<p>^ Not all UC or Cal State campuses are created equal. About half of the UC campuses trump most other state flagships, but the Cal State system is very second-rate in California. </p>
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<p>I didn’t realize I left out William & Mary, thanks for bringing that up. And by all means include Temple…didn’t realize it was public, much to its credit. </p>
<p>As for some of the schools I included, I think they deserve explanation. In Mississippi, Southern Miss and Ole Miss are equally respected. They are about the same size. For some reason I don’t think Miss State is respected near as much as Ole Miss or Southern Miss. MTSU actually has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state of Tennessee. </p>
<p>TTU isn’t one of the Texas Regents’ officially designated “Tier 1” schools (which is only UT and A&M) but they are considering adding one more to the “Tier 1” and everybody knows it will probably be Tech. You have to consider them with other states’ flagships because they are a part of the Big 12 where they’re competitive, they do have a law school and a medical school, and they have like 28,000 students.</p>
<p>I think NMSU is probably a better school than UNM but I don’t think anyone cares about either of them.</p>