<p>The problem is that some are flagships and some aren’t. Flagships are far superior and much nicer than non flagships. Of course some flagships aren’t as good as others, either. UT-A and A&M is a good example someone else already pointed out. I don’t really know all of the flagships in the country, but I do know some for a few states…hope I can help out with a partial list. Some schools that sound like flagships but aren’t are really second-rate…like for instance in Arkansas there is U of A, and there is also Ark State which is not a flagship campus by any means…little better than a community college, while of course U of A is a pretty good school. Georgia has GT, UGA, but Georgia State is pretty second-rate.</p>
<p>University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Auburn University</p>
<p>University of Arkansas</p>
<p>University of Arizona
Arizona State University</p>
<p>University of Colorado-Boulder
Colorado State University
Colorado School of Mines</p>
<p>University of Connecticut-Storrs</p>
<p>Florida State University
University of Florida</p>
<p>University of Georgia
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>University of Hawaii</p>
<p>Indiana University-Bloomington
Purdue University</p>
<p>University of Iowa
Iowa State University</p>
<p>University of Kansas
Kansas State University</p>
<p>University of Kentucky
University of Louisville</p>
<p>Louisiana State University
University of Louisiana-Lafayette</p>
<p>University of Maryland-College Park</p>
<p>University of Massachusetts-Amherst</p>
<p>University of Michigan
Michigan State University</p>
<p>University of Missouri</p>
<p>University of Minnesota</p>
<p>Ole Miss
University of Southern Mississippi</p>
<p>University of Nebraska-Lincoln</p>
<p>University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University</p>
<p>North Carolina State University-Raleigh
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill</p>
<p>Ohio State University-Columbus
Ohio University
Miami University</p>
<p>Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma</p>
<p>Oregon State University
University of Oregon</p>
<p>Penn State University-University Park
University of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>University of South Carolina
Clemson University</p>
<p>University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Memphis State University
Middle Tennessee University</p>
<p>University of Texas-Austin
Texas A&M University-College Station
Texas Tech University</p>
<p>University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech</p>
<p>University of Washington-Seattle
Washington State University</p>
<p>West Virginia University
Marshall University</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
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<p>Hope that helps. I left out about 8-10 states that I have no clue about, for instance, Cali and NY which are very complex. Basically all of the UC campuses are flagship quality, but none of the SUNY campuses are. NY’s good students mostly go private.</p>