<p>In the sense that that is where the various honors cutoffs are, then yes, Berkeley ranks. For example, if somebody says that he graduated from Berkeley summa cum laude, then you know he graduated in the top 3%.</p>
<p>The problem with this is something I have pointed out a lot - namely that these distinctions are determined by GPA within a particular college. Yet the fact is, various majors within the same college are graded differently, such that it is easier to get high grades in certain majors than in others. Yet those honors GPA cutoffs don’t care about that. Honors are doled out strictly by GPA, regardless of how difficult your major is.</p>
<p>What I think Berkeley should do is dole out various honors by individual major. Hence, if you want to get summa, you should have to graduate in the top 3% within your particular major, not just by college.</p>