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Post 04/12/2019 23:23     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

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Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?


New York has Cornell.


Cornell is private. A state flagship generally refers to a state's highest ranking public. Like University of Texas is the state flagship of Texas.


Wrong. Half of Cornell is public. In-state students pay public college tuition.


Um...only at the Ag school. But NY has 4 main large research universities, not 1: Albany, Binghamton, Stony Brook, Buffalo.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 23:22     Subject: Re:What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Penn State is the flagship. But University of Pittsburgh is highly regarded has a similar academic level and is located in a better location so a good number of PA residents prefer Pitt over Penn State.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 23:20     Subject: Re:What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t SUNY Binghamton the flagship in NY?


Nope.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 23:16     Subject: Re:What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Isn’t SUNY Binghamton the flagship in NY?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 23:02     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?


NY made a choice to share resources among the campuses and has no flagship.

Many states had a technical institute and a liberal arts flagship. The distinctions have diminished over time.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:50     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:The answer is definitely penn state. Normally the flagship is university of [state] but UPenn is private.

Ohio State > Ohio U

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Post 04/12/2019 19:45     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

The answer is definitely penn state. Normally the flagship is university of [state] but UPenn is private.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:19     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

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Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?


New York has Cornell.


Cornell is private. A state flagship generally refers to a state's highest ranking public. Like University of Texas is the state flagship of Texas.


Wrong. Half of Cornell is public. In-state students pay public college tuition.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:16     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?



University of Arizona.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:16     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?


New York has Cornell.


Cornell is private. A state flagship generally refers to a state's highest ranking public. Like University of Texas is the state flagship of Texas.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:12     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?


New York has Cornell.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 19:08     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.

Right. Like Georgia, for example? GT is higher ranked than UGA, but UGA is the flagship.

What about states like Arizona- is the flagship ASU or U of A? How about New York? Does it even have a flagship? Indiana University vs. Purdue?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 18:50     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


Flagship isn't the same as highest ranking. Often, that's true, but not always.

Penn State is definitely Pennsylvania's flagship.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 18:43     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

Anonymous wrote:The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?


yes and also Univ Pitt

basically, any of the 64 or so universities in the USA/Canada that are part of the AAU and are public (about 50% of them) count as "flagships"

Anonymous
Post 04/12/2019 18:35     Subject: What is the state flagship of Pennsylvania?

The top state school in Pennsylvania that I can think of is Penn State. Is this the highest ranking public in PA?