Why are the top privates considered to be better than Berkeley?

UCBChemEGrad
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:01:39 +0000

This Bear alum agrees with Tree alum.

Berkeley is just larger due to its public mission. It accepts more undergrads and is less selective and has less resources per student than a smaller, wealthier private university.

Berkeley does have top academic programs though. Its faculty is among the best in depth and breadth. Only two schools rival Berkeley’s academic breadth and depth - Stanford and Harvard.