Cal isn't even the best University of California. That is the Bruins.
1. Princeton University(NJ)
2. Harvard University(MA)
3. Yale University(CT)
4. California Institute of Technology
4. Stanford University(CA)
4. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
7. University of Pennsylvania
8. Duke University(NC)
9. Dartmouth College(NH)
9. Columbia University(NY)
9. University of Chicago
12. Cornell University(NY)
12. Washington University in St. Louis
14. Northwestern University(IL)
15. Brown University(RI)
16. Johns Hopkins University(MD)
17. Rice University(TX)
18. Vanderbilt University(TN)
18. Emory University(GA)
20. University of Notre Dame(IN)
21. Carnegie Mellon University(PA)
21. University of CaliforniaBerkeley *
23. Georgetown University(DC)
24. University of Virginia *
24. University of MichiganAnn Arbor *
26. Univ. of CaliforniaLos Angeles *
27. U. of North CarolinaChapel Hill *
27. Univ. of Southern California
27. Tufts University(MA)
30. Wake Forest University(NC)
31. College of William and Mary(VA) *
31. Brandeis University(MA)
33. Lehigh University(PA)
34. Univ. of WisconsinMadison *
34. Boston College
34. New York University
34. University of Rochester(NY)
38. Case Western Reserve Univ.(OH)
38. Univ. of CaliforniaSan Diego *
38. Georgia Institute of Technology *
41. U. of IllinoisUrbana - Champaign *
42. University of Washington *
42. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.(NY)
44. University of CaliforniaIrvine *
44. Tulane University(LA) 11
44. Yeshiva University(NY)
47. Pennsylvania State U.University Park *
47. University of TexasAustin *
47. University of CaliforniaDavis *
47. Univ. of CaliforniaSanta Barbara *
47. University of Florida *
52. George Washington University(DC)
52. Syracuse University(NY)
54. Pepperdine University(CA)
54. University of Miami(FL)
54. Univ. of MarylandCollege Park *
57. Ohio State UniversityColumbus *
57. University of Pittsburgh *
57. Boston University
60. Miami UniversityOxford(OH) *
60. Texas A&M Univ.College Station *
60. University of Georgia *
60. RutgersNew Brunswick(NJ) *
64. Purdue Univ.West Lafayette(IN) *
64. University of Iowa *
64. Worcester Polytechnic Inst.(MA)
67. University of Connecticut *
67. University of Delaware *
67. Univ. of MinnesotaTwin Cities *
70. Clemson University(SC) *
70. Southern Methodist University(TX)
70. Brigham Young Univ.Provo(UT)
70. Indiana UniversityBloomington *
70. Michigan State University *
70. Fordham University(NY)
76. Univ. of CaliforniaSanta Cruz *
77. Virginia Tech *
77. University of ColoradoBoulder *
77. St. Louis University
77. Stevens Institute of Technology(NJ)
81. North Carolina State U.Raleigh *
81. Baylor University(TX)
81. Marquette University(WI)
81. Iowa State University *
81. Clark University(MA)
86. American University(DC)
86. SUNYBinghamton *
88. University of Tulsa(OK)
88. University of Tennessee *
88. University of Vermont *
88. University of Alabama *
88. Auburn University(AL) *
88. Univ. of CaliforniaRiverside *
88. University of Denver
88. Howard University(DC)
88. University of Kansas *
88. Univ. of MissouriColumbia *
98. University of Arizona *
98. University of the Pacific(CA)
98. Northeastern University(MA)
98. Univ. of MassachusettsAmherst *
98. Univ. of NebraskaLincoln *
98. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry *
98. SUNYStony Brook *
105. University of New Hampshire *
105. Texas Christian University
105. University of Dayton(OH)
105. University of San Diego
105. Illinois Institute of Technology
110. Ohio University *
110. Florida State University *
112. University of MissouriRolla *
112. University of Kentucky *
112. Loyola University Chicago
112. Washington State University *
112. University of San Francisco
112. Univ. of South CarolinaColumbia *
112. Drexel University(PA)
112. University of Oklahoma *
120. University of Utah *
120. University of Oregon *
120. Catholic University of America(DC)
120. University at BuffaloSUNY *
124. Colorado State University *
124. Kansas State University *
124. New Jersey Inst. of Technology *