Northwestern
Cornell
UCLA
UVA
Brown
Emory
Florida
WL
CNU

One of these things is not like the others.
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed CNU is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...right!

Personal ranking based on my kids

Brown
Northwestern
Cornell
UCLA
UVA
Emory
Florida
WL
CNU

Brown
Christopher Newport
Cornell
Emory
Northwestern
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Florida
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Virginia
Washington and Lee

Northwestern
Brown
Cornell
UCLA
UVA
Emory
Chapel Hill
UF
WL
CN

Based on where I would actually want to go:

Brown
Cornell
Emory
U of Florida
UCLA
UNC Chapel Hill
Northwestern
UVA
Washington and Lee
Christopher Newport

Northwestern
Cornell / Brown
UCLA
Emory
UNC Chapel Hill
UVA
U of Florida
Christopher Newport

Anonymous wrote:Rank for what?

I'm guessing: How impressed/jealous other parents will be if your kid gets in there.

Cornell
Brown
Northwestern
UVA
UCLA
Emory
UNC
U Florida
Washington & Lee
Christopher Newport

Northwestern
Brown
Cornell
UCLA
Emory
UNC Chapel Hill
UVA
Washington and Lee
U of Florida
Christopher Newport

OK. I'll use Princeton Review's Academic rating. Description: How hard students work and how much they get back for their efforts, on a scale of 60–99. This rating is calculated from student survey results and statistical information reported by administrators. Factors weighed include how many hours students study outside of the classroom and the quality of students the school attracts. We also considered students' assessments of their professors, class size, student–teacher ratio, use of teaching assistants, amount of class discussion, registration, and resources.


Brown 92

Emory 91

Cornell 90

Northwestern 88

UNC and UVA 85

CNU 83

UCLA 81

UF 78


W&L didn't have a rating, likely because they didn't provide enough information.

Anonymous wrote:Rank from best to worst:

UCLA
Northwestern
UNC Chapel Hill
U of Florida
UVA
Christopher Newport
Washington and Lee
Brown
Cornell
Emory

Brown/Cornell
Northwestern
Emory/UCLA/UNC
UVA
Florida
WL
CN

Northwestern
Cornell
Brown
UCLA
UVA
Emory
UNC Chapel Hill
U of Florida
Washington & Lee
Christopher Newport

My personal list, based on perceived quality of education/opportunities/student success:

Northwestern
Brown
Cornell
UCLA
Emory
UNC Chapel Hill
UVA
U of Florida
Christopher Newport
Washington and Lee

Anonymous wrote:Rank from best to worst:

UCLA
Northwestern
UNC Chapel Hill
U of Florida
UVA
Christopher Newport
Washington and Lee
Brown
Cornell
Emory

Based on this ranking from other threads that focuses on classroom experience and student satisfaction, here's the order:

Northwestern
Emory
Brown
Cornell
UCLA
Florida
UNC
UVa

Newport not included (median SAT not high enough) and so is W+L (not sure why)

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/blog/6/