Academics
Eight of the twelve member schools are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU): The only FBS conference with more AAU members is the Big Ten with 11 out of 12 member institutions having AAU membership.
- Stanford University
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- University of Oregon
- University of Southern California
- University of Washington
Additionally, these member schools are also highly ranked nationally and globally by various groups, including the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and Times Higher Education World University Rankings (Times). As of 2011, four Pac-12 institutions are ranked in the top 20 universities in the world, the most out of all conferences outside the Ivy League with Stanford ranked 2nd, UC Berkeley ranked 4th (the highest ranking of any public university), UCLA ranked 12th, and the University of Washington ranked at 16th.
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