Popularity of Rice

ThomasH32
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:02:21 +0000

I agree with most you. I was born and raised in Houston, TX. Rice is considered Ivy League-caliber to people in TX. Rice is about the only great school in TX, although most would argue UT and A&M, SMU, TCU and Baylor are good. I always wondered if Rice had prestige throught the U.S., or is it more regionally prestigious, like Duke. Duke and Rice are predominantly prestigious among southerners.
Like Penn, even though it is an Ivy League school, it’s not the first school that comes to mind when I think of the “Ivy League”. I’m wondering if Penn is more pretigious among people in the Northeast. Any thoughts…?