Magazine gives SoCal universities high ranks
By: Wire Reports - | ∞
LOS ANGELES - Eight Southern California universities ranked among the nation's best in the annual college rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The top-ranked Southland school was the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, which was Number 8 on the magazine's list. Caltech was also considered the best value among national universities based on its ranking and price, including financial aid.
In 25th place, UCLA tied Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. UCLA was ranked as the fourth-best public university by the magazine.
The University of Southern California took the 30th spot in the magazine's rankings.
UC San Diego was Number 35, tied with Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. UCSD was ranked as the nation's eighth-best public university.
UC Irvine tied Tulane University in Louisana at Number 35.
Pepperdine University in Malibu was ranked 52nd, along with George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Syracuse University in New York.
UC Riverside was in a three-way tie for 81st place with St. Louis University and the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.
The University of San Diego ranked 106th along with Drexel University in Pennsylvania, the Illinois Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Stony Brook and the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Harvard and Princeton shared the Number one spot in the rankings for a second straight year. The list went down to Number 120.
The rankings are generated by a formula that includes variables such as graduation and retention rates, faculty and financial resources, applicant selectivity and the percentage of alumni who donate money to their alma mater. CNS-08-20-2004 07:24
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