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<li>“Better” is usually defined through consensus. So if this were the case, wouldn’t it be echoed in other rankings? (i can’t think of any other ranking were this is the case)</li>
<li>In the rankings where UCLA is better than USC, the difference between the two universities is often fairly great, and not a differnce of 1 or 2 rankings:</li>
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<p>forbes: UCLA: 55; USC: 165
[America’s</a> Best Colleges List - Forbes](<a href=“Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2023”>Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2023)</p>
<p>Times Higher Education: UCLA: 11; USC; 73
[Top</a> 200 - The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-2011](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2010-2011/top-200.html]Top”>World University Rankings 2010-11 | Times Higher Education (THE))</p>
<p>ARWU: UCLA: 12; USC 46
[ARWU2011[/url</a>]</p>
<p>WashingtonMonthly: UCLA: 2; USC: 50
[url=<a href=“http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2011/national_university_rank.php]National”>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2011/national_university_rank.php]National</a> University Rankings 2011 | Washington Monthly](<a href=“http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html]ARWU2011[/url”>http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html)</p>
<p>If we take the averages and medians from all of the rankings i’ve listed, the picture is even more clear:</p>
<p>Averages: UCLA: 20.6; USC: 71.8
Median: UCLA: 16.3; USC: 60.9</p>
<p>The consensus is pretty clear on which university is “better.”</p>