RICE VS OTHER T20

Bill_Marsh
Tue, 19 May 2020 13:13:27 +0000

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@theloniusmonk I think Rice is comparable to Brown and Dartmouth as well, but not in regards to prestige/which one is more reputable overall or which one students would choose. I think it’s comparable because out of all the T20, these three schools are really undergraduate focused (in addition to Princeton). Forbes ranks Rice #21 for best value, ahead of Brown (#33), Cornell (#43), Georgetown (#57) and JHU (#75). For undergraduate teaching, USNEWS ranks Brown is #3, Dartmouth #5, and Rice #8. Maybe as a whole all the other T20s are more prestigous/chosen more often, but for undergrads, Rice among Brown, Dartmouth and Pricneton lead the pack and that is undeniable.

Here’s another look at the topic of value. Like Forbes, Money magazine publishes a ranking of best colleges for value (cost vs earnings). Here are their top 10 private colleges with their overall (public and private) ranking number:

1. Princeton 6.. Stanford

2. MIT

3. Harvard

4. Vanderbilt

5. Cal Tech

6. Yale

7. Duke

8. Rice

9. Washington & Lee

Rice ranks ahead of 5 of the 8 Ivies and 12 of the 14 in the Big Ten… As far as reputation is concerned, the only thing that matters is whether employers and grad schools know about Rice. They unquestionably do.