<p>
You need to look at the gap in the raw reputation scores.</p>
<p>[Top</a> universities by reputation 2013 - Times Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013/reputation-ranking]Top”>World Reputation Rankings 2013 | Times Higher Education (THE))
Berkeley: 72.4
UCLA: 35.6</p>
<p>USNWR Peer Assessment reputation gap is also considerable.
Berkeley: 4.7
UCLA: 4.2</p>
<p>Berkeley’s academic programs are considered “distinguished” while UCLA’s are merely “strong”.</p>
<p>Gaps in faculty achievements are huge. Berkeley has roughly 3 times the number of faculty academic awards (Nobel prizes, Academy membership, etc.) on staff than UCLA.
Berkeley is also a few thousand undergrad students smaller than UCLA.</p>