UC Berkeley is the top public university in the U.S. and the sixth best university worldwide, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best universities from around the globe. (Credit: Elena Zhukova/University of California)

All 10 UC campuses are among the best universities in the world in research impact, with eight among the top 25 public universities in the United States, according to the just-released 2025-26 Best Global Universities ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

The Best Global Universities ranking, now in its 11th year, focuses on academic research and reputation as a way of assessing how universities compare globally in academic might. Four UC campuses (Berkeley, UCLA, San Francisco, and San Diego) were among the top 25 institutions in the world based on those research-related metrics; seven were among the top 100.

Among universities in the United States, eight UCs ranked in the top 50; and UC campuses fared even better among the nation’s public universities, claiming four of the five top spots: No. 1 (UC Berkeley), No. 3 (UCLA), No. 4 (UC San Francisco) and No. 5 (UC San Diego), with UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz also among the top 25.

Explore the rankings at the UC Newsroom

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