<p>What is the best state U? I know that California has great public state schools and so do Michigan and Pennsylvania...which one has the best honors program? </p>
<p>What is your opinion?</p>
<p>UVA, Michigan, UNC. Penn doesn't realy count, but PSU is pretty good.</p>
<p>Cornell University!</p>
<p>Let's see how many people come to tell me that Cornell is not a state school. :)</p>
<p>U of Chicago</p>
<p>Cornell AG! STATE all the way.</p>
<p>University of Virginia
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
University of Texas - Austin
University of Colorado - Boulder</p>
<p>I think U. of Chicago is private.</p>
<p>lol what is this definition of state schools? Public? (not Cornell or U. of Chicago then) and Upenn is ivy and def. not a state school....</p>
<p>With the definition I have in mind (public, in staters get preference etc.) I'd say U of Michigan, UVA, UCLA, Berkeley U of Maryland College Park, U of Texas at Austin....and yeah I'm sure there are more</p>
<p>Some of Cornell U's schools are considered "public" and have decreased tuition for NY residents.</p>
<p>Some of the better publics. </p>
<p>College of William and Mary
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Texas-Austin
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>How about Chapel Hill, Alexandre?</p>
<p>U of Texas and U of Wisconsin-Madison are 1 and 2 on my list..... probalby not the "best"....but they are the two I would most love to go to</p>
<p>UCLA is the best!</p>
<p>A few of Cornell's undergraduate colleges are land-grant institutes, the tuition is hardly reduced, i don't know if you could consider that "public", since the majority of the colleges are not publicly funded.</p>
<p>Here's what US News says:</p>
<p>That's only the ranking for undergrad programs for '06. It's a little bit ridiculous too. Just a matter of months ago ('05 poll), Michigan was tied with UVA for 22nd, and Cal was 21st. The biggest criticism of the USN&WR poll is that it doesn't lend enough weight to the academic quality of the institution itself in its undergrad poll. The best institutions of higher learning in the U.S. & the world are those that have the greatest numbers of top notch programs or departments. </p>
<p>Actually the most prestigious & highly respected rating of American colleges & universities is the National Research Council (NRC) Report. According to the NRC Report, Cal-Berkeley has the greatest number of highly regarded departments or programs in the nation. According to the NRC, Cal-Berkeley and Michigan are the top public universities going away. Here are the top 10 public universities according to the NRC Report:</p>
<ol>
<li>Cal-Berkeley</li>
<li>Michigan-Ann Arbor</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>Texas-Austin</li>
<li>Cal-San Diego</li>
<li>Washington-Seattle</li>
<li>Illinois-Urbana-Champaign</li>
<li>Minnesota-Twin Cities</li>
<li>North Carolina-Chapel Hill</li>
</ol>
<p>It's a little bit ridiculous too. Just a matter of months ago ('05 poll), Michigan was tied with UVA for 22nd, and Cal was 21st.</p>
<p>It's because this list is public schools only.</p>
<p>Other state schools that, while arguably less excellent overall (though why exactly overall excellence matters is a bit beyond me...), have great opportunities for undergrads are Indiana University, Arizona State U, and U of Georgia.
Georgia Tech is top-notch for scientists and engineers.</p>
<p>That's not my point. Ranking shouldn't really change on an annual basis. This is indicative of a commercial poll. USN&WR has to change at least some of its rankings to generate enough interest to sell its publication every year. NRC Report is only published every 10 years and is not a commercial (for profit) poll.</p>
<p>If you average the US News ranking and the PR Party ranking UW is #1.</p>