We here at Fountain Valley High School are already aware of how wonderful the Universities of California are, seeing as many of our graduates attend those same colleges. But does the rest of the nation know? Now they do.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine recently named three of the UC’s as “among the nation’s best public school bargains.” In the list of 100 schools, UC Berkeley was ranked 7th, UCLA was ranked 10th, and UC San Diego was ranked 10th–a major achievement.
Brian Ross ’12 believes the UC rankings are well-deserved as he says, “There is no question that these three schools, especially UCLA, are among the best in the nation in terms of educational quality. Smaller schools, such as CSU Pomona for example, are an even better value specifically in engineering and hospitality. So the thing to consider here is this: you still need to do your own research to find out what is the best bargain for YOU, being that you are a special case and not a generalization, which is what this ranking is by its own nature. Go Bruins!”
These rankings are based on tuition and the “academic value” of each school, informing the nation which schools are of the highest quality in relation to cost, even with increasing costs of attending college. In this respect, several other California schools made the list, as well.
The entire list can be found here: http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/.
