http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php Top 25 American Colleges 1. Princeton University(NJ) 2. Harvard University(MA) 3. Yale University(CT) 4. California Institute of Technology 4. Stanford University(CA) 4. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 7. University of Pennsylvania 8. Duke University(NC) 9. Dartmouth College(NH) 9. Columbia University(NY) 9. University of Chicago 12. Cornell University(NY) 12. Washington University in St. Louis 14. Northwestern University(IL) 15. Brown University(RI) 16. Johns Hopkins University(MD) 17. Rice University(TX) 18. Vanderbilt University(TN) 18. Emory University(GA) 20. University of Notre Dame(IN) 21. Carnegie Mellon University(PA) 21. University of California—Berkeley * 23. Georgetown University(DC) 24. University of Virginia * 24. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor *
There are 4 schools that ranked top 50 academically with both football and basketball teams finishing in the top 25 polls: 26. UCLA 34. BC 47. UT 47. Florida BC and FL repeated this feat the year before. The BCS conferences with schools in the top 50: ACC: 6 P10: 6 B11: 3 SEC: 2 B12: 1 BE: 0 BCS Tier 3 schools: P10: ASU, Ore St B12: OSU, TT SEC: LSU, Miss St, Ark, Ole Miss and half of the BE: Cincy, Louisville, USF, WV
Rice was 17 last year as well. But if you look at the list, it's the best school in south. I'm going to UChicago next year (entering freshman). On last year's rankings they were listed at 15, but they jumped up 6 spots on this year's list. Let's see how that affects the number of applicants for the class of 2011. It's actually pretty funny how, even though the U of C hasn't changed significantly in terms of just about anything over the past year, they're ranking changed so much. I have been considering trying to transfer back home to Rice, but I'm not sure if I should yet. Chicago is a better school academically, but it's so far away. Can any current/former Owls here offer any advice?
California Institute of Technology? Never heard of them. What is their fight song? I'm betting We are the CIT's so pitious The kids are brats, the food is hideous we're gonna smoke and drink and fool around we're nookie bound we're worthless CIT's!
take that b****es!!! Rice > UT hahaha, RICE RICE RICE. RICE RICE RICE ut hahahah RICE RICE RICE. bombs and money go to RICE RICE AND MORE RICE. hahahah RIce > UT k, thx let me exit that 6 5 250 pound muscular body that can bench press 800 pounds.
Are you kidding? U of C is an amazing school that will give you the inside track into some of the best grad schools in the country. Have fun in Chicago. You've got the rest of your life to live in Houston. I'm beginning to think that college truely is wasted on the young.
thatboyz... I think most consider Duke to be in the South and thus the highest ranked school in the South, but there aren't that many in the South ranked highly.... That was a big jump by Chicago... and Duke didn't do as well as in past years (8th this year). My school (Vanderbilt) stayed the same at 18, except it is tied with Emory instead of Notre Dame now.
thatboyz.. when you say "next year" do you mean this year... or have you already gotten into Chicago a year in advance? Congrats
My alma mater Number 1 on this list: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/bvccbach_n_brief.php Number 7 on this list: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1ccbach_n_brief.php Here is info about my school: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_3269_brief.php
Sorry, that didn't come out right. I graduated from high school this past May, and I received admission into Chicago. School starts September 26th; I meant next year as in next "school year"
Well, I'm not sure how many people really know about the U of C. Most people that hear that I'm going to U of C wonder why I'm traveling so far to attend a public university And regarding grad schools, there's also sort of a problem there. A lot of the top-ranked schools like Harvard have high grade-inflation, whereas at Chicago there is next to none. Although I agree with U of C's no-nonsense grading system and their emphasis on a quality education, it still means I may have a lower GPA than a lot of my competition. I'm not sure how U of C compares to Rice in that sense?
I had that problem at Cornell, but I still got into a good grad school. Don't sweat it: Grad schools weigh GPAs differently depending on where you went.
Rice does not have grade inflation like Harvard's, but it's probably higher than Chicago's. Since they're comparable schools academically, consider the other factors. 1. Houston weather (60 degrees in November, only need a jacket for like a month) vs Chicago weather (hell). 2. Southern girls (not necessarily the Rice girls ) vs. Midwestern girls. 3. Thanks to the light rail and it's location, Rockets games are incredibly accessable at Rice, which is a bonus. That's my two cents. If the slightly higher prestige of Chicago (which is debatable anyway) outweighs all the other factors for you, then that is the right choice for you. From what I have seen, Rice graduates have no problem getting into the top flight grad programs.
thatboyz... ah didn't realize that Chicago doesn't start for another month... Congrats... that is a great school. Good luck!
I go to school in the Midwest and I've heard the same sort of comments when I told them I was going to school there. The South is generally uneducated when it comes to their knowledge of schools other than UT, A&M, and Rice.(other than Harvard and Stanford)
chicago is amazing. dont pass up on it. though their graduate schools are just neocon heavens so dont go there for grad school.
My alma mater (Emory) is pretty well known in some areas of the South. Only one spot behind Rice. And hopefully on the rise.
