<p>^ I usually don’t go by USNWR for these kinds of things (and by the way, that’s NINE rating points now, rankings change each year which is why I believe they’re total BS), I base it more on the admissions statistics. But yeah, academics shouldn’t be the only factor - and I didn’t mean to offend anyone, I just felt like I needed to say something after reading the first few posts in this thread.</p>
<p>Let me rephrase what I said: If you’re looking at overall prestige, it goes UCSD>UCSB>SDSU. However, UCSD’s party scene/athletics may be described as somewhat lacking when compared to the other two.</p>