<p>i know UW seattle is a good school but do people regard it as one of the best universities in the US? how much prestige does it have compared to other top schools? is it as good as unc, umich, uva?</p>
<p>UNC, UMich and UVA are all better schools - according to US News and their rankings.
U Wash is ranked 41st and is considered a public - ivy, so yes, I’d say that it’s prestigious.
For me personally U Wash seems like one of the top universities in the States, but it also depends on what you want to study.</p>
<p>-> [University</a> of Washington - Best College - Education - US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/seattle-wa/university-of-washington-3798]University”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/seattle-wa/university-of-washington-3798)</p>
<p>[Top</a> 200 - The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-2011](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2010-2011/top-200.html]Top”>World University Rankings 2010-11 | Times Higher Education (THE))</p>
<p>according to that it says u wash is better than uva, unc but u mich is ranked ahead of uw. both seem like reliable sources except seems like times ranked it based on the quality of teachers, research, how much of an impact it has on the country. whereas us news and world report ranked it on how high teh students sat and gpa were. so i guess it depends what your looking forr?</p>
<p>I think you’re absolutely right on that one :)</p>
<p>I know that UW has an excellent medical school, Foster’s business program’s ranked pretty high as well and they also seem to have a great Engineering school.</p>
<p>Oh and thank you for that ranking! I’m def. going to check this one out.</p>
<p>personally i think udub is on par with unc/um/uva, they’re all great schools.</p>
<p>What you major in can make a huge difference in how “prestigious” a UW degree seems. The nursing program is ranked top in the country. If you’re at all interested in the health sciences, UW is one of the best places to be. This includes research, which there is a ton of. The UW is also well known for the number of students it sends into the Peace Corps and to study abroad. All in all, comparing the UW to other prestigious public Us is splitting hairs.</p>
<p>Is it more prestigious than Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?</p>
<p>@RamocitoMorales
I am curious about that too.</p>
<p>In comparison to UIUC, it depends on which major.</p>
<p>Say, CompSci</p>
<p>I’d take UIUC on that one. It’s one of their sig departments. UW is definitely not bad at all for compsci though.</p>
<p>What about math?</p>
<p>I would say that they are pretty much equal. Although if you want to be an actuary I would go to UIUC.</p>