Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 12:15     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:The point being if you disagree about small geographic differences the south seems to be where all the top schools are improving.

Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama all were not as good schools not that long ago. Now they are on par with the older northern schools who have been good for much longer.


Um no. Alabama has dropped significantly in rankings in the past ten years, more than other schools. Wake Forest is also declining precipitously. Not sure about Tennessee or the others.

The southern schools are getting worse not better.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 12:13     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Atlanta isn’t the South
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 12:11     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:Not too many people consider Maryland "The South." Not for the last 100 years. And DC is its own little bubble. You should remove Georgetown, UMD, and Johns Hopkins from your "South" bucket.

And, also, who cares?


+1

Nowadays, Virginia is not the South either
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 11:42     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
9 divisions,
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 11:41     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Do it again with the 9 regions

https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 11:40     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.


A link was provided explicitly showing that according to the US census regions, yes, MD and DC are in the south.


Sure, technically the census bureau throws MD and DC into the south bucket for statistical purpose, but let's be real- outside of that narrow context, no one in their right mind actually thinks UMD or Georgetown as southern schools. When people talk about going to school down south, their thinking SEC country or deep South culture, not the beltway. Think Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama; NOT Maryland or DC. Lol!



Even UFlorida is a stretch for south; it is the school for displaced New York families.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 11:39     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:Who raised you that you think saying “the south rises” is an okay way to phrase something?


I learned it at Jewish summer camp, strangely.

Save your Dixie cups; the South will ride again!

Saw your toilet paper; the South will wipe you out!
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 10:08     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
I work with a guy who grew up in rural Louisiana. When he came to the area he specifically chose to live in Virginia to remain in the "South." He has since left for home because the DMV is NOT comfortable for him.

And, seriously, using the Mason-Dixon line as a meaningful marker in 2025 makes about as much sense as using the Maginot Line as a meaningful marker in 2025. Sure... it is on a map. It used to be a real thing. But that was a while ago.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 09:45     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.


A link was provided explicitly showing that according to the US census regions, yes, MD and DC are in the south.


Sure, technically the census bureau throws MD and DC into the south bucket for statistical purpose, but let's be real- outside of that narrow context, no one in their right mind actually thinks UMD or Georgetown as southern schools. When people talk about going to school down south, their thinking SEC country or deep South culture, not the beltway. Think Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama; NOT Maryland or DC. Lol!

Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 09:42     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
The point being if you disagree about small geographic differences the south seems to be where all the top schools are improving.

Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama all were not as good schools not that long ago. Now they are on par with the older northern schools who have been good for much longer.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 09:37     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.


A link was provided explicitly showing that according to the US census regions, yes, MD and DC are in the south.


They did not secede hence not part of the "south" in terms of rising



false. Anything south of the Mason-Dixon Line is summed the South.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 09:11     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
With the posts about why Georgia is so popular, and posts about surprise that Alabama is ranked so low, shows ignorance of many when it comes to southern schools.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 00:28     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.


A link was provided explicitly showing that according to the US census regions, yes, MD and DC are in the south.


They did not secede hence not part of the "south" in terms of rising
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2025 00:17     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.


A link was provided explicitly showing that according to the US census regions, yes, MD and DC are in the south.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2025 17:02     Subject: US News top 50 colleges grouped by region- the south rises!
Anonymous wrote:According to US Census region designation:

Northeast: 16 universities:
Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Rutgers

South: 17 universities
Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice, UT Austin, Florida, UMD, Georgia [William & Mary, Texas A&M, FSU, Wake Forest are all tied at 51 and are technically #51]

Midwest: 6 universities
UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, WashU, Illinois

West: 10 universities
Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington


The south is the future of academia in America.



So now MD and DC are in the south? 🤣 Hahaha! I love how people manipulate data.