Top 10 public "ranking"?

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Anonymous wrote:UC Merced is considered a top 20 public school by US News.

and yet we all know that it isn't

It’s 25 due to USNWR reliance on social mobility as a factor. 86-87% of Merced’s students are racial or ethnic minorities

UC Merced is ranked higher than UMass, UConn, Delaware, UVM, etc. In the next five years it will be a T15 public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forbes has a top 10 based on where they see the most positive employer inputs. In alphabetical order:

University of Florida (Florida)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
Purdue University (Indiana)
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado)
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Michigan)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
University of Virginia (Virginia)
University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin)
William & Mary (Virginia)

They exclude the UCs because they are test blind.

They should exclude all schools that are test optional too since most people don’t submit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No UMD? Why?

UMD is t10 for computer science and maybe engineering- it is not Michigan, uva or Georgia tech (and I am terp alum and a parent of terp alum)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Alabama and Ole Miss should be up there along with Tennessee

MMSU mom showed up.

Yep. Dude sounds like he'd be fun at parties. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forbes has a top 10 based on where they see the most positive employer inputs. In alphabetical order:

University of Florida (Florida)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
Purdue University (Indiana)
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado)
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Michigan)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
University of Virginia (Virginia)
University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin)
William & Mary (Virginia)

They exclude the UCs because they are test blind.

They should exclude all schools that are test optional too since most people don’t submit.

If you're sorting by employer feedback, who cares whether the school's admission policy was TO (or test blind, for that matter)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No UMD? Why?

UMD is t10 for computer science and maybe engineering- it is not Michigan, uva or Georgia tech (and I am terp alum and a parent of terp alum)

May be it is more meaningful to have lists for "Top 10 Public for STEM Majors" vs "Top 10 Public for Non-STEM Majors".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the UCs are grossly overvalued by US News with their algorithm. According to US News, even UC Merced is in the top 60. That's basically like putting your community college in the top 1 percent of all universities in the country.

But since I like lists, I think in general best public schools would be:

Berkeley
Michigan
Georgia Tech
Texas
UCLA
UVA
Washington
UNC
Florida
UIUC

CA also has community colleges and UC Merced is NOT one of the community colleges. Nor is UC Merced a Cal State (CSU) university. UC Merced is one of the 8 UCs that offers undergrad degrees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UC Merced is considered a top 20 public school by US News.

and yet we all know that it isn't

It’s 25 due to USNWR reliance on social mobility as a factor. 86-87% of Merced’s students are racial or ethnic minorities

UC Merced is ranked higher than UMass, UConn, Delaware, UVM, etc. In the next five years it will be a T15 public.

They are trying to grow the biophysics program. Look into it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No UMD? Why?

UMD is t10 for computer science and maybe engineering- it is not Michigan, uva or Georgia tech (and I am terp alum and a parent of terp alum)

Is GA Tech t10 aside computer science and engineering?

[Anonymous]

For those of you who put stock in standardized tests, there are only six public universities where the CDS shows over 50% of students submitted standardized test scores and where the 75th percentile of SAT was over 1500: Georgia Tech, Michigan, UIUC, UNC, UVA, William & Mary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there really a rank? Aren't they all flagships which exist to educate predominantly the students of that state? When someone refers to a T10 public "ranking", is it for grad programs or for undergrad?

There are rankings. Five are in CA ….UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD and UCI. Are in the 1-9 spots.

Give me a huge break. UC schools are a total mess right now for undergraduate education. You can thank the Board of Regents for that. No school that is 100% test blind should be top anything. I know you are referring to the USNWR rankings, but do you realize they rely heavily on the social mobility score? This is why the UCs are in the top 10. They have more poor people and FGLI (Pell grant recipients) than most schools. Is that commendable? Yes, but it doesn’t make it a top public university. I say this as a proud graduate of the UC system. No way UCD or UCI belong in the top 10. Maybe UCSD?

I agree…I am in CA and I see some of these kids going to the UCs and I promise they are not Top 10 school material….

I live in NYC and some of the kids that get into Ivies and top 10 are not top 10 material either. These kids are highly coached and tutored from a very young age. The fake non-profits, niche sports and nepo internships make these kids look much better than they really are. So many kids have accomodations and take the SAT multiple times. More than 50% of my daughter's class has some form of accomodations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who put stock in standardized tests, there are only six public universities where the CDS shows over 50% of students submitted standardized test scores and where the 75th percentile of SAT was over 1500: Georgia Tech, Michigan, UIUC, UNC, UVA, William & Mary.

To be fair, Florida has 100% reporting standardized test scores and has a 1470 75th percentile. Georgia Tech has 1530 at the 75th percentile with 100% reporting, which is exceptional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who put stock in standardized tests, there are only six public universities where the CDS shows over 50% of students submitted standardized test scores and where the 75th percentile of SAT was over 1500: Georgia Tech, Michigan, UIUC, UNC, UVA, William & Mary.

Source?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forbes has a top 10 based on where they see the most positive employer inputs. In alphabetical order:

University of Florida (Florida)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
Purdue University (Indiana)
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado)
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Michigan)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
University of Virginia (Virginia)
University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin)
William & Mary (Virginia)

They exclude the UCs because they are test blind.

They should exclude all schools that are test optional too since most people don’t submit.

Which of these schools have less than 50% submitting scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No UMD? Why?

UMD is t10 for computer science and maybe engineering- it is not Michigan, uva or Georgia tech (and I am terp alum and a parent of terp alum)

Is GA Tech t10 aside computer science and engineering?

Are you as dumb as you seem?