{"id":365512,"date":"2026-06-18T09:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365512\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:49:30","slug":"where-california-colleges-rank-among-the-best-universities-on-the-planet-2-schools-crack-the-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365512\/","title":{"rendered":"Where California colleges rank among the best universities on the planet \u2014 2 schools crack the top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

California schools flexed their academic muscles<\/a> in a new global college ranking \u2014\u00a0with two Golden State universities cracking the top 10 and six landing in the top 25.<\/p>\n

Stanford University<\/a> was named the No. 3 best global university in the world in US News & World Report’s 2026\u20132027 Best Global Universities rankings<\/a>, trailing only Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

The “Peninsula powerhouse” earned a global score of 94.4 in the rankings.<\/p>\n

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The University of California-Berkeley ranked No. 7 in the world with a global score of 86.4. Getty Images<\/p>\n

It wasn’t the only California school near the top.<\/p>\n

The University of California-Berkeley<\/a> ranked No. 7 in the world with a global score of 86.4, making it the second California school to land inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

But down in Los Angeles, UCLA<\/a> narrowly missed the top 10, coming in at No. 11 globally with a score of 84.8.<\/p>\n

The California showing continued deeper into the list, with UC San Francisco ranking No. 22 and both the California Institute of Technology and UC San Diego tying at No. 23.<\/p>\n

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California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranked No. 23 on the list. wolterke \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The rankings delivered six California universities in the top 25 \u2014\u00a0more than many countries managed on the worldwide list.<\/p>\n

The grading evaluated 2,250 universities across 105 countries and focused heavily on academic performance, including publications, citations and international collaboration.<\/p>\n

Harvard took the top overall spot with a perfect global score of 100, followed by MIT at No. with a score of 97.0.<\/p>\n

Over in the UK, the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge rounded out the top five, followed by China’s Tsinghua University at No. 6.<\/p>\n

Berkeley was followed by Yale at No. 8, University College London and Columbia University.<\/p>\n

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UCLA narrowly missed the top 10, coming in at No. 11 globally with a score of 84.8. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/p>\n

California’s strong performance was driven largely by the University of California system, which placed four campuses in the top 25.<\/p>\n

The results mark another bragging-rights moment for California’s higher education system, which has frequently been battered<\/a> by political fights, budget battles and debates over affordability \u2014\u00a0but still placed several of its biggest research institutions among the best in the world.<\/p>\n

California schools in the top 25<\/p>\n

No. 3 \u2014\u00a0Stanford University<\/p>\n

No. 7 \u2014\u00a0University of California-Berkeley<\/p>\n

No. 11 \u2014\u00a0University of California-Los Angeles<\/p>\n

No. 22 \u2014\u00a0University of California-San Francisco<\/p>\n

No. 23 \u2014\u00a0California Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

No. 23 \u2014\u00a0University of California-San Diego<\/p>\n

Top 10 global university<\/p>\n

Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

University of California-Berkeley<\/p>\n

University College London<\/p>\n

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