for Vets Colleges in 2010 and 2011; in 2011, Alliant was ranked #10 on the list, making it the highest-ranked non-traditional university in California.
== Athletics ==
During the 1980s and 1990s, prior to its merger with Alliant, the USIU Gulls fielded several Division I teams. The football team produced six professional football players and was once briefly coached by the legendary player and coach Sid Gillman. USIU's international student body allowed it to field a competitive NCAA Division I hockey team, the USIU Gulls, which was the only NCAA team "west of the Rockies." However, in 1990 after 10 successful years and producing two NHL players, the program was dropped due to the rising cost of traveling to distant campuses to compete. USIU also maintained an NCAA Division I basketball team. USIU's women's softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1982.
Alliant International University maintained a sports program for a few years but phased out its intercollegiate athletics programs in …
