How do you rank these public schools in terms of reputation?

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<p>How do you rank these public schools in terms of reputation?</p>

<p>University of Wisconsin-Madison
UIUC
Purdue
University of Minnesota-Twin cities
University of Texas at Austin</p>

<p>just out of curiosity:)</p>

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<p>UW-Madison
UIUC
UT-Austin/UMN
Purdue </p>

<p>But that’s just my opinion.</p>

<p>Edit: They’re all good schools, however, and they’re very comparable depending on what program you want.</p>

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<p>IMO (especially engineering):
Wisconsin = UIUC = Purdue = Minnesota = UT-Austin</p>

<p>Choose for cost and other factors.</p>

<p>~ 2,000 academics rated the schools like this:
Wisconsin: 4.1
Illinois, Texas: 4.0</p>

<p>Purdue: 3.7
Minnesota: 3.6</p>

<p>(aka USNWR Academic Peer Assessment)</p>

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<p>thanks for comments guys:)
what about biological science /biochemistry? what’s your impression?</p>

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<p>Wisconsin is probably the best out of the universities you listed in terms of bio.</p>

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<p>Since you include the term “reputation” in your question, I am going to suggest that it depends on what part of the country you plan to take your degree to. </p>

<p>Southwest: Texas (obviously)</p>

<p>Midwest: in MO, where I live, Purdue has the biggest reputation for engineering, but not anything else. A lot is industry and location dependent.</p>

<p>Northeast: I lived in New England for 15 years of my adult life. Nobody there admits to ever having even heard of any of the schools you listed. Seriously.</p>

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<p>Engineering:
UIUC (by far)
Purdue
Minn/Tex/Wisc</p>

<p>Overall Academics:
Wisconsin
UIUC/Tex
Minn
Purdue</p>

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<p>As far as reputation is concerned in the Northeast, I’m afraid Midmo is right. I live around Boston, and most people I’ve talked to have no idea that Wisconsin is as great of a school as it really is. Or UIUC, or Purdue, or Minn for that matter either. Texas is well-regarded because of football :)</p>

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<p>University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota-Twin cities
Purdue & UIUC
University of Texas at Austin</p>

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<p>Not sure I would completely agree…</p>

<p>Faculty in the National Academy of Engineering</p>

<p>Texas 49
Illinois 29
Purdue 20
Wisconsin 19
Minnesota 17</p>

<p>How do you get this</p>

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<p>from this?</p>

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<p>I’m not saying Texas universities are horrible to attend, though many are overrated.</p>