<p>Rank these schools based on selectivity/recognition:</p>
<p>Duke
Emory
George Washington
Rice
Vanderbilt
Tulane</p>
<p>others?</p>
<p>I'm class of 2010 and did get accepted by Tulane. Just wondering how that compared with others in the South.</p>
<p>Other than Duke</p>
<p>Rice, Vandy, Emory, UNC, and UVA are great.</p>
<p>Tulane isn't in the same category as Rice/Vanderbilt. It's a toss up between those schools. I would say Rice but that's only because I am from Houston and Rice gets a lot of credit here. It also has grad/prof school placement that is comparable to the ivies and other very top schools, whereas Vandy's is more along the lines of Emory. Rice does something right.</p>
<p>I think Duke is easily the most recognized (unless you are from the area where these schools are: obviously a higher % of people will know about the school one town over than the one a few states over) and the most selective.</p>
<p>Then Rice, Vanderbilt, and Emory are pretty much on the same level. It's all about fit for them.</p>
<p>GW in the south? DC isn't it? Well, I would put Tulane and GW in the same category. </p>
<p>Tulane matches up with UFlorida, UT Austin, and Georgia Tech in terms of selectivity. In terms of recognition, it really is a regional thing. It's usually only Ivies that are well known everywhere. Then southerners tend to recognize southern schools while northeasterners favor their northeast schools. Californians are in love with their UCs.</p>
<p>add Davidson, Wake Forest, Washington & Lee, William & Mary</p>
<p>Duke is the top in the South. Rice, Emory, and Vanderbilt are all around the same level. I would say that in Virginia, UVA and William and Mary are very well regarded. Tulane is maybe at a lower level than some of the other colleges. I wouldn't say that GW is in the South though.</p>
<p>what about the Sewanee/The University of the South</p>
<p>Having four members of my immediate family who are Duke grads and one a recent Rice grad, from my experience, at the undergrad level Rice is at least the equal of Duke and might have a slight edge in the sciences and engineering. Rice is the equal of anywhere in the world in nanotech, particularly in medical applications. Rice, Duke and GT all have outstanding bioengineering. GT is tops in aerospace, industrial, and mechanical engineering. Rice has architecture and music programs that are top 5 nationally. GT also has an excellent architecture program. The big endowments in the South are Duke, Emory and Rice, although Rice's per capita endowment is nearly double the others.</p>
<p>wubodong</p>
<p>Endowment Size:
17. Rice University (Houston, Tex.) 3,600,000,000
18. Duke University (Durham, N.C.) 3,292,001,984</p>
<p>Total Enrollment:
Duke: 11,000
Rice: 5,000</p>
<p>So Rice has more than 2x the endowment per capita as Duke. </p>
<p>However, Duke's still best below the MD line for business and law, with Rice probably better for engineering.</p>
<p>** My Ranking of Top 25 Southern Schools **</p>
<p>==Universities==
Group I:
Duke/Rice/Vandy/UVA/
Emory/Wake/UNC/W&M/</p>
<p>Group II:
Tulane/GTech/UT-Austin
UFlorida/Miami/JMU/
Elon/Rollins/UGA/SMU</p>
<p>==LACs==
Group I:
Davidson/W&L</p>
<p>Group II:
Richmond/Sewanee/Furman/Centre/Rhodes</p>
<p>Not too bad... I was going to make this into another Emory vs. Vandy thread but I will refrain.</p>
<p>another!? phew</p>
<p>college2332: you pretty much summed it up..
==Universities==
Group I:
Duke/Rice/Vandy/UVA/
Emory/Wake/UNC/W&M/</p>
<p>Group II:
Tulane/GTech/UT-Austin
UFlorida/Miami/JMU/
Elon/Rollins/UGA/SMU</p>
<p>However I thought u might wanna add two schools to the Group II category:
- University of Georgia
- Texas A&M</p>
<p>emory is on the level of rice vandy and uva easily and plus vandy and emory are tied according to the "rankings" and we are essentially ranking here UVA cannot offer what emory can offer its students it just can't</p>
<p>Highest Tier:
1. Duke</p>
<p>Very Selective:
2. Emory
3. Vanderbilt/Rice Tied</p>
<p>Selective:
5. George Washington
6. Tulane</p>
<p>UVA wasn't in the OPs post, but I think it would also be in the Vandy/Rice arena. Although it seems very liberal-artsy (fartsy).</p>
<p>If your Pre-Law, Pre- Med, or Business (and who isn't?) Emory topples Vandy and Rice. If you aren't Pre-Law, Pre-Med, or Business..then what are you thinking!?</p>
<p><strong>Ducks Head</strong></p>
<p>amen Mr. Dell (lol)</p>
<p>Dell123, Emory is not more selective than Vanderbilt or Rice. Emory has a terrible yield rate (the second lowest out of top 25 schools-only ahead of CMU) which has caused the school to “track interest” among their applicants. Simply by showing interest your Emory application will be viewed more favorably (they are one of the few top 20 schools to give a bump for this). Second, even if your stats are mediocre you can always attend Oxford College and become an Emory student after two years. Vandy and Rice simply don’t have any of these backdoor programs.</p>
<p>anyhow, tulane is an excellent school. it went through much hardship but it's getting into a shape very quickly. tulane community got even closer to help out the university.</p>
<p>talking about comparing with other universities in the south, it would really depend on majors/fields.</p>
<p>btw i think duke is in a different game. it's def more of national research university competing with ivies and whatnot.</p>
<p>college2332 is dead on. even in the emory session i attended they noted their huge preference towards revealed interest.</p>
<p>This is wrong. </p>
<p>1)Duke</p>
<p>2)Rice
3)Emory
4)Vanderbilt</p>
<p>The rest.... In-State at UVA is a better deal then all, save Duke</p>