AAU and CLAC Lists

College Search & Lists
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<p>There is a list of 62 “top research universities” here: [Association</a> of American Universities](<a href=“http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5474]Association”>http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5474). Membership in AAU is by invitation, and members can also be voted out (e.g. University of Nebraska). This could be a starting point or alternative to those looking for “public ivies” or “elite” private schools.</p>

<p>And a list of 66 top liberal arts colleges here: [Member</a> Institutions | Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges](<a href=“http://www.liberalarts.org/members]Member”>Institutions Archive - Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges). Membership in the CLAC is limited to 66 schools and it appears to have started as a lobbying arm like AAU, although now it seems to focus on IT concerns. But if you look at the list, it does appear to include mostly high-ranked LACs. Again, this could be a starting point in looking for “elite” LACs.</p>

<p>They are not perfect. For example, Dartmouth is not on either list. But we always have the USNWR rankings for hair-splitting purposes.</p>

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<p>AAU is a research oriented designation for schools that participate and want to share resources. It is largely important for graduate level research among academics, not students looking to pick an undergraduate program.</p>

<p>Please do some research before posting.</p>

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<p>@informative - good one … please do some thinking before posting</p>