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LOS ANGELES - California universities dominated a recent Forbes list of the top 500 U.S. Colleges, with three ranking as the top public schools in the nation.

Local perspective:

UC Berkeley ranked #5 nationwide and #1 among public universities based on academic, financial and career outcomes for undergraduate students.

It's the third consecutive year Cal has secured the fifth spot overall, making it the only public university to be in the top 10.

Following UC Berkeley in the top three rankings are UCLA and UC San Diego.

Among the top five universities, UC Berkeley was notable for the lowest average debt upon graduation: $6,529. The median annual salary over the first 20 years after graduation was $170,100, roughly on par with the other top-10 universities.

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