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<p>I agree 100% with Schmaltz’s statement about schools in Mass. I also went to high school and undergrad in Mass. I think it is because the schools he mentions have Division 1 sports teams which the public follows to some extent. MIT is the sole exception. Few in NE have even heard of the top ranked small LACs.</p>

<p>“I went to high school and undergrad in Mass., and you’d be amazed how little most people there know about the excellent smaller schools in the state. Everybody knows Harvard, MIT, BC, BU, UMass, Holy Cross, and a lot of the small state schools (eg, Bridgewater State College). But Williams, Amherst, Tufts, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Clark???”</p>

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<p>South Carolina:

  • USC Columbia
  • Clemson
  • College of Charleston</p>

<p>Though hardly anyone outside the state of South Carolina knows much about South Carolina schools =P. At least, from my experience.</p>

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<p>Indiana:
Notre Dame
Indiana U.
Purdue</p>

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<p>Cornell
Ithaca College
NYU</p>

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<p>Maryland:
Hopkins
College Park
Towson</p>

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<p>Generally Known w/in US

  1. Ohio State University (state’s flagship campus + good academic rep + big time sports = huge name recognition)
  2. Oberlin
  3. Case Western</p>

<p>Internationally Known (primarily the result of faculty/research/grad school quality)

  1. Ohio State University
  2. Case Western
  3. Nobody</p>

<p>Academic Reputation in US–Public

  1. Ohio State University
  2. Miami of Ohio
  3. The Rest of the Public System–that is to say none really</p>

<p>Academic Reputation in US–Private

  1. Oberlin
  2. Case Western
  3. Kenyon</p>
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<p>SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Geneseo</p>

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<p>California

  • UCLA
  • USC
  • Stanford</p>
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<p>Maryland (in no particular order):</p>

<p>Maryland-College Park
Johns Hopkins
UMBC/Towson/Salisbury</p>

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<p>Alaska…</p>

<p>It seems rather empty here</p>

<p>To be fair, UAF is very reputable in fields related to geology.</p>

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<p>TX:
Rice
UTAustin
Texas A&M
(in order of awesomeness, lol)</p>

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<p>In no way is Lehigh in the top 3.</p>

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<p>"California

  • UCLA
  • USC
  • Stanford"</p>

<p>CSU Sac gets mentioned by Californians far more than Stanford.</p>

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<p>I don’t think Michelson-Morley is particularly well known, and I certainly hadn’t heard of CWR before they sent me mail.</p>

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<p>I didn’t know there was a Cal State Sacramento off the top of my head. Further research suggests it was 9th among CSU’s in apps received, 17th among public universities.</p>

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<p>diontechristmas wrote:
“In no way is Lehigh in the top 3” …but everyone in PA (NY and NJ) knows of Lehigh and its elite top 50 status. USNWR has only 4 colleges from PA listed as Tier 1 universities of which Carnegie Mellon is the least well known:
1- U. of Penn
2- Carnegie Mellon
3- Lehigh
4- Penn State</p>

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<p>If we’re talking about the most well known to the general public it’s the schools with strong sports programs. </p>

<p>It seems like a lot of people here either don’t realize that, don’t watch sports, or both.</p>

<p>As for my state:</p>

<p>Wisconsin
Marquette
UWM</p>

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<p>There are always exceptions to the rule in terms of Div-1 sports publicity I guess. For instance, University of Chicago is just as well known as Northwestern if not more both globally and nationally.</p>

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<p>No, they most definitely do not…If you think Lehigh is more well known than Pitt and Villanova, you’re kidding yourself.</p>

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<p>New Jersey:
-Princeton
-Rutgers
-The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)</p>

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<p>PA:
Penn State
U Penn
CMU</p>