A good "match" econ school

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>Everyone knows about the big economics programs like UChicago, Cornell AEM, Wharton and other Ivy-like colleges. However, does anyone know of any schools that are on the second or third tier that still have respectable econ programs. </p>

<p>Hypothetical student</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8
SAT: 2150-2250
SAT IIs: Math 750 Chem 740 History 770 <-- all arbitrary numbers</p>

<p>ECs
Normal sports player
FBLA national regional and state awards
NHS
volunteer in a hospital or something
attended a summer program that has to do with econ</p>

<p>So what mildly reputable econ schools would you recommend?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Wisconsin has a great econ program.</p>

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<p>Northwestern, Hopkins, NYU</p>

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<p>^ Northwestern’s Econ is definitely not 2nd-tier. It’s comparable to Yale’s and Yale’s is comparable to Stanford’s and the like. So, it’s safe to group them together. </p>

<p>2nd-tier econ would include Rice’s, Notre Dame’s, WUStL’s and the like.</p>

<p>If the OP wants to attend California schools, there are a lot of excellent schools that offer top-quality econ program, prominent of which are: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA and the Claremont Colleges.</p>

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<p>^Well, he was looking for a “match” school.</p>

<p>Northwestern is less selective than Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc., but its Econ department is just as good</p>

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<p>Hopkins really? I dont think I have ever heard of their econ program. Do you know anything about it?
Btw Thanks for all the help</p>

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<p>JHU ranked 24th. NU is very good–Top 10.</p>