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The following college ranking data was excerpted from U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2006 Edition. See here for the latest rankings. U.S News & World Report's college rankings are the most well-known, but are somewhat controversial. They are based on academic reputation (based on surveys of college administrators), graduation and retention rank, faculty resources, class size, student/faculty ratio, percent of full-time faculty, selectivity, acceptance rate, financial resources, graduation rate performance, and alumni giving rate. Their priorities may not be the same as yours. By going to their Website, you can reorder the rankings based on what is most important to you.  These rankings should be used as just one part of the college selection process. They give a rough overall indicator of a school's quality, but they do not tell what may be the most suitable for you.  For freshmen, graduate school rankings may not seem important, but it can indicate the quality of the faculty, the research, and the graduate students (who are usually teaching assistants) at the college. See here for the latest graduate school rankings.    List of Rankings: National Universities National Liberal Arts Colleges Regional Universities - West Regional Liberal Arts Colleges - West Best Business Programs Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Best Engineering Departments (at school's whose highest degree is a Ph.D.) Best Engineering Departments (at school's whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's) Links on College Rankings  National Universities Note: national universities have a full range of undergraduate majors and grant master's and PhD's. Top 120 (National ranking in parentheses) Stanford University (5) California Institute of Technology (7) UC Berkeley (20) UCLA (25) USC (30) UCSD (32) UC Irvine (40) UCSB (45) UC Davis (48) Pepperdine U. (55) UC Santa Cruz (68) UC Riverside (85) University of the Pacific (104) University of San Diego (104) University of San Francisco (115) Third Tier (alphabetical) University of LaVerne Fourth Tier (alphabetical) Biola University San Diego State U. Alliant International U. Top 50 Public National Universities (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (1) UCLA (3) UCSD (7) UC Davis (14) UCSB (12) UC Irvine (10) UC Santa Cruz (28) UC Riverside (38) Lowest Acceptance Rate (acceptance rate in parentheses) Stanford (13%) Caltech (21%) Highest Graduation Rate (rate in parentheses) Stanford (93%)  National Liberal Arts Colleges Note: liberal arts colleges emphasize undergraduate education and award at least 40% of their degrees in the liberal arts. Top 110 (National ranking in parentheses) Pomona College (6) Claremont McKenna College (10) Harvey Mudd (18) Scripps College (27) Occidental College (41) Mills College (73) Pitzer College (53) Thomas Aquinas College (88) Westmont College (104) Third Tier Whittier College Fourth Tier (alphabetical) CSU Monterey Bay Christian Heritage College National Hispanic University University of Judaism  Master's Universities - West Note: master's universities offer a full range of undergraduate and master's programs, but generally do not have Ph.D. programs. Top 23 (Regional ranking in parentheses) Santa Clara U. (2) Loyola Marymount U. (3) Cal Poly SLO (5) University of Redlands (7) St. Mary's College of California (9) Chapman U. (11) California Lutheran U. (16) Mount St. Mary's College (16) Azusa Pacific University (22) Point Loma Nazarene University (24) CSU Long Beach (26) Cal Poly Pomona (31) CSU Chico (31) Fresno Pacific U. (31) CSU Fullerton (34) Sonoma State (34) Humboldt State U. (37) Dominican University of California (41) Notre Dame de Namur University (43) CSU Sacramento (46) CSU Stanislaus (46) San Jose State U. (46) CSU Fresno (49) Concordia University (49) CSU Bakersfield (52) CSU San Bernardino (55) San Francisco State U. (57) CSU Los Angeles (62) Woodbury U (62) Third T ier (alphabetical) California Baptist University CSU East Bay CSU Northridge CSU San Marcos Holy Names University LaSierra U.. Simpson University Fourth Tier (alphabetical) CSU Dominguez Hills Hope International U. New College of Californai Top Regional Public Schools - West (ranking in parentheses) Cal Poly (SLO) (1) CSU Long Beach (3) Cal Poly Pomona (4) CSU Chico (4) CSU Fullerton (6) Sonoma State U. (6) Humboldt State U. (8) CSU Sacramento (10) CSU Stanislaus (10) San Jose State U. (10)  Comprehensive Colleges - Bachelor's - West Note: thoese offer bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and professional fields. Top 20 (Regional ranking in parentheses) Master's College and Seminary (6) Vanguard U. of Southern Cal. (10) Pacific Union College (15) Third Tier (alphabetical) Bethany College Cogswell Polytechnical College Menlo College Patten College Fourth Tier (alphabetical) Humphrey's College  Best Business Programs Best Programs (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (3) USC (9) Top 5 Best Departments - Finance (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (4) Top 5 Best Departments - International Business (National ranking in parentheses) USC (5) Top 5 Best Departments - Entrepreneurship (National ranking in parentheses) USC (3) Top 5 Best Departments - General Management (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (3) Top 5 Best Departments - Marketing (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (4) Top 5 Best Departments - Real Estate (National ranking in parentheses) UC Berkeley (2)  Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Best Programs for schools granting Ph.D's (National ranking in parentheses) Stanford (2) UC Berkeley (2) Cal Tech (4) UCLA (22) UCSD (22) UC Davis (27) USC (31) UCSB (36) UC Irvine (49) Best Programs for schools granting up to Bachelor's/Master's (National ranking in parentheses) Harvey Mudd (2) Cal Poly SLO (4) Cal Poly Pomona (14) Loyola Marymount (14) SJSU (14) Santa Clara U (14) U. of San Diego (32) CSULA (32) CSU Long Beach (45) CSU Sacramento (45)  Best Engineering Departments (at school's whose highest degree is a Ph.D.) Aerospace CalTech (4) Agricultural UC Davis (5) Biomedical UCSD (3) Chemical UC Berkeley (2) Stanford (5) Civil UC Berkeley (1) Computer Stanford (2) UC Berkeley (3) Electrical Stanford (2) UC Berkeley (3) Engineering Science/Physics CalTech (2) UC Berkeley (2) Environmental Stanford (1) UC Berkeley (4) Industrial Manufacturing UC Berkeley (4) Materials Stanford (3) Mechanical Stanford (2) UC Berkeley (3)  Best Engineering Departments (at school's whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's) Civil Cal Poly SLO (4) Computer Cal Poly SLO (2) Harvey Mudd College (3) Electrical Harvey Mudd College (3) Cal Poly SLO (4) Industrial Manufacturing Cal Poly SLO (2) Mechanical Harvey Mudd College (2) Cal Poly SLO (4)  Links on College Rankings Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger) COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RANKINGS (Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) College and University Rankings and Guides to Selecting a School (Meriam Library, CSU Chico) Internet Quick Reference: Colleges and Universities : Rankings A NEW RANKING OF AMERICAN COLLEGES ON LAISSEZ-FAIRE PRINCIPLES, 1999-2000 The Top American Research Universities (The Center) Enrollment Management Review - Rankings & Ratings Business Week - Best B-Schools Created by Ronald Horii Last update: 3/6/2006