US News & World Report ranks UCLA as No. 1 public university
UCLA was ranked the No. 1 public university in the country by the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges ranking, which was released Sunday. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
By Hedy Wang
Sept. 9, 2018 10:59 p.m.
UCLA was ranked the No. 1 public university in the country by a U.S. News & World Report ranking released Sunday.
The 2019 Best Colleges ranking also listed UCLA as No. 19 in its overall rankings, which were based on indicators that assessed graduation outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinions, university financial resources, student academic achievement and alumni giving. This year, the ranking began evaluating schools’ ability to promote social mobility by factoring in the number of graduating students who received Pell Grants.
Five other University of California campuses placed in the top 12 public universities, with UC Berkeley at No. 2, UC Santa Barbara at No. 5, UC Irvine at No. 7, UC Davis at No. 10 and UC San Diego at No. 12. Last year, UCLA tied with UC Berkeley at No. 1.
The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education ranking also listed UCLA as the top US public university Wednesday in its 2019 rankings report for the second year in a row.
