Top 10 Public Colleges in the US

[Anonymous]

1) UC Berkeley
2) UCLA
3) Michigan
4) UVA
5) Georgia Tech
6) UNC CH
7) UC Irvine
8) UC Santa Barbra
9) W&M
10) UT Austin

What do you guys think. I think mine is pretty similar to US News (excluding Florida lol). Criteria I used were selectivity, average test scores, academic prestige, etc.

[Anonymous]

How many threads do we already have on this subject?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) UC Berkeley
2) UCLA
3) Michigan
4) UVA
5) Georgia Tech
6) UNC CH
7) UC Irvine
8) UC Santa Barbra
9) W&M
10) UT Austin

What do you guys think. I think mine is pretty similar to US News (excluding Florida lol). Criteria I used were selectivity, average test scores, academic prestige, etc.

What's your point? Wanna cookie?

[Anonymous]

I’d put UT over Irvine and Santa Barbra but I agree with everything else.

[Anonymous]

Here's a few more listings of public universities:

Niche https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/top-public-universities/

1. Michigan
2. UCLA
3. Ga Tech
4. UVA
5. West Point
6. UCB
7. UNC
8. W&M
9. Florida
10. Texas

QS https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021

1. Michigan
2. UCB
3. UCLA
4. UCSD
5. Wisconsin
6. Texas
7. Washington
8. Ga Tech
9. Illinois
10. UNC

US News https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public

1. UCLA
2. UCB
3. Michigan
4. UVA
5. UNC
6. UCSB
7. Florida
8. Ga Tech
9. UC Irvine
10. UC SD

[Anonymous]

Weird not to have UC San Diego.

If talking about as overall universities, could probably remove W&M.

[Anonymous]

You are missing UCSD.

[Anonymous]

I’d put Michigan ahead of Berkeley. More top ten departments.

[Anonymous]

My kids went to UVA. It's a Public Ivy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) UC Berkeley
2) UCLA
3) Michigan
4) UVA
5) Georgia Tech
6) UNC CH
7) UC Irvine
8) UC Santa Barbra
9) W&M
10) UT Austin

What do you guys think. I think mine is pretty similar to US News (excluding Florida lol). Criteria I used were selectivity, average test scores, academic prestige, etc.

Not ranked: Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, UNC, W&M, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Texas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird not to have UC San Diego.

If talking about as overall universities, could probably remove W&M.

But perhaps the best for commitment to undergrads and teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird not to have UC San Diego.

If talking about as overall universities, could probably remove W&M.

But perhaps the best for commitment to undergrads and teaching.

That’s why I included it in top 10.

[Anonymous]

U of Washington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird not to have UC San Diego.

If talking about as overall universities, could probably remove W&M.

I went to UCSD and my kid is at W&M - they both belong on the list. Irvine does not.

[Anonymous]

I mean there's a difference between the general prestige/experience of going to undergrad somewhere and the broader caliber of the university as a research institution. Some have both going for them