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Oddly, NY and CA also have more people… so a proportional measurement wouldn’t have any problems.</p>
<p>haha well if you want to do that you can do that, I don’t have time to do that with all my summer classes. That was a stupid statement though haha</p>
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<p>wow haha. Good job getting Maine in there. In my experience, UMaine-Farmington is more prestigious than UMFK as far as non-UMO instate schools go (which are pretty much not at all comparable to Orono). Both are known primarily as teaching schools, but Fork Kent is literally in the middle of nowhere, which hurts its applicant levels. I’ve heard that their French program is very good though, as it is closer to Canada than to the nearest town in which there are more people than Moose.</p>
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Tier 1: Respected across the state
UNC Chapel Hill & NC State*
UNCA
App State & UNCW</p>
<p>Tier 2: Regional schools. Typically people who couldn’t get into T1 schools or want to commute.
ECU & UNCC & UNCG & WCU</p>
<p>Tier 3: HBCUs and the worst publics
NC Central
NC A&T
UNCP
ECSU & WSSU
FSU</p>
<p>There is also NC School of the Arts, which due to its nature does not fit neatly into the above groupings. It’s great for what it does, however.</p>
<p>There is a noticeable drop in quality between each set of schools. I do not like to bash schools, but UNC Pembroke is so lacking in even mediocre applicants that it advertises on billboards along the side of the highway.</p>
<p>*NCSU is weaker by most objective measures, but it’s excellent for what it does. People typically apply to Chapel Hill for arts & sciences and State for engineering, textiles, agriculture, etc.</p>
<p>How I’d rank Missouri</p>
<p>Truman State
Missouri-Columbia
Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Missouri at Kansas City</p>
<p>For New York, if you’re including Brooklyn and Queens, I think CCNY should be included too</p>
<p>Gotcha pierre, thanks for the heads up. Knowing that, your list is accurate.</p>
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<p>I feel like you must have just posted the schools you had heard of. It goes:</p>
<p>Tier 1:
Madison</p>
<p>Tier 2:
LaCrosse
Eau Claire
Green Bay</p>
<p>Tier 3:
River Falls
Milwaukee</p>
<p>Then there are some that are really good for niches. UW-Stevens Point is fantastic if you’re into forestry or an outdoors-related major (and you don’t mind the 2:1 guy-girl ratio).</p>
<p>The other interesting thing about Wisconsin is that you could probably group the Wisconsin and Minnesota publics together because they offer reciprocity to each other.</p>
<p>“I feel like you must have just posted the schools you had heard of”</p>
<p>That’s probably right. That’s why I’m asking for your input in adjusting this list haha</p>
<p>Updated List:</p>
<p>Alabama: Auburn, Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama - Huntsville, Troy, Alabama - Birmingham</p>
<p>Alaska: Alaska - Fairbanks</p>
<p>Arizona: Arizona State, Arizona</p>
<p>Arkansas: Arkansas - Fayetteville</p>
<p>California: CSU - Stanislaus, CSU - East Bay, CSU - Long Beach, CSU - San Bernardino, CSU - Northridge, CSU - Dominguez Hills, CSU - Fullerton, Humboldt State, Sonoma State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Fresno State UC - Berkeley, UC - Davis, UC - Irvine, UC - Los Angeles, UC - Merced, UC - Riverside, UC - San Diego, UC - Santa Barbara, UC - Santa Cruz, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona</p>
<p>Colorado: Colorado State, Fort Lewis, Colorado - Denver, Colorado - Boulder</p>
<p>Connecticut: Central Connecticut State, Eastern Connecticut State, Connecticut</p>
<p>Delaware: Delaware</p>
<p>Florida: Florida Atlantic, Florida State, New College Of FL, Central Florida, Florida, North Florida, South Florida, West Florida</p>
<p>Georgia: Georgia College & State, Georgia Tech, Georgia, West Georgia</p>
<p>Idaho: Idaho</p>
<p>Illinois: Southern Illinois - Carbondale, Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Western Illinois</p>
<p>Indiana: Ball State, Indiana State, Indiana - Bloomington, Purdue - West Lafayette, Southern Indiana</p>
<p>Iowa: Iowa State, Iowa, Northern Iowa</p>
<p>Kansas: Emporia State, Pittsburg State, Kansas State, Kansas</p>
<p>Kentucky: Kentucky State, Kentucky</p>
