The University of Utah is the highest-ranked public college in the West, according to The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the United States rankings. The University of California, Berkeley and California State University, Northridge ranked second and third, respectively, among public universities in the West. University of Utah President Taylor Randall, in an earlier news report by the university, described the rankings as a “fresh look” that measured metrics other rankings do not. Among Western public colleges, Utah ranked No. The top 10 public colleges in the West include five schools in the California State University system and three in the University of California system.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 04, 2024 20:39 UTC