UCI Moves to No. 8 in U.S. News Ratings
UC Irvine is the nation’s eighth best public university, up from No. 9 last year, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the country’s leading public and private universities. Leading the list are UC Berkeley and the University of Virginia, which tied as the two top public universities.
“I think the good news is that the University of California comes through so well in these rankings,” UCI Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone said.
U.S. News & World Report ranks more than 1,400 four-year accredited colleges and universities based on indicators including student retention, academic excellence, faculty resources and rate of alumni giving.
Cicerone is pleased with the UCI ranking and said his ambition is to make the university a flagship campus for the UC system, like Los Angeles and Berkeley.
“We want to break into that league,” he said.
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