<p>Louisiana: LSU - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Lafayette, New Orleans</p>
<p>Maine: Maine - Orono, Maine - Farmington, Southern Maine</p>
<p>Maryland: Salisbury, St. Mary’s College Of MD, Towson, Maryland - Baltimore County, Maryland - College Park</p>
<p>Massachusetts: Massachusetts - Boston, Massachusetts - Amherst, Worcester State</p>
<p>Michigan: Eastern Michigan, Grand Valley State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan - Flint, Western Michigan, Wayne State, Oakland, Michigan - Dearborn</p>
<p>Military Academies: Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy</p>
<p>Minnesota: Minnesota - Crookston, Minnesota - Twin Cities, Winona State</p>
<p>Mississippi: Mississippi</p>
<p>Missouri: Missouri State, Missouri Tech, Southeast Missouri State, Truman State, Central Missouri, Missouri - Columbia, Missouri - Kansas City</p>
<p>Montana: Montana Tech, Montana</p>
<p>Nebraska: Nebraska - Omaha, Nebraska - Lincoln</p>
<p>New Hampshire: Keene State, New Hampshire</p>
<p>New Jersey: NJIT, Rampo College Of NJ, Richard Stockton College Of NJ, Rowan, Rutgers - New Brunswick, College Of New Jersey</p>
<p>New Mexico: New Mexico Tech, New Mexico</p>
<p>New York: CUNY-Brooklyn, CUNY-Baruch, CUNY-Hunter, CUNY-Queens, CCNY, SUNY-Albany, SUNY-Binghamton, SUNY-Geneseo, SUNY-ESF, SUNY-Fredonia, SUNY-Maritime, SUNY-Oswego, SUNY-Purchase, SUNY-Stony Brook, SUNY-Brockport, SUNY-Buffalo</p>
<p>North Carolina: Appalachian State, East Carolina, NC State, UNC - Asheville, UNC - Chapel Hill, UNC - Greensboro, UNC - Wilmington, UNC-Charlotte, Western Carolina</p>
<p>North Dakota: Mayville State, North Dakota</p>
<p>Ohio: Miami, Ohio - Athens, Ohio State - Columbus, Akron, Cincinnati, Wright State</p>
<p>Oklahoma: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma</p>
<p>Oregon: Oregon State, Portland State, Oregon</p>
<p>Pennsylvania: California University Of PA, Indiana University Of PA, Kutztown University Of PA, Penn State - University Park, Slippery Rock University Of PA, Temple, Pittsburgh - Bradford, Pittsburgh - Johnstown, Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus</p>
<p>Rhode Island: Rhode Island</p>
<p>South Carolina: Clemson, College Of Charleston, South Carolina - Columbia, Winthrop</p>
<p>South Dakota: South Dakota</p>
<p>Tennessee: East Tennessee State, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee - Martin</p>
<p>Texas: Angelo State, Texas A&M - Galveston, Texas A&M - College Station, Texas State - San Marcos, Texas Tech, Texas - Arlington, Texas - Austin, Texas - Dallas, Houston, North Texas</p>
<p>Utah: Southern Utah, Utah, Utah State, Weber State</p>
<p>Vermont: Vermont</p>
<p>Virginia: William & Mary, George Mason, James Madison, Christopher Newport, VCU, Mary Washington, Virginia, Virginia Tech</p>
<p>Washington: Evergreen State, Washington, Washington State</p>
<p>West Virginia: Concord, Shepherd, West Virginia</p>
<p>Wisconsin: Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin - LaCrosse, Wisconsin - Green Bay</p>
<p>Warblers, </p>
<p>I would move ECU into Tier 1. I think it has a reputation that is equal to or better than UNCW.</p>
<p>Other than that, your list is spot on.</p>
<p>Still don’t get the point here. You have to be in-state for a public college to be a “great” alternative to private colleges financially speaking, and I would think residents of each state are well aware of their state’s local public colleges. (In fact, here on CC we often hear complaints that high school guidance offices are overly wed to in-state publics.) I can certainly say that all the students here in CT are well aware of the CT public colleges. (I’ll also opine that there’s nothing “great” about the directional universities in CT.)</p>
<p>Alaska (in this order)
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Southeast (Juneau)</p>
<p>I am puzzled by your inclusion of West Georgia over GSU. Actually, I’m kind of puzzled about your inclusion of West Georgia, period. I’ve never heard anything of note about it…</p>
<p>If you want to make this really relevant, then maybe next to the “lower-tier” colleges we could highlight great programs. For example, Indiana State University may not compare with Indiana University or Purdue, but it has great nursing, teaching, criminology, and insurance programs.</p>
<p>alright, well if anybody has some suggestions about in-state academic programs, we could highlight those too.</p>
