Rank These Colleges Based Please

bigred07
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:12:39 +0000

University of Washington is probably the most prestigious overall. But I don’t think it makes sense to try to rate according to “overall quality” in such large institutions. You need to focus on the programs you’re most interested to decide which university is the best fit.

Also, what type of social scene do you want? The really really big football scene (FL State, U Oklahoma) or something more subdued than that.

Personally, I like the smaller state unis better. UOregon (which has a good journalism program), Iowa (known for writing program) and UC Santa Cruz would be high on my list.

Oregon State is relatively small, but I think it’s known more for engineering and sciences.

Of the others on your list, my personal preference would be: Washington, then Colorado, then Michigan State. I don’t know enough about the strengths of FSU, Oklahoma, or the two Arizona unis to place them in any kind of order. UC Riverside would be last among that list due to its location alone.