UCLA has always been known as an elite University, and for a long time, being a UCLA student has been the most coveted honor amongst high schoolers Worldwide — The Westwood campus is the perennial leader in terms of applications received. And now, according to the revered New York Times, there is a clear, logical, justifying reason for this global desire: UCLA ranks #1 for upward mobility.
Compared to the other 63 top-tier Universities, UCLA is the decisive winner. Way more Bruin graduates rise up TWO LEVELS (or more) economically than any other school on the list. It is no surprise that UCLA performed so much better than u$c in this metric; The only surprise is that u$c was included in the “top tier” at all.