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[quote=Anonymous]When I was a kid it was considered a fairly prestigious public university. Not on the level of Michigan or Berkeley, but certainly better than, for instance, Ohio State, which was practically open admission back then.

Now it has dropped out of the top 100 in USNWR (it used to hover on the bubble of the top 50), its acceptance rate has climbed to over 90 percent, and its incoming student stats are in steady decline.

I'm not quite sure what happened or why. The school has a ton to offer: a gorgeous, quintessential college town; a picturesque campus that borders a lively "uptown" district of restaurants and bars; a reputation for solid academics, particularly in the business program; and a robust social scene. Yet kids don't seem to want to go there anymore. Its yield last year was 15 percent - that's terrible for a fairly large state school.

Meanwhile, Ohio State has soared in the rankings and become more selective, as have several smaller schools in Ohio, most notably Kenyon and Denison. And then you have places like JMU which offer a similar vibe to M-OH. Those schools are also doing well. But Miami is floundering. Does anyone know why?
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