<p>My understanding is that the University of " " was founded as an academic institution and the " " State University was more of an agricultural school for like farmers. I live in Colorado and thats how our universities were founded, which is why one has more prestige except in programs like veterinarian stuff which would make since for a university with roots in agriculture.</p>
<p>There is a College of New Jersey though, does that count? Anyone think Rutgers is going to have to raise their tuition substantially in the next 5 years, with lower public(state) funding and a low value endowment considering the amount of students?</p>
<p>either that or they can just raise the tuition for out-of-staters.. that way it would attract less out-of-state students and they can get more money from the state.</p>
<p>They already take in about 90% of students from in-state, it's much harder for someone out of state to get in. The lowered funding was partially due to a recessed economy in NJ and there seems to be a trend of lower state funding at public universities around the country.</p>
<p>hmm.. then yeah.. i would say tuition will most likely go up, they could always do what miami of ohio did, make tuition the same for both in-state and out-of-staters even though they are a public university. miami, however gives something like a guaranteed $10,000 to in-state students. but i don't think they will be doing that much longer, i'm sure the scholarship will continue to decline throughout the years until both in-state and out-of-staters are both equal.. which i guess is their goal? why? i don't know.. 35% of their students are already out-of-staters and i think it will only continue to increase since they will notice they are paying the same as in-state tuition. but who knows? maybe rutgers will end up doing that.. is that where you go to school cddistance?</p>
<p>Nope I was just wondering because that seems like the only possible option for them and possibly other public schools that mainly rely on state funding for their financial stability. I will most likely be attending a private school in FL, at least they don't have money problems.(Quickly closing on Rutgers' endowment amount, but with only around 2k undergrads)</p>
<p>Well,
LSU is better than UL is it not?</p>
<p>patientlywaiting is correct</p>
<p>University of Minnesota TC pwns Mankato State :P</p>
<p>In New York the land grant college is at Cornell. I would be surprised if state colleges used the same text books as the universities. I would be surprised if University Profs. teaching the same course didn't use a different text.</p>
<p>Why do so many people equate selectivity rating to success...private schools rock, btw.</p>
<p>Divamom, although I am from NJ and Rutgers is a good school, I would definately not call it a public ivy... The best public school in the state is by far College of New Jersey.
And while many many employers respect Rutgers degrees, I just can't say that it is a public ivy... I think that phrase is just something that Rutgers wanted to put on their webpage to attract people...</p>
<p>No University of New Jersey, it's true, but there IS
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)......</p>
<p>More "prestigious" than Rutgers, for those who might care about such.</p>
<p>The University of Connecticut is MUCH better than the four "state" schools - Western Ct State U, Central CT State U, Eastern CT State U, and Southern CT State U - which are all, I believe, 4th tier and only regionally ranked.</p>
<p>Is University of Michigan still top of the state schools, along with UNC Chapel Hill?</p>
<p>Virginia and Berkely are on top with Michigan. Chapel hill is up there too.</p>