Times Higher Ed ranks UC Berkeley No.1 public university in U.S.

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public university in U.S.</h1> <p class="site-main__subtitle"><em>Berkeley also moved up to 8th best in the world overall in the 2024 report.</em></p> <p class="post-byline"> By <a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/author/news/">Public Affairs</a> </p> <figure class="post-featured-image"> <div class="post-featured-image__wrap"> <img class="" src="https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-scaled.jpg" alt="Students walk on the Berkeley campus, with the campanile visible in the background." srcset="https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-768x512.jpg 768w, https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/231101UCB073-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1050px" loading="lazy"> </div> <figcaption class="caption"> Berkeley consistently ranks among the top universities in the nation and around the world. </figcaption> <cite class="credit"> <p>UC Berkeley</p> </cite> </figure> <p class="post-date"> October 9, 2024 </p> </div> </div> <div class="site-main__content"> <div class="container--restricted heading--default"> <p>UC Berkeley is the No. 1 public university in the U.S and the eighth-best university in the world, according to the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking">Times Higher Education’s 2025 World University Rankings</a>, released on Oct. 8. Berkeley has held the ranking of top U.S. public university for nine of the past 10 years. </p> <p>This year’s rankings evaluated more than 2,000 universities from 115 countries and territories and were based on five criteria: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement and international outlook.</p> <p>In the overall global rankings, which included both public and private universities, the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford ranked first, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Cambridge, Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology. Berkeley came in eighth, followed by Imperial College London and Yale University to round out the Top 10. </p> <p>Berkeley’s <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-california-berkeley">overall score and ranking</a> have risen over the past decade, up from 13th in 2016.</p> <p>When it comes to the best U.S. public universities, UCLA ranked second in today’s rankings and took 18th place globally, followed by the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (22nd); the University of Washington (25th) and UC San Diego (34th).   </p> <p>The highest-ranked U.S. public and private universities included MIT (2nd), Harvard University (3rd), Princeton University (4th), Stanford University (6th), the California Institute of Technology (7th), Berkeley (8th), and Yale University (10th). Completing the Top 10 were the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania (tied for 14th), and Johns Hopkins University (16th).</p> <p>Berkeley is consistently rated among the top universities in the nation and across the globe. This year, Berkeley was named America’s top public university in both the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/rankings/college-rankings/best-colleges-2025?mod=collegerankings2025_rankings"><em>Wall Street Journal</em>‘s 2025 Best Colleges list</a> and <a href="https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/"><em>Forbes</em> magazine’s list of America’s top colleges</a>. And, for 15 out of the past 20 years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Berkeley the No. 1 public school in the nation.</p> <p>According to <em>PitchBook</em>, Berkeley also <a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/09/04/uc-berkeley-ranked-no-1-for-generating-startup-founders-companies-and-female-entrepreneurs/">generates more startup founders, companies and female entrepreneurs</a> than any other school in the world.</p> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="site-footer" class="site-footer"> <div class="site-footer__main"> <div class="container"> <nav aria-label="Berkeley News Footer"> <ul class="menu menu--main"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--has-children menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"> <h2 class="menu__item__title title--plain">About</h2> <ul class="menu__item__children"> <li class="menu__item__child menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"> <a class="menu__item__child__link" 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