<p>wow
isn’t OSU or U of O in the T-100 ?</p>
<p>If you mean Oregon St., and U of Oregon, or even U of Oklahoma or Oklahoma St, the answer in both cases is … No. Most of the Flagships not in the top 100 are in the next 50…</p>
<p>last year’s US News ranking had OU (Univ of Okla) at 108 I believe (same as Univ of Oregon). OSA (Okla State) and Oregon State were third tier.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, however, that although OU (Univ of Oklahoma) was 108 overall nationally, regionally it is VERY well respected - especially in engineering and geology. Same with LSU.</p>
<p>University of Delaware is #71</p>
<p>UMass-Amherst just missed by 2 (#102)</p>
<p>“If you mean Oregon St., and U of Oregon, or even U of Oklahoma or Oklahoma St, the answer in both cases is … No. Most of the Flagships not in the top 100 are in the next 50…” </p>
<p>sorry, I was talking about Univ of Oregon and Oregon State U</p>
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<p>The problem with the third tier is that after the rank of 110 or 120 or whatever they just stop ranking, so you don’t know what 121 is or which ones are closer to 200. </p>
<p>Also the underlying problem with the USNWR rankings is that the school you mention, OU, has been known in the past to fudge the data they give USNWR a little bit. In fact almost every school in the 2nd Tier has fudged their data a little bit. USC, Clemson, OU, and the list goes on and on, with schools that got caught lying about their data.</p>
<p>OSU doesn’t even provide all of the data that USNWR asks for. OSU’s mentality is to hell with that. OSU is the larger of the two main flagships and overall is a slightly better undergraduate school. But you’re right, OU is also pretty well-respected. Mostly for football however. A lot of the hicks who are diehard OU fans don’t even realize it’s a school.</p>
<p>USC fakes data… wow</p>
<p>osucowboys - I agree that there are LOTS Of problems with the USNews rankings.</p>
<p>amby262roy – fudge is probably a better word! I believe that topic is a sticky on the USC board… <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/727030-ranking-rigging-usc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/727030-ranking-rigging-usc.html</a></p>
<p>To summarize, USC counted non “full-time, tenure track faculty members” as though they were. in order to boost the National Academy of Sciences count for USC.</p>
<p>USC also does not participate in the Common Data Set initiative, which makes me suspicious of their admissions data.</p>
<p>@DunninLA : thank you sir/ma’am for correcting me on my diction
and wow i held USC to a high regard but now…</p>
<p>Final List :</p>
<p>State - Flagship/Mascot
Alabama- UA/Crimson Tide; Auburn/Tigers or War Eagle
Alaska- UAF/Nanooks
Arizona -Arizona State University/Sun Devils; U of Arizona/Wildcats
Arkansas- UA (Fayetteville)/Razorbacks
California - UC Berkeley/Golden Bears; UCLA/Bruins
Colorado - CU-Boulder/Buffaloes; Colorado State/Rams
Connecticut - UConn/Huskies
Delaware - University of Delaware/Fighting Blue Hens
Florida- UF/Gators; FSU/Seminoles
Georgia- UGA/Bulldogs; Georgia Tech/Yellow Jackets
Hawaii- Univ of Hawaii/Warriors
Idaho- Univ of Idaho/Vandals
Illinois- UIUC/Illini
Indiana - IU Bloomington/Hoosiers
Iowa - Univ of Iowa/; Iowa State/Cyclones
Kansas - K-State/Wildcats; KU/Jayhawks
Kentucky- UK/Wildcats; Louisville/Cardinals
Louisiana-LSU/Tigers
Maine - Univ of Maine/Black Bears
Maryland - Univ of MD College Park/Terps
Massachusetts - UMass-Amherst/Minutemen
Michigan- UM/Wolverines
Minnesota-UM-Twin Cities/Golden Gophers
Mississippi-Ole Miss/Rebels; Mississippi State/Bulldogs
Missouri- Univ of MO Columbia/Tigers
Montana- Univ of Montana/Grizzlies
Nebraska- Univ of Nebraska/Cornhuskers
Nevada- Univ of Nevada/Wolfpack
New Hampshire - UNH/Wildcats
New Jersey-Rutgers/Scarlet Knights
New Mexico- Univ of New Mexico/Lobos
New York - SUNY Binghamton/Bearcats
North Carolina- UNC Chapel Hill/Tarheels; NC State/Wolfpack
North Dakota - UND/Fighting Sioux
Ohio- The Ohio State University/Buckeyes
Oklahoma- OU/Sooners
Oregon-UO/Ducks; Oregon State/Beavers
Pennsylvania- Penn State/Nittany Lions
Rhode Island-Univ of RI/Rams
South Carolina- Univ of South Carolina/Gamecocks; Clemson/Tigers
South Dakota- U South Dakota - Coyotes
Tennessee - UT/Volunteers
Texas- UT/Longhorns
Utah- Univ of Utah/Utes
Vermont- Univ of Vermont/Catamounts
Virginia- Univ of Virginia/Cavaliers
Washington - Univ of Washington/Huskies
West Virginia - Univ of West Virginia/Mountaineers
Wisconsin - UW/Badgers
Wyoming- Univ of Wyoming/Cowboys</p>
<p>Cal is the California flagship, not UCLA. That’s why it’s usually called “Cal”, because it was the first University of California.</p>