Rank these VA public universities

[Anonymous]

Help me rank these schools from most reputable to least. I'm not from VA, so I am still trying to get a feel for this. Here's my guess - tell me if this is about right:

UVA
W&M
CNU
JMU
VTech
GMU
VCU, UMW, ODU, Longwood, Radford (These all seem to me to be around the same level - is that accurate?)

Also, are UVA and VTech schools that you would mostly only consider if you were math/science oriented?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help me rank these schools from most reputable to least. I'm not from VA, so I am still trying to get a feel for this. Here's my guess - tell me if this is about right:

UVA
W&M
CNU
JMU
VTech
GMU
VCU, UMW, ODU, Longwood, Radford (These all seem to me to be around the same level - is that accurate?)

Also, are UVA and VTech schools that you would mostly only consider if you were math/science oriented?

Yes for science/math but not engineering. Only Vtech for eng.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you’re ranking. Have you heard of USNWR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help me rank these schools from most reputable to least. I'm not from VA, so I am still trying to get a feel for this. Here's my guess - tell me if this is about right:

UVA
W&M
CNU
JMU
VTech
GMU
VCU, UMW, ODU, Longwood, Radford (These all seem to me to be around the same level - is that accurate?)

Also, are UVA and VTech schools that you would mostly only consider if you were math/science oriented?

Lib. Arts
UVA
W&M
JMU / ODU / GMU
UMW / CNU

Arts
VCU
JMU

Science / Engineering
Tech
UVA

Animal / Agriculture
Tech

Med.
UVA
VCU

Education (teaching)
Tech / JMU / VCU / ODU

Education (research)
UVA / VCU

Partying
Radford
Longwood

—former prof. at a VA state U

[Anonymous]

Rank them according to what criteria? pp above is right to attempt to do that.

[Anonymous]

Former prof, can you continue the sci/eng list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on what you’re ranking. Have you heard of USNWR?

Just general reputability, I guess. Just trying to get a sense of things. No - what is USNWR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former prof, can you continue the sci/eng list?

NP here, but for va, I would only consider
UVA
VT
GMU
for Engineering

JMU only offers a worthless "general engineering" degree, and they are weak in the sciences with very few opportunities for research, despite the shiny new buildings.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you rank them yourself based on what's important to YOUR KID as opposed to what a bunch of internet strangers think?

[Anonymous]

NP.
I would say;
Science / Engineering
Tech
UVA
VCU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Help me rank these schools from most reputable to least. I'm not from VA, so I am still trying to get a feel for this. Here's my guess - tell me if this is about right:

UVA
W&M
CNU
JMU
VTech
GMU
VCU, UMW, ODU, Longwood, Radford (These all seem to me to be around the same level - is that accurate?)

Also, are UVA and VTech schools that you would mostly only consider if you were math/science oriented?

Lib. Arts
UVA
W&M
JMU / ODU / GMU
UMW / CNU

Arts
VCU
JMU

Science / Engineering
Tech
UVA

Animal / Agriculture
Tech

Med.
UVA
VCU

Education (teaching)
Tech / JMU / VCU / ODU

Education (research)
UVA / VCU

Partying
Radford
Longwood

—former prof. at a VA state U

This is interesting - thanks! I like the "partying" category

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you rank them yourself based on what's important to YOUR KID as opposed to what a bunch of internet strangers think?

In answer to your question, I'm not from here, so I don't know much about the schools except from internet searches. I'm just trying to get a sense of things from people who are more familiar with the VA schools. My kid doesn't know what she wants to major in. She's not a math/science kid, but clearly a humanities/fine arts kid. She'll probably go "undecided" if that's allowed. She gets good grades in challenging courses - but not straight As, and as I understand it, UVA and W&M are very competitive, so those are probably out. Not sure how to rank the rest and trying to eliminate some so we can narrow the field. Trying to decide if a kid like that should bother looking at V-Tech, for instance.

[Anonymous]

Top 3 schools in the state

UVA
W&M
Tech

The rest are like a consolation prize. Everyone gets a medal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top 3 schools in the state

UVA
W&M
Tech

The rest are like a consolation prize. Everyone gets a medal

This seems to accurately reflect what students at our NOVA public school thinks. Most of the better students will consider these 3 schools (whether as matches or safeties depending on their academics) but not the others.

[Anonymous]

Radford actually has excellent teaching and nursing programs.