University of California

The Most Famous U.S. Public University— U of California (UC) & California State U (CSU)

University of California (UC)

The University of California (UC) system has 10 campuses and 9 of them offer undergraduate education and is world Top 200.

UC has 55 Nobel prize laureate and almost 20% of the faculty is from the National Academy of Sciences.

Source:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/search?school-name=University+of+California

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/freshman/profiles/index.html

California State University (CSU)

Since all 23 CSUs offer undergraduate, some masters and no doctoral degrees, they are regionally ranked rather than nationally ranked like the UCs.

CSU is suitable for students looking for practical and quality undergraduate experience with achievable admission standards.

Source: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/search?_sort=rank&_sort-direction=asc&school-name=California+State+University