University of California (Los Angeles Campus) Ranking

UCLA is considered by many as a Public Ivy. It is one of the best public universities in USA and globally. Listed below are some key aspects in which UCLA is better than most Ivy League universities.

• As a public institute, it is far more affordable compared to most universities in the Ivy League
• UCLA has a more decorated athletics program, with 123 NCAA Championships and more Olympic medals than many countries
• The UCLA Campus is much more diverse
• The university has produced 16 Nobel Prize winners and 17 MacArthur fellows

The University of California QS Ranking 2026 is #46 in the world. For the 3rd straight year, it maintained its spot among the best global universities.

Mentioned below is how it performed as part of the QS Rankings in recent years.

US News and World Report is known to be a recognised leader in university and graduation school as well as other rankings. University of California Los Angeles has been ranked at #15 in the National University US News Ranking Category 2025. Some of the other US News rankings of UCLA are given in the table below:

University of Michigan and UCLA are a few of the top universities in the USA and worldwide. Some of the Quacquarelli Symonds World Rankings of both universities are given in the table below:

University of Michigan and University of California Los Angeles are known for their MBA and related courses that they offer for international students. The Financial Times rankings has ranked the universities for their Global MBA courses and these are given in the table below: