re: 15% of California high school students were admitted to UC Berekeley

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UC Berkeley holds the #1 ranking in the United States for Public Universities according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Globally, it is ranked #7 in the same publication’s 2026 Best Global Universities list, where it is also recognized as the top public university worldwide.

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Not saying they aren't a good school. But part of that #1 ranking is the past students. 60 noble laureates and the high earnings of graduates. But they have a direct pipeline to silicon valley.

So it's not for anything they are doing right now.


These rankings also have a lot of past bias.

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Highly elite programs like UT Austin or Georgia Tech might be just as rigorous, but they suffer slightly in raw prestige voting simply because they aren't part of that historical "Big Four" mountain.

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So the prestige of Berkeley is why someone would vote one of their programs higher than someone else. No facts involved, just name recognition.