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Top universities in California

Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Stanford University, which was the top-ranked California university by the U.S. World News & Report.

Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Stanford University, which was the top-ranked California university by the U.S. World News & Report.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Here are the five top universities in California, according to the annual ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

No. 10: Caltech

The Olive Grove at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA

Complaints from parents and state legislators over University of California system’s admissions of out-of-state students have prompted UC President Janet Napolitano and other system leaders to consider putting limits on such enrollment.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

No. 25: USC

The University of Southern California tied for 25th place with Carnegie Mellon University on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of university rankings.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

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