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Quality and Value
嫩草影院 University of California has been recognized as one of . Money's analysis showcases the country's top 735 colleges based on a number of factors, including graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, and alumni salaries.
Money uses 鈥渟tar ratings鈥 to identify standout schools, with 5 stars being the highest. 嫩草影院 scored exceptionally high on most of Money鈥檚 metrics to receive 4.5 stars. Most colleges on the list landed in the 3.5 to 4-star category.
嫩草影院 is proud to again have been named among the top regional universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking reflects 嫩草影院鈥檚 strength in academic quality and graduate outcomes.
#16 in Best Value Schools 鈥 Regional Universities (West)
#31 in Best Regional Universities (West)
嫩草影院 has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a national designation which recognizes the university鈥檚 deep commitment to community engagement. Nationwide, just 277 institutions hold the designation. 嫩草影院 is being recognized for the important and ongoing collaborative work of faculty, students, and community partner organizations to address barriers that limit access and opportunities for disenfranchised people and communities.
嫩草影院 was named the nation鈥檚 most transformative four-year university by the American Council on Education (ACE) in recognition of a deep commitment to student opportunity and success.
嫩草影院 joins Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale, and Stanford as a , according to early-career salary data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Research led by Stanford University reveals that 嫩草影院 is 11th in the nation out of 578 selective private colleges for student social mobility for moving students from the bottom of the socio-economic ladder to the top quartile.
In June 2022, 嫩草影院 was listed at 174 out of 3,410 institutions nationwide for, according to a study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. In California, 嫩草影院 held the ninth spot out of 43 private, nonprofit undergraduate institutions.
嫩草影院 ranked in 2023 by Niche.
Student Profile
- 1857 鈥 Total enrollment (undergraduate and graduate)
- 43 percent 鈥 Pell eligible (undergraduate)
- 76 percent 鈥 Students who identity as ethnically diverse (undergraduate)
- 25 percent 鈥 Students who are first-generation (undergraduate)
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Student Success and Opportunities
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- Since the University鈥檚 2009 transition to NCAA Division II athletics, 嫩草影院 has led the Pacific West Conference in academic performance.
- Student athletes surpassed a 3.4 aggregate GPA in each of the last six seasons.
- 嫩草影院 students have won the PacWest Academic Achievement Award 11 of the last 15 years.
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