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Can people affiliated with UCSC comment on this? I'm not aware if UCSC really has a leg up in terms of prestige compared to the big ones (Berkley, Santa Barbara
by noobermin 8y ago
Can people affiliated with UCSC comment on this? I'm not aware if UCSC really has a leg up in terms of prestige compared to the big ones (Berkley, Santa Barbara, San Fransisco, LA...)
- philsnow 8y agoWell, UCSF doesn't have an undergraduate program, so it's unwise to directly compare their prestige to other UCs. At least in computer science, UCSC has a decent reputation. Among UCs, computer science goes roughly Berkeley > LA/SD > SC/Davis/SB > the others. Non-computer science, I think Berkeley and UCLA are way above the rest except for isolated specific departments.
- twblalock 8y agoWhen I was at the UCs the percieved ranking among students was: Top tier: Berkeley and UCLA, for sure Second tier: most of the other ones; people love to argue about the order, but honestly most of them don't stand out above the others except for certain degree programs Bottom tier: definitely includes UC Merced, and maybe UC Riverside UC Merced opened in 2005 without many degree programs and faculty, and it's slowly growing. So its poor ranking is due to that more than anything else.