Miami/Tulane/Pepperdine

[Anonymous]

DD will be a Junior. She has been interested in all 3 schools mentioned here for a long time because several members of our family have attended all 3 universities. 10 of us to be exact (3 Pepperdine, 3 Tulane and 4 Miami).

It if funny that between us (we are all between 30 and 45) we have always thought of our Tulane relatives as the ones with the better ranked school/pedigree….then Pepperdine and last Miami. Even our Miami family members thought so….

We were having fun the other day looking at recent rankings and the effect that changes (specifically with USNWR) over the last 2 years have copjmeltely turned around the rankings of these 3…. Miami way ahead of Tulane and then Pepperdine.
2021 - Tulane 42, Pepperdine 49, Miami not top 50
2022 - Tulane 41, Pepperdine 49, Miami not top 50

Jump to 2025: Miami 63, Tulane 63, Pepperdine 80

Wow…Yes I know methodology changed….but that is quite a manufactured change…..

[Anonymous]

I meant to say Miami all the way tiled with Tulane….

[Anonymous]

U Miami was ranked #38 by USNWR in 2011.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U Miami was ranked #38 by USNWR in 2011.

That’s higher than Tulane or Pepperdine has ever been ranked by USNWR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U Miami was ranked #38 by USNWR in 2011.

That’s higher than Tulane or Pepperdine has ever been ranked by USNWR.

Wrong on Tulane….

1988 US News - # 34
Also in 1985, 1990 and 1992 it was ranked #36

[Anonymous]

Miami isn’t too difficult to get into. Apply ED, and they’re very liberal about who they accept.

[Anonymous]

Challenge will be that both Tulane and Miami heavily favor ED. Might want to ED1 one of them and if it doesn’t work out, ED2 the other.

[Anonymous]

Pepperdine has quite a different student body than the other 2. It is evangelical.

[Anonymous]

My dc is getting an excellent education at Miami.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pepperdine has quite a different student body than the other 2. It is evangelical.

You would be surprised at the crossover. DD went to Pepperdine and her brother to Miami. 80% of their friends at both schools applied to both.

Both Private Schools, similar rankings over the years, similar wealth profile of student body, similar stats, both on the coast. Sure, one is Christian, the other is not, but I’m telling you, this is not as big of a draw(or not) as you would think. None of my DD’s friends are hardcore evangelicals. As a matter of fact 3 of her best friends (they have a tight group of 9 girls) aren’t even Christians.

[Anonymous]

Only one choice

[Anonymous]

Pepperdine almost the opposite of Tulane.

[Anonymous]

They are interchangeable in my mind. Same type of kid at all three

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U Miami was ranked #38 by USNWR in 2011.

That’s higher than Tulane or Pepperdine has ever been ranked by USNWR.

*since the 2000's. Not going back to 1988 for data

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD will be a Junior. She has been interested in all 3 schools mentioned here for a long time because several members of our family have attended all 3 universities. 10 of us to be exact (3 Pepperdine, 3 Tulane and 4 Miami).

It if funny that between us (we are all between 30 and 45) we have always thought of our Tulane relatives as the ones with the better ranked school/pedigree….then Pepperdine and last Miami. Even our Miami family members thought so….

We were having fun the other day looking at recent rankings and the effect that changes (specifically with USNWR) over the last 2 years have copjmeltely turned around the rankings of these 3…. Miami way ahead of Tulane and then Pepperdine.
2021 - Tulane 42, Pepperdine 49, Miami not top 50
2022 - Tulane 41, Pepperdine 49, Miami not top 50

Jump to 2025: Miami 63, Tulane 63, Pepperdine 80

Wow…Yes I know methodology changed….but that is quite a manufactured change…..

UMiami was ranked #49 in 2021.