Top-Rated Universities in California

California Institute of Technology

• The California Institute of Technology, a private research university often abbreviated as Caltech, was founded in 1891. As of 2009, the school had about 1000 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students. The University's academic departments are organized into seven primary divisions, including biology; chemistry and chemical engineering; engineering and applied science; geological and planetary sciences; humanities and social sciences; physics, mathematics and astronomy; and interdisciplinary studies. Thirty-one Caltech faculty and alumni have earned Nobel Prizes. California Institute of Technology tied for 4th in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 ranking of national universities.

  California Institute of Technology
  1200 East California Blvd.
  Pasadena, CA 91125
  626-395-6811
  Caltech.edu/

Stanford University

• Stanford University is a private research university that was founded in 1891. As of 2009, the school had about 6,800 undergraduates and 8,300 graduate students. The university offers more than 60 academic departments within its seven schools, including the schools of business, earth sciences, education, engineering, humanities and sciences, law and medicine. Stanford University tied for 4th in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 ranking of national universities.

  Stanford University
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2300
  Stanford.edu/

University of California at Berkeley

• The University of California at Berkeley is a public research university that was founded in 1868 and is the oldest of the University of California schools. As of 2009, the school had about 25,100 undergraduates and 10,300 graduate students working toward degrees within the university's 14 colleges and schools, including schools of letters and science, business, education, engineering, journalism and law. Eight UC Berkeley faculty have earned Nobel Prizes and four have earned Pulitzer Prizes. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of California at Berkeley 21st among the nation's universities.

  University of California at Berkeley
  University Ave.
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-6000
  Berkeley.edu/

University of California at Los Angeles

• The University of California at Los Angeles, commonly referred to as UCLA, is a public research university that was founded in 1919. As of 2009, the university had about 26,000 undergraduates and nearly 13,00 graduate students. The university's undergraduate academic departments are divided into four divisions, including humanities, life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences. The university is comprised of the College of Arts and Letters and 11 professional schools. There are 118 undergraduate degrees and 200 graduate degrees offered. Five UCLA faculty and 5 alumni have earned Nobel Prizes. UCLA ranked 26th in 2010 by U.S. News & World Report for national universities.

  University of California at Los Angeles
  405 Hilgard Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-4321
  ucla.edu/