i was wondering how the big ten schools would be ranked. i think it might go…
northwestern
u michigan - ann arbor
u illinois - urbana champagne
u wisconsin - madison
u minnesota - twin cities
purdue u
u indiana - bloomington
u iowa
michigan state u
ohio state u
penn state u
does anyone think ones better than the other or if any are underrated/overrated?
<p>Ranked by what? Size? Winning teams? Parties? Prestige? What difference does it make?</p>
<p>If you are referring to academics, you really need to be a bit more specific - what field? By what criteria?</p>
<p>I really think you should just study a few college guides and figure out your own ranking.</p>
<p>overall. and it makes all the difference in the world. im too lazy to research. i want to see what people on this forum think.</p>
<p>actually i was wondering this... how good is the academic reputation across the entire midwest for each of the big 10 schools? i get the impression that the midwest is pretty connected, and that say, a school like michigan-ann arbor, has "home turf" recognition not just in michigan but also in illinois/chicago or ohio, etc.</p>
<p>Acadmic Reputation for undergrad:</p>
<p>Northwestern
u michigan - ann arbor
u illinois - urbana champagne
u wisconsin - madison
u minnesota - twin cities
purdue u
u indiana - bloomington
penn state u
u iowa
ohio state u
michigan state u</p>
<p>I put them into tiers</p>
<p>Northwestern
u michigan - ann arbor
u wisconsin - madison</p>
<p>u illinois - urbana champagne
penn state u
purdue u</p>
<p>u minnesota - twin cities
ohio state u
u indiana - bloomington
michigan state u
u iowa</p>
<p>Wisconsin>Illinois by most surveys. For research and grad school UM and UW are the top two.</p>
<p><a href="http://thecenter.ufl.edu/research_data.html%5B/url%5D">http://thecenter.ufl.edu/research_data.html</a></p>