Anonymous wrote:You can find a ranking online for anything.
https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/15-colleges-with-the-most-school-spirit/2600/
USC
Alabama
Michigan
Penn State
LSU
University of Florida
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Stanford
University of TX at Austin
Indiana
Auburn
UCLA
Oregon State
Naval Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:School spirit isn’t measured by how many people show up at a football game or some such nonsense but by the percent of alums who donate to their alma mater. By that metric none of the top schools are big state U but rather schools like Wellesley as the PP pointed out (ranked 10th I believe), Princeton, Williams, etc.
You can’t make that comparison without controlling for the wealth of the graduates.
Because donating $10 a year would financially cripple a state U grad? Not a great endorsement for the quality of education received.
You really think it's coincidence that the schools you mentioned are all known for attracting old money, uber-wealthy families? The wealthy somehow have more spirit?
Academic research has shown that alumni giving is correlated with positive undergraduate experience.
Title: Alumni Satisfaction with Their Undergraduate Academic Experience and the Impact on Alumni Giving and Participation
Findings: "Results from this research indicated that there were significant increases in both alumni giving and alumni participation based on the degree of alumni satisfaction with the undergraduate academic experience. As alumni satisfaction increased so did the odds of alumni giving and alumni participation. Thus alumni who are satisfied with their academic experience are more likely to be involved (i.e., give and/or participate) with the university than those alumni who are not as satisfied with their academic experience."
Link: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057/palgrave.ijea.2140220.pdf
Title: Patterns of giving to one’s alma mater among young graduates from selective institutions
Conclusion: "The single biggest determinant of the generosity of alumni donations is satisfaction with one’s undergraduate experience."
Link:http://theunbrokenwindow.com/Higher%20Ed/Readings/Monks%20EER%20Young%20Gifts.pdf
Anonymous wrote:You can find a ranking online for anything.
https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/15-colleges-with-the-most-school-spirit/2600/
USC
Alabama
Michigan
Penn State
LSU
University of Florida
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Stanford
University of TX at Austin
Indiana
Auburn
UCLA
Oregon State
Naval Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:School spirit isn’t measured by how many people show up at a football game or some such nonsense but by the percent of alums who donate to their alma mater. By that metric none of the top schools are big state U but rather schools like Wellesley as the PP pointed out (ranked 10th I believe), Princeton, Williams, etc.
You can’t make that comparison without controlling for the wealth of the graduates.
Because donating $10 a year would financially cripple a state U grad? Not a great endorsement for the quality of education received.
You really think it's coincidence that the schools you mentioned are all known for attracting old money, uber-wealthy families? The wealthy somehow have more spirit?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:School spirit isn’t measured by how many people show up at a football game or some such nonsense but by the percent of alums who donate to their alma mater. By that metric none of the top schools are big state U but rather schools like Wellesley as the PP pointed out (ranked 10th I believe), Princeton, Williams, etc.
You can’t make that comparison without controlling for the wealth of the graduates.
Because donating $10 a year would financially cripple a state U grad? Not a great endorsement for the quality of education received.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PP. You see much more Longhorn alum spirit outside the Amtrak corridor. It’s not that they’re runner up to Michigan, it’s that the east coast loves to spend 4-7 years in Ann Arbor before reassembling here.
West Coast and mountain state tech and energy hubs are bigger draws for expat Texans
That’s the point. You see Michigan swag it seems everywhere.
My point is that you *don't* see Michigan swag all over Los Angeles or Seattle or Park City or Phoenix. You do, however, see so much UT burnt orange.
That’s BS. Michigan has far more alumni in CA than Texas. Texas grads stay in Texas at a much higher rate.
The GDP of the entire state of Michigan is about the same as the Dallas metropolitan area alone.
…….which has nothing to do with the title of this thread
Nor did the comment that Michigan has more alumni in CA than in Texas.
Anonymous wrote:School spirit isn’t measured by how many people show up at a football game or some such nonsense but by the percent of alums who donate to their alma mater. By that metric none of the top schools are big state U but rather schools like Wellesley as the PP pointed out (ranked 10th I believe), Princeton, Williams, etc.
Anonymous wrote:Can't belive no one has mentioned Ole Miss.
Anonymous wrote:7 pages and no one has the right answer….
….it’s Wellesley.
School spirit is just a crude way of saying pride. And the most tangible way to measure pride is what is the chance a randomly selected alum would Go out of their way to help the school or another randomly selected alum for a random task/ask.
It’s Wellesley.
Spirit isn’t throwing a hoodie on and cheering for 4 hrs on a Saturday
Spirit is how far you would go for your “gang” só to speak.
Wellesley alums back each other and their school like none other.
Outside of the military.