The University of the Pacific has made massive strides in the closely watched college rankings from U.S. News & World Report, moving into the top 30% of schools nationally for the first time.
The Stockton-based university catapulted 18 places in this year’s rankings, it reported, advancing to 121st out of 422 schools. It performed even better in certain categories; in “best value,” for instance, UOP is third behind Stanford and Caltech.
UOP said this year marks the highest ranking it has achieved in the annual survey, the results of which can be a key deciding factor for students when making higher education selections…