<p>Which college is better, in your opinion, Emory or Vanderbilt?</p>
<p>Emory. I was surprised to find that Vanderbilt was a place above Emory in the US News rankings.</p>
<p>I second the above statement. I looked at it and thought "huh?"</p>
<p>i was at emory yesterday and i talked to a friend of mine that works there about the two schools. her mother has worked at vandi for thirty years but my friend decided to go to emory because, not only was it an equally if not better school, but also because it was a much more accepting, diverse, and open atmosphere. i hope this helps.</p>
<p>They're both very strong schools. I didn't apply to Vandy because it has a very southern feel, and that wasn't what I was looking for.</p>
<p>vandy is in higher ranking because of it's NCAA program; they have a great athletic program. If Emory had great athletic program, trust me, Emory would be like in the top 15.</p>
<p>^ How would that make its rank higher?</p>
<p>College rankings are assessed by the following criteria: versatility of curriculum, stature of professors, campus beauty, athletic program, diversity of student body and a wide range of student organizations. Keep in mind that the biggest factors assessing a school is its academics and athletic program (more so academics of course).</p>
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College rankings are assessed by the following criteria: versatility of curriculum, stature of professors, campus beauty, athletic program, diversity of student body and a wide range of student organizations. Keep in mind that the biggest factors assessing a school is its academics and athletic program (more so academics of course).
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I don't know what rankings you're referring to, but the one where Vandy is ranked ahead of Emory is the good old US News. Athletics play no role in those rankings. </p>
<p>Here are the actual criteria, from the US News website:
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Undergraduate ranking criteria and weights</p>
<p>The U.S. News college rankings, published Aug. 18, 2005, are based on several key measures of quality, described below. U.S. News uses these measures to capture the various dimensions of academic quality at each college. These measures fall into seven broad categories: peer assessment; graduation and retention rate; faculty resources (for example, class size); student selectivity (for example, average admission test scores of incoming students); financial resources; alumni giving; and, only for national universities and liberal arts colleges, graduation rate performance. The indicators include both input measures, which reflect the quality of students, faculty, and other resources used in education, and outcome measures, which capture the results of the education an individual receives...
<p>I read mine from petersons and college *******.</p>
<p>Right. I didn't curse. It's college P-R-O-W-L-E-R everyone.</p>
<p>College Prowle.r is not a reliable source. Also -- to the OP I think you are obviously getting biased answers to this question. The revealed preference data shows that when an applicant has a choice between the two schools that Vanderbilt wins the cross-admit battles. In terms of selectivity, both schools accepted 31% this year.Is being surprised that Vanderbilt is ranked higher supposed to be proof that Emory is more reputable? </p>
<p>Further, akafizzle your notion that Vanderbilt is ranked higher because of its NCAA program is completely ridiculous. While it does increase name-recognition, Vandy has to give 60+ scholorships to football players (who are typically less qualified). It could be argued that the situation is a burden.</p>
<p>I'm a native New Yorker (Long Island) and when I was applying to schools I was accepted to both Vanderbilt and Emory. It's a misconception that Vanderbilt is a conservative, southern school. Less than half of the student population comes from the South (NY is very heavily represented) and the political split of the school is 50/50. With that being said, Emory would definitely be more liberal and less "southern feeling" when compared to Vanderbilt. Perhaps, it should be noted that both schools have stereotypes: Emory for having a jappy student body and Vanderbilt for having a preppy element. I'd urge you to visit both schools and make your decision based upon fit as any differences in quality of academics are likely negligible. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>They have like the same reputation in the South (Vanderbilt might be a little bit higher in the rankings, but it's not too significant).</p>