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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP just got me curious- for all of Boston and MA's reputation being full of good schools and colleges, why is its only state flagship UMass ranked so low? Did it used to be better in the past or was is always a mediocre??[/quote]

Umass-Amhest hasn't attracted the top students in MA - it is changing based on the last few years so hopefully that'll boost it's profile. It long had a reputation of ZooMass, a total party school that you only went to if you had no other choice or your parents wouldn't pony up for a private.[/quote]

This PP doesn't know what they're talking about. UMass Boston was NEVER known as ZooMass - that was the flagship, in Amherst all the way across the state. Its reputation has improved since those days. UMass Boston was always smaller, quirkier, much more heavily a commuter school.[/quote]

The original post asked about why the flagship, aka Amherst, was ranked so low. [/quote]

Massachusetts has always relied on private education and hasn't invested adequately in public universities. Now, with the huge increase in students coming to New England from everywhere in the country (and the world) for school, homegrown Massachusetts students are at a disadvantage and find themselves struggling to find slots near home, in spite of being relatively more qualified. This is especially hard for families who can't afford to send their students out of the region. Massachusetts will need to step up its contributions to public universities, or (only partially joking) challenge the tax-exempt status of some private colleges that don't educate robust numbers of Massachusetts residents.  It would seem cutting back on reliance on private education and investing in public colleges and universities would be best in the long run. [/quote]

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