Nine University ofCalifornia campuses placed among the top 150 universities in the world inrankings that focus on the quality of research and faculty released today (Aug.15) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
American universitiesdominated the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with UC Berkeleycoming in first among public universities, followed closely by UCLA, UC SanDiego and UC San Francisco.
UC campuses also didvery well in the overall rankings:
· UC Berkeley, fourth
· UCLA, 12th
· UC San Diego, 14th
· UC San Francisco, 18th
· UC Santa Barbara, 41st
· UC Irvine, 47th
· UC Davis, 55th
· UC Santa Cruz, 93rd
· UC Riverside, 101-150th grouping
UC Berkeley has beenin the top four of the rankings since they began in 2003. For the first timethis year, UC Santa Cruz broke into the top 100.
The rankings alsorated the top 200 universities in five broad academic areas and five subjectareas.
UC rankings in broadacademic areas:
Natural sciences and mathematics
1. UC Berkeley
9. UCLA
18. UC Santa Barbara
26. UC San Diego
31. UC Irvine
51-75. UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz
76-100. UC Riverside
Engineering-technology and computer sciences
3. UC Berkeley
7. UC Santa Barbara
18. UC San Diego
26. UCLA
50-75. UC Davis, UC Irvine
Life and agricultural sciences
5. UC San Francisco
8. UC Berkeley
11. UC San Diego
15. UCLA
23. UC Davis
51-75. UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
101-150. UC Riverside
Clinical medicine and pharmacy
2. UC San Francisco
9. UCLA
22. UC San Diego
28. UC Berkeley
51-75. UC Davis
101-150. UC Irvine
Social science
4. UC Berkeley
16. UCLA
23. UC San Diego
42. UC Irvine
51-75. UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara
151-200. UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz
UC subject rankings:
Mathematics
3. UC Berkeley
9. UCLA
22. UC San Diego
51-75. UC Davis
76-100. UC Irvine
101-150. UC Santa Barbara
Physics
1. UC Berkeley
12. UC Santa Barbara
22. UCLA
33. UC Santa Cruz
45. UC Irvine
51-75. UC San Diego
101-150. UC Davis
151-200. UC Riverside
Chemistry
1. UC Berkeley
7. UCLA
13. UC Santa Barbara
18. UC San Diego
26. UC Irvine
47. UC Riverside
51-75. UC Davis
Computer science
3. UC Berkeley
9. UCLA
11. UC San Diego
24. UC Davis
29. UC Irvine
51-75. UC Santa Barbara
Economics
4. UC Berkeley
15. UCLA
18. UC San Diego
48. UC Irvine
51-75. UC Santa Barbara
76-100. UC Davis
