<p>Where does UM Twin Cities stand with other big ten schools in ranking (based on your opinion, not rankings sites)? I think it is easy to agree that Northwestern and Michigan are better schools. But, then, how is it after that?</p>
<p>Big Ten Schools
-Northwestern
-Michigan
-Wisconsin-Madison
-Minnesota-Twin Cities
-Illinois-Champaign
-Michigan State
-Iowa
-Indiana
-Ohio State
-Purdue
-Penn State</p>
<p>College ranking sites seem to put Minnesota in the middle of the pack. Also, testing scores for incoming freshman seem to be in the middle of the pack for the big ten. Are all the schools outside of Northwestern and Michigan about the same or can it be broken apart even more?</p>
<p>IMO, you can basically group the Big Ten into two tiers, 1 being Northwestern and Michigan, then 2 being everyone else. But here’s my more specific take on it:</p>
<p>Tier 1: NW, UMich
Tier 2: Wisco, UMN, UIUC, Penn State, Ohio St.
Tier 3: Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Mich State</p>
<p>Minnesota is also rising in its selectivity. For example for my incoming freshman class this year, the ACT score was a 27. But, depending on what college you’re in it can be WAY tougher. The business school had an average of a 29.3 and a 24% acceptance rate. While CBS and IT had ACTs around 30 I believe. Also with record applicants last year, I expect selectivity will continue to rise.</p>
<p>Each school has its pros and cons. Do you know what you want to major in? Do you know whether you want a suburb type feel, a big city feel, college town? If you have any specific questions too on UMN let me know, I’d be happy to answer them!</p>
<p>All the big ten schools are pretty solid, and each specialize in something specific (in general) For example, Purdue has a great engineering school while Indiana’s Kelley business schools is great for undergrads.
But in general, I would agree with post #2’s tiers, except maybe putting UM-W and UI-UC above OSU and PSU.</p>