<p>Hard to argue that UCSB and UCI are better than CPP? I think you would have a much harder time arguing that CPP is better. You say knocking CPP is baseless, but knock SB and Irvine at the same time. Being number 11 on a list where there are only a handful of decent schools is not that impressive. You might be able to make that case against UCI because it ranks in the mid 40’s and is slightly less selective than other UC’s. But UCSB is ranked in the low 30’s, tied with Davis, and is much harder to get in to than CPP. I think the UC reputation holds more weight than the CPP reputation. It seems like CPP always gets overshadowed by SLO even though it seems like they do have a decent program. I’m not trying to trash CPP, it’s a decent school, but saying that it’s better than some of the better UC’s is a stretch.</p>