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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swear there are more uva haters on this forum then boosters. uva is the most prestigious public on the east coast along with unc.[/quote]

+1.  UVA is ranked no. 4 for public universities in America.  https://news.virginia.edu/content/us-news-ranks-uva-no-4-best-public-university-country#:~:text=In%20this%20category%2C%20UVA%20is,going%20from%2072%20to%2079.[/quote]

I am not a UVA hater — to the contrary. However, look at the metrics used for these rankings.  UVA has 17,000 undergrads. Michigan has 31,000 and UT-Austin has 40,000.  If you took the top 17,000 undergrads at those schools, how do you think their rankings would look?  Combine UVA with the next 23,000 students from the other Virginia state universities, and what do you think that college’s ranking would be? UVA has chosen to be smaller and more selective. Does it offer a better education as a result? Maybe, but that isn’t really what USNWR is measuring. [/quote]

In the case of Texas, the state has a much large population than Virginia so that isn't a fair comparison.  Even at 40K undergraduates, if the state did not impose the automatic admission for students in the top 6% for UT Austin, standardized test scores would likely be much higher and overall stats would be among the highest for state universities.  [/quote]

Texas’ unique admissions system does make comparisons difficult, but what about Michigan? The population of Michigan is only slightly higher than Virginia.  Or Georgia, with 30,000 or Washington, with 32,000, undergrads? The point is that Virginia has made a conscious decision to go for exclusivity. Most flagships at other states with a similar population have around 30,000 students. If UVA added another 13,000 students, the average test scores, etc would go down, along with their ranking. I suspect yield and other measures would be negatively affected, as well. [/quote]

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