Best Public Universities in the US

fancypants2019
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:19:23 +0000

Hi Everyone - I have found CC extremely helpful and appreciate everyone’s insight into the process. My question is specifically regarding the top public universities in the U.S. Based on US News, the top 5 would be Michigan, Berkeley, UVA, UCLA, and UNC-Chapel Hill. I hope to apply to all of these schools. From what I have read on the site, it seems like people outside of North Carolina never put UNC Chapel-Hill on the same tier as the other 4, even though several metrics would indicate UNC is indeed elite. They have a top 11 NIH research funding program, a few #1 schools (public health, pharmacy, etc), a top 10 UG business school and a top 20 MBA program, not to mention incredible sports, history, alumni, and a beautiful campus. Why do people constantly say for certain that the other 4 are more prestigious than UNC? Perhaps this is just me, but I was genuinely curious.