In the WSJ’s annual national universities ranking, Cal was tied for 40th overall in the nation, and 4th for public schools.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-public-colleges-in-the-u-s-1506467341
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).