decent chem department..

UCBChemEGrad
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:34 +0000

Berkeley is top in chemistry for the UCs (even top nationally).

Between Davis, Irvine, and San Diego, I would say:
UCSD
UC Davis
UC Irvine

All are on par though…just pick a college atmosphere you like, as the environments are all very different.