<p>In addition to what the others said, UCD has two qualities that give it potential to rise further. </p>
<p>-3rd biggest library in the UC system (over 3 million books)
-3rd biggest endowment (over $600 million)
-Decent reputation (according to USNWR, peer assessment score is 3.8)</p>
<p>I think it is realistic to expect UCD to one day be the undisuputed 4th best UC campus. But of course, UCI and UCSB are also very good campuses with strong student bodies and faculties, so the competition will be stiff.</p>