both very exciting and very rewarding.”</p>

<p>Chapman President Jim Doti hailed the news, saying, “I know the entire Chapman community joins me in congratulating Dr. Aharonov, and we are extremely proud of his achievement. His discoveries have revolutionized the field of physics, and his work continues to break new ground. Our students are extraordinarily fortunate to have him as a teaching member of our faculty, and his presence here has truly enlivened the intellectual life of our campus.”</p>

<p>Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., dean of Chapman’s Schmid College of Science, added his accolades: “As dean of the college where Dr. Aharonov holds his appointment, and as colleague and friend, I am particularly delighted for the national honor bestowed on him and through him to our university and college. He truly deserves it. Dr. Aharonov’s achievements and reputation are internationally known and not only reflect deep theoretical understandings of quantum phenomena, many of which are named after him, but also increasingly important applications in a variety of applied fields.”</p>

<p>Watch a video of one of Dr. Aharonov’s lectures and read more about his work at the Schmid College website."</p>

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<p>[Regional</a> Universities (West) Rankings - Best Colleges - Education - US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/masters-universities-west-rankings]Regional”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/masters-universities-west-rankings)</p>

<p>for CA -</p>

<h1>2 Santa Clara University</h1>

<h1>3 Loyola Marymount University</h1>

<h1>4 Mills College</h1>

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<p>deep springs too particular too count
uSan diego is UC school not private</p>

<p>Cal Tech Claremont Chapman
Harvey Mudd Occidental Loyola Marymount
Stanford Pitzer
Pomona USC<br>
Scripps
Pomono</p>

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<p>^ I think you’re confused with Univ. of San Diego and UC San Diego.<br>
USD is indeed a private, and UCSD is public, one of the UC campus.</p>

<p>But you’re not alone. My friend’s daughter sent her SAT score to the wrong campus.</p>

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<p>My completely subjective, seat of the pants ranking:</p>

<p>Stanford
Deep Springs
Caltech
Pomona
Harvey Mudd
Claremont McKenna
USC
Scripps
Occidental
Pitzer</p>

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<p>Stanford, Cal Tech, and Southern California.</p>

<p>That’s it.</p>

<p>The Claremont LACs are EXCELLENT colleges, but they are irrelevant. </p>

<p>Past those three, every other private school is on par to the CSUs.</p>

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<p>Pepperdine is ranked in the 50s. That’s still in the UC general area. I wouldn’t call that “irrelevant”.</p>

<p>Also, calling the Claremont Colleges and Deep Springs on par with the CSUs is really unfair. These universities clearly provide better instruction than the CSUs.</p>

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<p>If we take the top 10 private schools from each category, it would look like this from the 2011 US News rankings:</p>

<p>National Universities:</p>

<h1>5 Stanford</h1>

<h1>7 Cal Tech</h1>

<p>National Liberal Arts Colleges:</p>

<h1>6 Pomona</h1>

<p>(#11 Claremont Mckenna) added because it is close to #10</p>

<p>Western Regional Universities:</p>

<h1>2 Santa Clara</h1>

<h1>3 LMU</h1>

<h1>4 Mills</h1>

<h1>8 Chapman</h1>

<h1>9 U. of Redlands</h1>

<p>Western Regional Colleges:</p>

<h1>2 Master’s</h1>

<h1>9 Vanguard</h1>

<h1>10 Pacific Union</h1>

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<p>sentimentGX4, I did not mean that the Claremonts are on the CSU level. That is why I stressed that they are excellent. And, yes, I do agree Pepperdine is on UC level. Sorry for the confusion. </p>

<p>However, everything below Pepperdine and LMU are irrelevant. OCELITE, sorry, no matter how much you try, Chapman is a CSU of private schools. It has a VERY long way to go.</p>

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<p>Bayboi, I can appreciate you throwing your support behind your sis’ school USC… and I guess if you’re ranking Professional schools and other graduate programs, you might have a point.</p>

<p>However, I think we’re talking on this board about Undergraduate. There is a separate section of this Board for Graduate schools.</p>

<p>Speaking undergraduate, here are the CR + M 25/75 for these three privates that you conclude are below USC:</p>

<p>Harvey Mudd: 1490
Pomona: 1475
Claremont McKenna: 1400</p>

<p>and the three you maintain are the only three that matter:</p>

<p>Stanford: 1440
Caltech: 1510
USC: 1360</p>

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<p>DunninLA, never said below. I said they are not relevant and they aren’t.</p>

<p>For the record, my dear friend…</p>

<p>Average SAT scores</p>

<p>USC - 2060
Cal - 2015
Virginia - 1995
UMich - 1980</p>

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<p>UCLA - 1930</p>

<p>Enjoy</p>

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<p>^Bayboi, where did you come up with those SAT stats? Did you make them up? (This is a serious question.) From a glance, I can tell the Berkeley and UCLA figures are incorrect. </p>

<p>UCLA average admitted SAT: 2030
UCLA average enrolled SAT: 2010</p>

<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Freshmen, Fall 2009 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof10.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof10.htm)</p>

<p>I’m not going to bother looking the other figures up. I’m just going to infer all your figures are wrong.</p>

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<p>collegeboard.com</p>

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<p>ok this is ridiculous, everyone is making this more complicated than it should be
the rankings really go:</p>

<p>Stanford
Caltech
USC</p>

<p>then pomona
CM
Harvey Mudd
but they are on a different level, more liberal arts</p>

<p>it depends what you are looking for and what rankings you check… the ponoma, CM and harvey mudd schools are much more selective, but they arent nearly as well known.</p>

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<p>Great lets go with those figures</p>

<p>Admits</p>

<p>USC - 2125
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Cal - 2085
<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Virginia - Could not find, but I am sure it will follow suite.</p>

<p>UMich - 2080
[Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions: About Michigan](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/about/]Office”>Explore & Visit | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

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<p>UCLA -2030</p>

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<p>bayboi,</p>

<p>Why are Pomona, Mudd and CMC irrelevant?</p>

<p>Why when I listed SAT scores for the above three did you reply by listing SAT scores for Michigan, Virginia, etc. Are we in the same conversation?</p>

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<p>The vast majority of Michigan students take the ACT and not the SAT.</p>