Is UC Berkeley as prestigious as Ivy League universities?

To start with, I would say that all the top 100 or so schools as ranked by US News and World Report are prestigious schools. UC Berkeley and all the 8 Ivy League-member schools made it to the top 100 in US News ranking. Now, if you want to dissect the reputation ranking a little further, here's what I could say:. read more

Some people think of Berkeley undergrad as somewhat less prestigious than *some* of the Ivy League because on the whole Berkeley's US News ranking is a bit lower (around 20) than the average of the Ivy League (around 10). Berkeley also has generally higher acceptance rates. read more