Why Berkeley Is Number One
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"The University of California at Berkeley has it all: World-class academics, great sports, a stunning Bay Area setting, reasonable costs and a storied history. Cal’s 31,000 undergraduates pay just over $14,000 a year ($29,000 more for non-California residents) in tuition and fees for an education that is arguably richer than what they would receive at arch-rival Stanford.
Some 21% of incoming freshmen and 43% of Cal’s transfer students receive Pell Grants, money offered by the federal government to help low- and moderate-income families afford college. These highly motivated students do well for themselves. Cal graduates earn enough to pay back their college costs in 1.45 years on average. Golden Bears (the nickname for Cal grads) from low-income backgrounds do even better, paying back their college costs in just 0.7 years. These stats help explain why Berkeley is in the No. 1 spot on the Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges this year. After taking a year away from our rankings during the pandemic, we’ve tweaked the way we assess the nation’s best schools. The new rankings give extra credit to schools that educate the greatest number of students from the broadest range of backgrounds. In contrast to Cal’s 2021 graduating class of 9,000, Harvard’s numbered just 1,500. Only 12% of Harvard undergrads receive Pell Grants, which helps explain why that vaunted 384-year-old private institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a perennial No. 1 on college lists, fell to No. 7 in the Forbes ranking." https://www.forbes.com/sites/madisonfernandez/2021/09/08/why-berkeley-is-number-one/?sh=1c32dfa547e0 |
Anonymous
| So does that mean Target is "better" than Nordstrom because it's cheaper? |
Anonymous
| Cornell is #13, Emory is #35. Someone is going to be pissed! |
Anonymous
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I am not sure that it "has it all," but of course UC Berkeley is an excellent school.
<<With a crime rate of 65 per one thousand residents, Berkeley has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. ... Within California, more than 99% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Berkeley.>> Berkeley, CA Crime Rates and Statistics - NeighborhoodScout |
Anonymous
Don't "enlightened" people want lot of diversity, inclusion and equity along with ton of poor people at elite schools? This is like TJ having 35% FARMS kids, 15% blacks, 20% Hispanics, 30% whites and 35% Asian students with excellent outcomes. |
Anonymous
If the quality of the clothes is just as good at Target, then yes, Target is better. |
Anonymous
Yes Berkley is smack in the middle of a high crime area, kind of like USC and Yale. But, it doesn't seem to stop people from wanting to apply to Yale or think of Yale has the pits. |
Anonymous
| You are wasting your breath. Most Americans believe that it is not possible to educate someone unless a lot of money is spent. |
Anonymous
If you evaluate based on which company serves more/better, yes. And it's no wonder Nordstrom is barely hanging on to life support. |
Anonymous
| UMD ranked higher than UT Austin and Swarthmore …. um-kaaaaay. |
Anonymous
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already a thread on this
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/999646.page |
Anonymous
| UC Berkeley can’t practice affirmative action by law. There’s the answer to why UCB tops Harvard and the rest. |
Anonymous
Yes. They deliver a great product for a far superior value. |
Anonymous
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These lists always seem meaningless to me. I wish they took into account how many classes are taught by professors v teaching assistants or adjuncts.
I wish they took into account class size and whether students have access to internships or job opportunities in their field of study. We live in CA, and Berkeley is a good school, but I’m sure a small liberal arts college does a better job educating it students. |
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And please don’t criticize my typos! |