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<p>That doesnt mean its reputation slipped–it means that BC and NEU’s went up, which is true.</p>
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<p>lololol. So true, I still don’t understand why Rutgers is even ranked by USNWR. Maybe for pharmacy, but really that’s it.</p>
<p>USC, for surrre.</p>
<p>Although it has always had an excellent reputation in Texas and in academic circles, Rice University’s national reputation is on the rise. Here is some food for thought (keep in mind that rankings are not everything):
- Ranked #1 for Best Quality of Life by Princeton Review this year
- Ranked #8 for Happiest Students by Princeton Review
- Ranked #11 as an Up and Coming College by USNWR, which signifies major improvements in academics and student life (Emory is the only other top 20 university to appear on the list)
- Ranked #11 for Best Undergraduate Teaching by USNWR
- Ranked as a “Best Value College” by multiple publications
- Ranked #17 for overall academics by USNWR
- Ranked #18 for Lots of Race/Class Interaction by Princeton Review</p>
<p>Very few top schools can boast excellence in all these aspects of a college education- academics, quality of teaching, quality of life, happiness, diversity, and financial value.</p>
<p>Other colleges whose reputations seem to be growing are: Emory, Vanderbilt, Clemson, USC, Tulane, Ohio State, and University of Cincinnati. Be sure to check out this link on USNWR’s “Up and Coming” colleges: [Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-ut-rank]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-ut-rank)
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<p>In response to modestmelody’s suggestion that we use PA scores to judge changes, I think that is probably a waste of time. They don’t change. While academia is notoriously liberal in its political thought, it is equally conservative in its resistance to the idea that things in the Ivy Tower pecking order could ever change (or at least in a way that drops the level of the historical powers).</p>
<p>For example, I looked at the USNWR Top 50 national universities and their change in PA scores and how they have changed over the past decade. None improved their score by 0.2 points. Four improved by 0.1 (NYU, Georgetown, USC, Wake Forest). Nineteen were scored exactly as they were a decade ago. Twenty-two have seen their score decline by 0.1. Seven have seen declines of 0.2 (U Wisconsin, U Illinois, U Texas, U Washington, Rice, Duke and Tulane).</p>
<p>Now let’s compare this with how student quality, as measured by mid-point of the SAT/ACT 25/75 range, has changed over the past decade (I only have data for the Top 40). I think it’s pretty clear who the big movers have been. </p>
<p>Change from 2000 to 2010 , 2010 , 2000 , National University</p>
<p>160 , 1460 , 1300 , Wash U
150 , 1370 , 1220 , USC
130 , 1415 , 1285 , Vanderbilt
110 , 1465 , 1355 , U Chicago
95 , 1420 , 1325 , Tufts
90 , 1410 , 1320 , Notre Dame
85 , 1455 , 1370 , Columbia
85 , 1445 , 1360 , Northwestern
85 , 1315 , 1230 , Lehigh
75 , 1300 , 1225 , U North Carolina
65 , 1400 , 1335 , Georgetown
60 , 1425 , 1365 , U Penn
60 , 1340 , 1280 , Boston Coll
55 , 1490 , 1435 , Yale
55 , 1400 , 1345 , Cornell
55 , 1370 , 1315 , Brandeis
55 , 1345 , 1290 , W&M
55 , 1345 , 1290 , NYU
50 , 1440 , 1390 , Duke
50 , 1405 , 1355 , Emory
45 , 1485 , 1440 , Princeton
45 , 1430 , 1385 , Brown
40 , 1395 , 1355 , Carnegie Mellon
40 , 1290 , 1250 , UCLA
30 , 1325 , 1295 , U Rochester
25 , 1400 , 1375 , Johns Hopkins
25 , 1330 , 1305 , U Virginia
20 , 1515 , 1495 , Caltech
20 , 1340 , 1320 , UC Berkeley
20 , 1320 , 1300 , Wake Forest
15 , 1440 , 1425 , Dartmouth
15 , 1335 , 1320 , Georgia Tech
15 , 1255 , 1240 , UCSD
0 , 1485 , 1485 , Harvard
-5 , 1470 , 1475 , MIT
-5 , 1435 , 1440 , Stanford
-5 , 1425 , 1430 , Rice</p>
<p>1.5 , 29 , 27.5 , U Michigan
1 , 28 , 27 , U Wisconsin
1 , 28.5 , 27.5 , U Illinois</p>
<p>BTW, I think slik nik made a pretty accurate list of those that are on the upswing (Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, Clemson, USC, Tulane, Ohio State and U Cincinnati). I’d probably add U Penn and Wake Forest to the list.</p>
<p>Hamilton, Vanderbilt, Rice</p>
<p>Elon has gained a better reputation</p>
<p>Students choose schools based on reputation as well as a variety of different factors such as location, financial aid, etc…</p>
<p>Location! Very big undergraduate schools located in huge cities such as Boston University, New York University, and the University of Southern California. Each is located in a large, culturally vibrant city. Together with their attractive locations, this allowed them to draw from a larger pool of potential students. **In recent years, they have been able to increase both selectivity and tuition charges<a href=“which%20matters%20since%20ppl%20see%20they%20are%20receiving%20a%20good%20return%20on%20investment%20based%20on%20rising%20reputation”>/b</a> A fourth private institution, George Washington University is also located in a big city.</p>
<p>Claremont
Middlebury
Caltech
Rice University
Columbia
Brandeis
Catholic University
Yeshiva University
Lehigh University
RPI
New York University
Boston University
University of Southern California
George Washington University
Case-Western Reserve University
Tufts University
University of Denver
Howard University
Vanderbilt U
American U
Southern Methodist U
Notre Dame U
Marquette U
Emory U
Tulane U
Duke U
WUSTL
UChicago
Loyola U- Chicago
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)</p>
<p>It seems like a lot of southern schools (or at least not Northeastern schools) are finally getting some respect.</p>