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State schools with great honors programs
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Univ of Central Florida-Their honors college is wonderful and is know for great honors specific classes with the largest class-size being 20 kids in them. There are also honors dorms and there are many ways to do research and study abroad. It is one of the largest schools in the country (68,000+ kids this year) and the school has strong spirit. It isn't much of a party school either while UF definitely has a bigger party scene. Has a fair amount of oos students.
Johns Hopkins is the top school for receiving research money.
The list that I was trying to recall noted that the University of Washington was #1 for receiving the most federal research grants of any public university in 2017. The Univ. of Washington was #2 overall when adding in private schools as Johns Hopkins is #1. (Univ. of Michigan was right behind the University of Washington for federal research dollars received.
And I am not criticizing it’s the best shcool in FL. And I am not saying they are wrong in their approach. Just we were surprised what it was and what it wasn’t when we explored this before decision day. It’s not based on profile strength or even academic rigor. It’s chosen based on a supplemental essay that is written after admission. This year I think they also extended it to a very small number of students purely based on sat and act. I believe it was 1550 or 35. The rest of spots are chosen via the essay. And the essay is evaluated by students in a freshmen and sophomore writing class of some sort. Perhaps honors but I do not remember exactly.
It chooses great kids don’t get me wrong. They already got into UF which is no easy task these days. But it’s not the pure academic laser beam and cohort in other honors programs. And you can also apply after freshman year. We just thought dd would get all honors classes and more academic focus. Not community building although that’s a good idea as well.
The dorm is a bit further away than some of the others I recall. But could be wrong on this point But it does give priority class registration which is fantastic. And they have events etc.
UCF and FSU have more fully formed versions and it’s a bit of big deal at those schools.
Cite your source please.
Here’s mine:
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd
Washington seems to be dropping, not rising, in total r&d $$ rankings.
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd
Google" The 20 universities getting the most money from the federal government." It is an April 6, 2017 article.
1) JHU $2.0 Billion 2015 Federal research grants
2) University of Washington $960.6 million 2015 federal research grant
3) University of Michigan $756.1 million 2015 federal research grant
4) Stanford University $679.6 million 2015 federal research grant
5) University of Pennsylvania $617.5
The article states: "Year after year the same schools consistently receive the most money....and this holds true for UW which has ranked first among public schools since 1974."
This article then shows a chart for 2012 which lists the top ten schools that received federal r&d money.
It is important to know the research universities with the most significant funding for R&D--regardless of whether the source of funds is from the federal government or private industry or other interests as this is a sign of cutting edge academic research activities from which OP's student can benefit-- as an example,possibly by assisting in research & getting credit when results are published.
Two of the most valuable posts in this helpful & insightful thread are :
Post #19 by @Notknot77098 &
Post #45 by @rjkofnovi.
Both posts direct readers to a wealth of valuable information.
P.S. @Gator88NE: Plus, post #19 makes the University Of Florida look like an amazing option for smart applicants to consider.
There are honors tracks in psych and soci, for Honors College students only:
https://psych.utah.edu/undergraduate/honors/index.php
https://soc.utah.edu/undergraduate/sociology-honors-track-with-the-honors-college.php
And Utah allows student to establish residency and pay in-state rates after the first year
“ UDub gets more research money than any other university in the nation & has done so for a lengthy period of time save for a one year exception.”
Publisher added the word, “federal” funding to the equation afterwards; which I missed.
As for federal research dollars, the lion's share of this is for medical research. Some for defense-related engineering. Some are huge, multi-year single grants while others are smaller, one year grants. Some require that a portion be paid to other institutions (or even corporations!) for their work on the project. It might be relevant to what you are pursuing. Or not. Certainly questions worth asking, but but the number alone reveals very little.
Gave her some smaller designated courses, 17 communities to choose from and only had to commit to a year. She added Honors later and was able to have the best of both. Her roommates since have almost always been other scholars from the same program. Studious, smart and driven.