"UCLA has been named the nation’s top public university in the 2017–18 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published today. The report also ranked UCLA No. 11 among all American universities — public or private — and No. 15 worldwide. The publication ranked 1,102 of the world’s leading research universities, drawing on 195 data points.
The survey takes into account a variety of indicators, including quality of teaching and research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. UC Berkeley, which placed No. 18 overall, is the only other American public university to rank among the world’s top 20."
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-ranked-no-1-u-s-public-university-by-times-higher-education