<p>This school has recently spiked my interest as it is relatively close to my hometown and apparently has a great physics program at #9, beating several top tier schools that are reaches for even the smartest of the smarty pants.
But this is on US News, whom my counselor tells me isn't the most reliable source of ranking.
Anyway, once I am done with my undergraduate degree, I plan on going to law school or graduate school for Physics. Is UI a good school if that is my intended plan? </p>
<p>All rankings have their biases. I saw another ranking where UI was #22 in the world and #13 of the US schools. Yet another found them #15 in the world and #11 in the US. I am sure you could find others if you looked hard enough. You will do fine at UI.</p>