Colleges that alums always rave about

[Anonymous]

Shocked no one has said Virginia Tech yet. Yes, I am biased as I went there but I don’t know anyone who isn’t absolutely obsessed with our school.

[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

This is a better list in my opinion...it looks at total giving as well as percentage of alumni giving.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

Here are the top 10:

That was a private school only list. (That doesn't mean any publics would have cracked the top 10).

[Anonymous]

W&L

[Anonymous]

MICHIGAN!

DH is an alum and I swear the place is a cult.

[Anonymous]

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

I think a number of LACs do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of Dayton

This.

I know 10 alum and about 15 students there right now. THEY LOVE IT!

Never visited... just wondering if you can explain why people love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA

Do they really? Is the alumni network strong and supportive? How about the percent of alumni giving? Just asking. (All the parent I know love it because of the in-state tuition, oh, and they were national champs last year in men's basketball)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

UVA does NOT make the list.

I saw that! I'm guessing the parents of in-state students love it for the price tag, but the students not so much.

Do you not THINK before you post? What schools are at the top of the list? The small expensive privates where only the wealthy and scholarship kids can now afford to attend ergo the wealthy donate and the poor graduates do not (especially because their own parents were not in a position to donate to their own schools, if they attended college at all. So what might you expect to be in the lower end if this list? The large publics whose job it is to service the needs of ALL of the students in the state. Simply by definition you are going to have more cost-conscious families ( like ours) who watch every dime in the public universities but that has nothing to do with university spirit or alumni connections. It is also the mission of public universities to turn out new members of the service industry, as UVA does, in the less well-paid careers of nursing, teaching and lower paying government service.

[Anonymous]

Big10 schools seem to get a lot of love—especially the ones with strong sports traditions.

Lots of rabid football fans at Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State. Same for basketball at Indiana.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA

Do they really? Is the alumni network strong and supportive? How about the percent of alumni giving? Just asking. (All the parent I know love it because of the in-state tuition, oh, and they were national champs last year in men's basketball)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

UVA does NOT make the list.

Actually, UVA is one of the highest ranked public in giving.
https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-college-alumni-networks/

[Anonymous]

Clemson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA

Do they really? Is the alumni network strong and supportive? How about the percent of alumni giving? Just asking. (All the parent I know love it because of the in-state tuition, oh, and they were national champs last year in men's basketball)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

UVA does NOT make the list.

I saw that! I'm guessing the parents of in-state students love it for the price tag, but the students not so much.

Do you not THINK before you post? What schools are at the top of the list? The small expensive privates where only the wealthy and scholarship kids can now afford to attend ergo the wealthy donate and the poor graduates do not (especially because their own parents were not in a position to donate to their own schools, if they attended college at all. So what might you expect to be in the lower end if this list? The large publics whose job it is to service the needs of ALL of the students in the state. Simply by definition you are going to have more cost-conscious families ( like ours) who watch every dime in the public universities but that has nothing to do with university spirit or alumni connections. It is also the mission of public universities to turn out new members of the service industry, as UVA does, in the less well-paid careers of nursing, teaching and lower paying government service.

Top 15 for "Students Love These Colleges" in Princeton Review:

Vanderbilt
Tulane
Kansas State
Brown
Wisconsin
William & Mary
Lehigh
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Auburn
Emory
Olin
Williams
Wash U
Dayton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Dayton

This.

I know 10 alum and about 15 students there right now. THEY LOVE IT!

Never visited... just wondering if you can explain why people love it.

Dayton is crazed about their basketball program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA

Do they really? Is the alumni network strong and supportive? How about the percent of alumni giving? Just asking. (All the parent I know love it because of the in-state tuition, oh, and they were national champs last year in men's basketball)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

UVA does NOT make the list.

Actually, UVA is one of the highest ranked public in giving.
https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-college-alumni-networks/

USNWR is a better source for giving rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA

Do they really? Is the alumni network strong and supportive? How about the percent of alumni giving? Just asking. (All the parent I know love it because of the in-state tuition, oh, and they were national champs last year in men's basketball)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2018/08/21/grateful-grads-2018-200-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/#34da262e1a0a

UVA does NOT make the list.

I saw that! I'm guessing the parents of in-state students love it for the price tag, but the students not so much.

Do you not THINK before you post? What schools are at the top of the list? The small expensive privates where only the wealthy and scholarship kids can now afford to attend ergo the wealthy donate and the poor graduates do not (especially because their own parents were not in a position to donate to their own schools, if they attended college at all. So what might you expect to be in the lower end if this list? The large publics whose job it is to service the needs of ALL of the students in the state. Simply by definition you are going to have more cost-conscious families ( like ours) who watch every dime in the public universities but that has nothing to do with university spirit or alumni connections. It is also the mission of public universities to turn out new members of the service industry, as UVA does, in the less well-paid careers of nursing, teaching and lower paying government service.

Top 15 for "Students Love These Colleges" in Princeton Review:

Vanderbilt
Tulane
Kansas State
Brown
Wisconsin
William & Mary
Lehigh
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Auburn
Emory
Olin
Williams
Wash U
Dayton

Interesting mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Dayton

This.

I know 10 alum and about 15 students there right now. THEY LOVE IT!

Never visited... just wondering if you can explain why people love it.

Dayton is crazed about their basketball program.

Agreed; I know only very enthusiastic Dayton alums. They felt a lot of school spirit; seemed to feel that the student body is very down-to-earth; all got good jobs after college. Easy midwestern ways.