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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Add Wisconsin to the list.[/quote]

Wisconsin and ?
This thread is about a state university that is NOT the flagship being stronger in STEM than the flagship school.

So if Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin at Madison) is the flagship, which Wisconsin school is stronger in STEM?[/quote]
? OP asked "Well, can you help me identify some other states' comparable STEM flagship".. I took that to mean a state flagship that is known for strong STEM.[/quote]

I interpreted it different. OP said that while UVA is the flagship for VA, VT is generally known as the strong STEM school.    She wanted to know which other states had this--where there was a flagship but a different university was known as the strong STEM school.
That's why people were saying
UGA vs. Georgia Tech
Indiana University vs. Purdue
U of Alabama vs. Auburn
etc.

OP, can you clarify?   Were you looking for an answer of just a single school that was a state flagship strong in STEM?  Or were you looking for examples of a state school that was not the flagship but was stronger in STEM than the flagship?
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I think OP is looking at this from a Virginia-centric perspective, where we have 2 de facto "flagships" UVA and VT (yes, I know UVA is higher ranked, so please don't write a million posts flexing superiority), one being widely known for its rigorous stem programs (I KNOW, UVA also has stem programs that smart people go through and become productive members of society,  so shut it). [b]I think the only states where there is an analogous situation is North Carolina (UNC/NCSU) and Texas (UTA/TAMU). All of the other examples aren't as analogous.[/b] [/quote]

First, I just think the term "flagship" brings in a lot of baggage and puts discussions on the wrong footing.  It should be avoided in my view.  STEM = Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics.  ALL schools will have at least S, T, and M, and most will have invested significantly and have comparative strengths and weaknesses, including schools in Virginia other than UVA and VT.  Not all schools have engineering.   I do not understand why you said North Carolina is analogous to Virginia because UVA does have a complete engineering program while UNC does not (it does have programs like biomedical).  This was intended by the state to avoid duplication as NC State and UNC are only about 20 miles apart.  There are other states more along the North Carolina lines like Georgia and Indiana. Your Texas example is wrong for another reason.  UT has enormous STEM programs and investments, including engineering, and is highly ranked in many.  No one serious would say Texas A&M is the "de facto" STEM flagship.  They may say there are two flagships in Texas (UT and A&M), but not distinguish on the basis of STEM.[/quote]

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