<p>What rankings are you referring to?</p>
<p>Let’s take a look at some of the 2 most popular rankings:</p>
<p>USNews - You can’t really use USNews as a comparison because they are ranked in different categories. Cal Poly SLO is ranked #6 in Regional Universities (West) and UoP is ranked #106 in National Universities. </p>
<p>Forbes - In Forbes’ America’s Best Colleges ranking, Cal Poly SLO is ranked #162 and UoP is ranked #354. Cal Poly SLO is ranked ahead of UoP by a huge margin.</p>
<p>…so I looked at the rankings and it looks like Cal Poly SLO is ranked higher.</p>
<p>Obviously there are major faults when it comes to rankings, but they still provide a basic starting point. There are many other factors which I think show that Cal Poly SLO is stronger academically than UoP, but you pointed to rankings to prove academic quality. It also depends on what major/program you are talking about too.</p>
<p>It looks to me like you are just set on defending UoP. Every single one of your threads is UoP vs. a different school, and when someone says the other school is better you come back and say they are wrong. If you already “know” UoP is so much better why are you even asking? I don’t think you are truly looking to get honest opinions about these schools. Why don’t you respond to any of my other questions (regarding your major, post-grad plans, COA, etc.)?</p>
<p>There is not reason to flood the forums with pointless threads where you are just going to defend UoP. UoP is a fine school. You seem to love it so much, so why are you asking for other people’s opinions? Just go to UoP. I’m not even sure if you are trying to decide on what school to attend… (probably shouldn’t have wasted my time).</p>