Anonymous wrote:I don’t think any of those schools really want or care about being Harvard of the South, they’re all well respected in their own ways. But if we’re talking about the best school in the South, it’s Duke full-stop. Not particularly close.

Sports is the only reason, otherwise not any better or worse than Rice or Vandy.

You forgot UF.

Vandy

Anonymous wrote:I have encountered many people claiming that Emory, Duke, Vanderbilt or Rice owns the title of Harvard of South in different occasions. In your opinion, especially for those from the South, which school is HOS?

There is no such thing as Harvard of south or Stanford of East. All of these school are superb and doesn't need to mimic anyone. Harvard is Harvard because of its endowment, alumni and marketing, move them to south, lower their endowment $ and enrollment numbers and stop marketing then we'll see how they stack against Vanderbilt or Rice.

I thought Emory claimed this, but Vanderbilt is the best of your list

Anonymous wrote:UVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, troll! Not a UVA booster.

UVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give it a break. You’re being too literal. This phrase was once used to talk about the development of elite academic institutions in the South that approximated the Ivies. At one point, there was even talk of a league of elite Southern schools playing the Ivy schools in sports. However, that was nixed by the Harvard president who thought they would lose.

That said, Duke and Vanderbilt are probably more like the Ivies than Emory or Rice. Emory doesn’t have the stats, ranking or prestige and Rice is too one-sided with tech, though they offer other majors.

Everyone forgets this now, but the Ivies were once regional schools. In fact, even today, most schools - even the best - have a strong regional bias both in student demographics and post-graduation jobs.

Not sure, but Harvard is the Michigan of the East.

I don’t think any of those schools really want or care about being Harvard of the South, they’re all well respected in their own ways. But if we’re talking about the best school in the South, it’s Duke full-stop. Not particularly close.

Anonymous wrote:None? They don’t compare- at all

+1. I am far from a Harvard booster but come on.

Anonymous wrote:I have encountered many people claiming that Emory, Duke, Vanderbilt or Rice owns the title of Harvard of South in different occasions. In your opinion, especially for those from the South, which school is HOS?

Are you the poster from NJ?

Miami is the furthest south, maybe College of the Florida Keys?

None? They don’t compare- at all

I have encountered many people claiming that Emory, Duke, Vanderbilt or Rice owns the title of Harvard of South in different occasions. In your opinion, especially for those from the South, which school is HOS?