Colleges that alums always rave about

[Anonymous]

Mary Washington. I know so many people who went there (almost all women, not surprisingly) who just rave about it. And they are all quite successful.

And no--didn't go there. We toured it with my son, who was accepted, but chose a very different school.

[Anonymous]

"Those are the spam people. Cornell is a college."

It's also a university.

Google says it's both.

Now I'm confused.

[Anonymous]

Alumni giving is as good a proxy as any. Plus Princeton and Williams often are ranked the top university and top college for undergraduate education, so it makes sense.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/universities-where-the-most-alumni-donate

[Anonymous]

Based on alumni giving, no one even comes close to Princeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alumni giving is as good a proxy as any. Plus Princeton and Williams often are ranked the top university and top college for undergraduate education, so it makes sense.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/universities-where-the-most-alumni-donate

See I used to think that but some state schools like Michigan and Wisconsin have really loyal grads, even though their giving rates are dismal

[Anonymous]

JMU
Michigan
UT Austin

-UVA alum

[Anonymous]

Carleton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alumni giving is as good a proxy as any. Plus Princeton and Williams often are ranked the top university and top college for undergraduate education, so it makes sense.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/universities-where-the-most-alumni-donate

See I used to think that but some state schools like Michigan and Wisconsin have really loyal grads, even though their giving rates are dismal

Some schools' alums talk with their mouths. Others talk with their checkbooks.

[Anonymous]

Penn State, Ohio State, University of Delaware, University of Florida

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Those are the spam people. Cornell is a college."

It's also a university.

Google says it's both.

Now I'm confused.

There is Georgetown college (Kentucky) and Georgetown university (dc)

[Anonymous]

Auburn. UT Austin. Wisconsin. Indiana.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to be one of those threads where everyone just posts their alma mater.

Not true - I wouldn't rave about my alma mater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most SLAC alum are like this. Even if they don't believe it, they rave about their schools.

I'm not sure about people not believing it, but my daughter's going to an SLAC and every time we mention, someone raves about it - even if they didn't go there. They'll know someone who did and loved it, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most SLAC alum are like this. Even if they don't believe it, they rave about their schools.

I'm not sure about people not believing it, but my daughter's going to an SLAC and every time we mention, someone raves about it - even if they didn't go there. They'll know someone who did and loved it, for example.

They are just being polite. What else are they going to say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame is probably the most loyal alumni base in the country.

No way. Duke for sure