@KTJordan78 I think a bigger problem for UCLA–and all the UCs–is that its financial aid policy is going to result in the university being transformed into a regional university as opposed to national one. For OOS students, it is now inaccessible except for those from wealthy backgrounds. Contrast this with University of Michigan and University of Virginia, both of which offer substantial financial aid to OOS students and, in both cases, promise to meet the full need of all OOS students with signifiant financial need.
Internationally and nationally, UCB still enjoys significantly higher “name recognition”, being referred to as a “public Ivy”. Living abroad, Berkeley is one of the few public universities mentioned along with the Ivies, Stanford and University of Chicago. This may not be an accurate indicator of its academic prowess but it is reality.