Best Math Schools Beyond the Ones on all the Top 10 Lists?

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@Chembiodad

For choices in cities - Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Duke, Penn, Harvey Mudd/Pomona, Wash U, Yale to name a few. Further down the top 10 list are UC Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, Tufts

I’m not sure how you’re ranking your top 10 list, but the UCs and Michigan are at least as strong as all of those colleges in math, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. I would certainly concede that the UCs are rarely a good bargain for OOS students.

@Westernkid

GPA 4.1, SAT 1480 (800 M, 680 V), Math 2 800, AP & BC Cal 5s, several college math courses. I feel like MIT/Harvard/Stanford etc are a stretch for ANYONE, want some good options that feel more likely bets. Ideally city (or nearby).

RPI, Case Western, U Rochester, Northeastern, and Boston U could be worth a look. Although it’s almost as selective as some of the Ivies these days, USC is another possibility.

Almost uniquely among public universities, UNC Chapel Hill meets the financial need of all domestic students. The cap on OOS students makes getting in difficult, however.

You have great stats. If you apply widely and have good essays and extracurriculars, I think you should be able to get into at least one of the hyper-selective universities.