<p>No need to get defensive, KyleDavid. We all know Berkeley is a top school, but that it is a public school would not permit it to be compared to the top-ten schools–which are mostly private schools–on equal ground. For undergrad anyway, the educational experience is not the best–this, btw, is from only hearsay and personal accounts.<br>
It caters to California students, which means it must accept lower-scorers than the superstars in other states. It is often very crowded with regard to class size, and this diminishes the quality of the teaching.<br>
I mean it is a great institution and I would be proud to be a Cal student, but as far as US News and Reports undergrad rankings, I believe Cal is where it should be. Now Graduate studies are a different matter.</p>