<p>Hello, i'm concerned about which one of the schools btwn UBuff, Bing and SBU will have the best reputation in the NEXT 20 YEARS and which may be going "downhill".</p>
<p><strong><em>Are there any indicators that a school is improving/decreasing in reputation???</em></strong></p>
<p>I know the USNewsCollege rankings are one indicator but anything else?</p>
<p>(No offense, but I know UAlbany used to be a very high regarded public university in previous decades but now it's generally not anywhere near where it used to be. I'm sure it's a nice school but unfortunately its a fact that it has really slipped in the rankings..)</p>
<p>I’m not an expert or anything but I hear a lot of talk about how because tuition is getting so expensive, and people have less ability to spend tens of thousands of dollars a year, people are turning towards the cheaper option of public school. This in turn makes admissions much more competitive-- Binghamton this year had its highest incoming SAT score ever, for example.</p>
<p>I think Binghamton, SB, and UBuff will all stay very strong. Actually, I think those three are getting stronger, so you should feel good looking at any/all of them. Very different environments though, so visits would be highly recommended.</p>
<p>I feel like Stony Brook is improving the fastest. Take a look at the SBU 2020 plan. They’re also getting a lot of money in donations lately. Stony Brook was originally founded with the idea of serving as a “Berkeley of the East” and while obviously its no where near Berkeley status right now it is certainly headed in the right direction. It’s the most selective SUNY (~36% acceptance rate for Fall 2013) and is a member of AAU (only 62 members i think?) manages a national lab (Brookhaven National Lab, One of 10 universities that has a national lab) and i dont think many of the other SUNY schools can dispute those facts.</p>