Academic Ranking of World Universities is out of Shanghai. It heavily factors in research, graduate level education, and the hard sciences. It's a main one that university presidents and chancellors look at. It drives applications ($$$) from Asia.
From the Pac-12:
#2 Stanford
#4 Cal
#12 UCLA
#15 Washington
#34 Colorado
#51 USC
#86 Arizona
#87 Utah
#88 Arizona State
#151-200 Oregon State
#201-300 Oregon
#201-300 Washington State
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html
From the Pac-12:
#2 Stanford
#4 Cal
#12 UCLA
#15 Washington
#34 Colorado
#51 USC
#86 Arizona
#87 Utah
#88 Arizona State
#151-200 Oregon State
#201-300 Oregon
#201-300 Washington State
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html