<p>MommaJ that’s definitely true about in-state schools but there are some schools like New Mexico Tech, Central Florida, New College of Florida etc… that have a great reputation but not that many people out of state know about them. And a lot of people recently have been asking about the CSU’s so that’s where I got this idea.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that it’s more relevant than a thread debating about the merits of US News though haha</p>
<p>Why isn’t Mississippi State listed?</p>
<p>New York: </p>
<p>Tier 1:
SUNY-Binghamton
SUNY-Geneseo</p>
<p>Tier 2:
SUNY-Buffalo
SUNY-Stony Brook </p>
<p>All of the other state schools in NY aren’t worth mentioning (with the exception of the honors CUNY schools maybe?)</p>
<p>^ SUNY New Paltz has a really good education program and is known for the arts.</p>
<p>I think this seems most accurate to me (in descending order):</p>
<p>Alabama: Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Alabama - Birmingham</p>
<p>Alaska: Alaska - Fairbanks (by default)</p>
<p>Arizona: Arizona, Arizona State</p>
<p>Arkansas: Arkansas - Fayetteville</p>
<p>California: UC - Berkeley, UC - Los Angeles, UC - San Diego, UC - Davis, UC - Santa Barbara, UC - Irvine, UC - Santa Cruz, Cal Poly SLO, San Diego State, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU - Fullerton, San Jose State, Fresno State</p>
<p>Colorado: Colorado - Boulder, Colorado State- Fort Lewis, Colorado - Denver</p>
<p>Connecticut: Connecticut</p>
<p>Delaware: Delaware</p>
<p>Florida: Florida, Florida State, Central Florida, South Florida, New College of FL, North Florida</p>
<p>Georgia: Georgia Tech, Georgia, Georgia State</p>
<p>Idaho: Boise State, Idaho</p>
<p>Illinois: Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois - Chicago, Illinois State, Southern Illinois - Carbondale, </p>
<p>Indiana: Indiana - Bloomington, Purdue - West Lafayette, Purdue University- Indiana University-Indianapolis (IUPUI), Ball State</p>
<p>Iowa: Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa</p>
<p>Kansas: Kansas, Kansas State</p>
<p>Kentucky: Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentucky</p>
<p>Louisiana: LSU - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Lafayette</p>
<p>Maine: Maine - Orono</p>
<p>Maryland: Maryland - College Park, St. Mary’s College Of MD, Towson, Maryland - Baltimore County</p>
<p>Massachusetts: Massachusetts - Amherst, Massachusetts - Boston</p>
<p>Michigan: Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan State, Western Michigan, Wayne State</p>
<p>Military Academies: Naval Academy, Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy</p>
<p>Minnesota: Minnesota - Twin Cities</p>
<p>Mississippi: Mississippi, Mississippi State</p>
<p>Missouri: Missouri - Columbia, Missouri - Kansas City, Missouri State</p>
<p>Montana: Montana (by default)</p>
<p>Nebraska: Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska - Omaha</p>
<p>New Hampshire: New Hampshire </p>
<p>New Jersey: Rutgers - New Brunswick, College Of New Jersey, Rider, Rowan</p>
<p>New Mexico: New Mexico, New Mexico Tech</p>
<p>New York: SUNY - Binghamton, SUNY -Geneseo, SUNY-Stony Brook, SUNY- Buffalo, SUNY-Brockport, SUNY-Albany, CUNY-Baruch, CUNY-Hunter</p>
<p>North Carolina: UNC - Chapel Hill, NC State, UNC - Wilmington, Appalachian State, East Carolina, UNC - Asheville, UNC - Greensboro, UNC-Charlotte, Western Carolina</p>
<p>North Dakota: North Dakota (by default)</p>
<p>Ohio: Miami, Ohio State - Columbus, Ohio - Athens, Cincinnati</p>
<p>Oklahoma: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State</p>
<p>Oregon: Oregon, Oregon State, Portland State</p>
<p>Pennsylvania: Penn State - University Park, Pittsburgh, Temple</p>
<p>Rhode Island: Rhode Island</p>
<p>South Carolina: South Carolina - Columbia, Clemson, College Of Charleston</p>
<p>South Dakota: South Dakota (by default)</p>
<p>Tennessee: Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee - Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Middle Tennessee State</p>
<p>Texas: Texas - Austin, Texas A&M - College Station, Texas Tech, Houston, Texas - Dallas</p>
<p>Utah: Utah</p>
<p>Vermont: Vermont</p>
<p>Virginia: William & Mary, Virginia, Virginia Tech, James Madison, George Mason, VCU, Mary Washington</p>
<p>Washington: Washington, Washington State</p>
<p>West Virginia: West Virginia, Marshall</p>
<p>Wisconsin: Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin - Green Bay</p>