<p>If you really want to pick apart that “public ivy” list, the only ones that belong there are Michigan, William and Mary, UVA, and possibly UNC. (Also, maybe Berkley). I consider UVM to be on par with Miami U…and neither as good as UMD (but UMD not as good as the first ones I mentioned). </p>
<p>Edited to add that Accounting is a whole other ball game. </p>