What is the best public university in New England?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL DCUM land thinking NY is New England.

It's upstate.

[Anonymous]

OP, dcum is a bad place to ask this question. You will either get posters who are basing their opinions on 20 year old data/reputations from back when they applied, or the answers will be a mid atlantic/southern perspective on this question which will be fairly useless. (most posters on here feel jmu and umd top all new england publics)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the kid. Alternative = UVM. Meathead = UMass. Nerd = UConn. None of these schools is dramatically stronger or weaker than the others, but they offer very different vibes/experiences. Different from (and stronger than) any of them and not too far removed = McGill.

Not OP but UMass = meathead?
Why?

[Anonymous]

I agree with others that best overall shouldn't be the deciding factor. I would look for the strongest programs in the student's area of interest, what campus they like best, and where they might want to live after college (URI may not be the best university, but if you live in RI it's a benefit in employment).

[Anonymous]

Depends on their interests but I’d consider MassArts and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per a previous poster, not exactly New England because it’s upstate NY, but apart from the college of arts and sciences, all of the schools at Cornell are actually state schools. They’ve gotten incredibly competitive with low acceptance rates, but technically the arts and science school is the Ivy and the rest are state schools, with in state tuition for NYers.

I was going to say SUNY-Ithaca is top notch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with others that best overall shouldn't be the deciding factor. I would look for the strongest programs in the student's area of interest, what campus they like best, and where they might want to live after college (URI may not be the best university, but if you live in RI it's a benefit in employment).

Who said that?

We're not signing a contact right now. In early stages and wondering what people's opinions and perceptions are, and they can define 'best' however they like.

Thanks everyone for your responses.

-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per a previous poster, not exactly New England because it’s upstate NY, but apart from the college of arts and sciences, all of the schools at Cornell are actually state schools. They’ve gotten incredibly competitive with low acceptance rates, but technically the arts and science school is the Ivy and the rest are state schools, with in state tuition for NYers.

One post wrong about so many things! Quite an accomplishment.

https://blog.collegevine.com/which-colleges-at-cornell-university-are-state-schools/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per a previous poster, not exactly New England because it’s upstate NY, but apart from the college of arts and sciences, all of the schools at Cornell are actually state schools. They’ve gotten incredibly competitive with low acceptance rates, but technically the arts and science school is the Ivy and the rest are state schools, with in state tuition for NYers.

One post wrong about so many things! Quite an accomplishment.

https://blog.collegevine.com/which-colleges-at-cornell-university-are-state-schools/

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Thank-you. I was just about to correct the same.

[Anonymous]

I live in New England. Kids in Mass think UVM and UConn are better than UMASS and vice-versa. Honestly, UMASS has come a long way since it’s ZOOMASS reputation. Even Maine and UNH have improved a lot. But for the best, I think it’s a tie between UMASS and UVM with UCONN right there. It simply suffers from a crappy location.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think there is a sizeable difference among any of them in terms of reputation. But, what I like best about UVM are its location in beautiful Burlington, its smaller size, and the fact that so many students are from out of state so you are meeting a broader geographic selection of students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per a previous poster, not exactly New England because it’s upstate NY, but apart from the college of arts and sciences, all of the schools at Cornell are actually state schools. They’ve gotten incredibly competitive with low acceptance rates, but technically the arts and science school is the Ivy and the rest are state schools, with in state tuition for NYers.

One post wrong about so many things! Quite an accomplishment.

https://blog.collegevine.com/which-colleges-at-cornell-university-are-state-schools/

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Thank-you. I was just about to correct the same.

I’m the pp you’re corrected. Yes, only three of the colleges are state schools. It’s not totally off. My spouse actually transferred from one of the private ones to a state programs at Cornell. Regardless the principle remains the same and most people on the east coast don’t really know the difference, and added perk of in state tuition if you’re in NY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there is a sizeable difference among any of them in terms of reputation. But, what I like best about UVM are its location in beautiful Burlington, its smaller size, and the fact that so many students are from out of state so you are meeting a broader geographic selection of students.

That's definitely appealing. Thanks! -OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in New England. Kids in Mass think UVM and UConn are better than UMASS and vice-versa. Honestly, UMASS has come a long way since it’s ZOOMASS reputation. Even Maine and UNH have improved a lot. But for the best, I think it’s a tie between UMASS and UVM with UCONN right there. It simply suffers from a crappy location.

Curious which one you'd most recommend a high school kid with strong grades apply to, who is totally undecided on major (maybe humanities. some days says bio. lol)
Just based on your opinion.
-OP

[Anonymous]

What state do you live in? I'm not sure I'd pay for out of state tuition at any of the New England schools. There's some good schools there, but they're not far apart enough in quality to justify the extra cost.