UCLA ties for No. 1 public university

Academic

In the 2018 U.S. News and World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, UCLA shares the No. 1 spot with UC Berkeley.

“UCLA takes great pride in the excellent academic achievements of our faculty and students, and I am grateful that their high level of accomplishment is reflected in the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking,” Chancellor Block said.

“As a top-ranked public research university, UCLA embraces our academic mission, as well as our responsibility to reflect the ethnic and economic diversity of California, which is why we strive to perform well across a variety of rankings, including those that measure best-value, socio-economic diversity and research competence,” Block said.

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