Image 1 of 25 |Best global universities  25. Northwestern University. Evanston, IL  Image 1 of 25 - Best global universities  25. Northwestern University. Evanston, IL  25. Northwestern University. Evanston, IL  Image 2 of 25 |Best global universities  24. University of Tokyo. Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo  Image 2 of 25 - Best global universities  24. University of Tokyo. Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo  24. University of Tokyo. Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo  Image 3 of 25 |Best global universities  23. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY  Image 3 of 25 - Best global universities  23. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY  23. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY  Image 4 of 25 |Best global universities  22. University of California - San Francisco.  Image 4 of 25 - Best global universities  22. University of California - San Francisco.  22. University of California - San Francisco.  Image 5 of 25 |Best global universities  21. University College London. London, UK  Image 5 of 25 - Best global universities  21. University College London. London, UK  21. University College London. London, UK  Image 6 of 25 |Best global universities  20. Duke University. Durham, NC  Image 6 of 25 - Best global universities  20. Duke University. Durham, NC  20. Duke University. Durham, NC  Image 7 of 25 |Best global universities  19. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.  Image 7 of 25 - Best global universities  19. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.  19. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.  Image 8 of 25 |Best global universities  18. University of California - San Diego. La Jolla, CA.  Image 8 of 25 - Best global universities  18. University of California - San Diego. La Jolla, CA.  18. University of California - San Diego. La Jolla, CA.  Image 9 of 25 |Best global universities  17. Yale University. New Haven, CT.  Image 9 of 25 - Best global universities  17. Yale University. New Haven, CT.  17. Yale University. New Haven, CT.  Image 10 of 25 |Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI  Image 10 of 25 - Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI  14. (tie) University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI  Image 11 of 25 |Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Washington. Seattle, WA  Image 11 of 25 - Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Washington. Seattle, WA  14. (tie) University of Washington. Seattle, WA  Image 12 of 25 |Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Toronto. Ontario, ON  Image 12 of 25 - Best global universities  14. (tie) University of Toronto. Ontario, ON  14. (tie) University of Toronto. Ontario, ON  Image 13 of 25 |Best global universities  13. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ  Image 13 of 25 - Best global universities  13. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ  13. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ  Image 14 of 25 |Best global universities  12. Imperial College London. London, UK  Image 14 of 25 - Best global universities  12. Imperial College London. London, UK  12. Imperial College London. London, UK  Image 15 of 25 |Best global universities  11. Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD  Image 15 of 25 - Best global universities  11. Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD  11. Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD  Image 16 of 25 |Best global universities  10. Columbia University. New York, NY  Image 16 of 25 - Best global universities  10. Columbia University. New York, NY  10. Columbia University. New York, NY  Image 17 of 25 |Best global universities  9. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL  Image 17 of 25 - Best global universities  9. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL  9. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL  Image 18 of 25 |Best global universities  8. University of California - Los Angeles.  Image 18 of 25 - Best global universities  8. University of California - Los Angeles.  8. University of California - Los Angeles.  Image 19 of 25 |Best global universities  7. California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, CA  Image 19 of 25 - Best global universities  7. California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, CA  7. California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, CA  Image 20 of 25 |Best global universities  6. University of Cambridge. Cambridge, UK  Image 20 of 25 - Best global universities  6. University of Cambridge. Cambridge, UK  6. University of Cambridge. Cambridge, UK  Image 21 of 25 |Best global universities  5. University of Oxford. Oxford, UK  Image 21 of 25 - Best global universities  5. University of Oxford. Oxford, UK  5. University of Oxford. Oxford, UK  Image 22 of 25 |Best global universities  4. Stanford University. Stanford, CA  Image 22 of 25 - Best global universities  4. Stanford University. Stanford, CA  4. Stanford University. Stanford, CA  Image 23 of 25 |Best global universities  3. University of California - Berkeley.  Image 23 of 25 - Best global universities  3. University of California - Berkeley.  3. University of California - Berkeley.  Image 24 of 25 |Best global universities  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA  Image 24 of 25 - Best global universities  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA  Image 25 of 25 |Best global universities  1. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA  Image 25 of 25 - Best global universities  1. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA  1. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA
U.S. News & World Report painted a mixed picture of UC-Berkeley vs. Stanford rivalry in recent editions of its university rankings. In its well-known list of America’s Best Colleges, Stanford was ranked No. 4 and Cal rounded out the top 20. With its inaugural Best Global Universities list,