( KRON ) — U.S. News & World Report released its 2025 “Best National University Rankings” on Tuesday. The publication ranked two Bay Area universities in its top 20: Stanford and UC Berkeley.
No surprise, Stanford University is once again viewed as one of the most prestigious colleges in the country. U.S. News ranked Stanford fourth overall. UC Berkeley ranked 17th and second among all public universities nationwide. UCLA edged out the East Bay school with a 15th-place ranking.
The next Bay Area institution on the national list was Santa Clara University at 63rd. University of San Francisco ranked 109th. San Francisco State University ranked 204th and Cal State East Bay ranked 273rd.
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U.S. News: Best National University Rankings (2025)
| Rank | School |
| 1 | Princeton University |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 3 | Harvard University |
| 4 | Stanford University |
| 5 | Yale University |
| 6 (tie) | California Institute of Technology |
| 6 (tie) | Duke University |
| 6 (tie) | Johns Hopkins University |
| 6 (tie) | Northwestern University |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania |