New Ranking: #1 Harvard, #2 Grove City College...

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<p>New report from Intercollegiate Studies Institute:
14,000 students from 50 schools were given a 60-question American History and Civics exam. This is the ranking. <a href=“http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/report/rankings.html[/url]”>http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/report/rankings.html</a></p>

<li>Harvard University 69.56% </li>
<li>Grove City College ¶ 67.26 </li>
<li>Washington & Lee University (VA) 66.98 </li>
<li>Yale University 65.85 </li>
<li>Brown University 65.64 </li>
<li>University of Virginia 65.28 </li>
<li>Wheaton College (IL) 64.98 </li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania 63.49 </li>
<li>Duke University 63.41 </li>
<li>Bowdoin College (ME) 62.86 </li>
<li>Princeton University 61.90 </li>
<li>University of Notre Dame 61.25 </li>
<li>Rhodes College (TN) 61.18 </li>
<li>Smith College (MA) 60.07 </li>
<li>University of Rochester (NY)* 59.32 </li>
<li>University of Wisconsin 57.87 </li>
<li>University of Georgia* 57.76 </li>
<li>University of North Carolina 57.68 </li>
<li>Cornell University 56.95 </li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University* 56.90 </li>
<li>Calvin College (MI) 56.45 </li>
<li>University of California-Berkeley 56.27 </li>
<li>University of Washington 55.88 </li>
<li>Concordia University (NE)* 55.28 </li>
<li>University of Minnesota-Twin Cities* 53.50 </li>
<li>University of Florida 53.40 </li>
<li>Iowa State University* 52.69 </li>
<li>University of Montana* 52.16 </li>
<li>Gonzaga University (WA) 51.86 </li>
<li>University of Michigan 51.00 </li>
<li>Illinois State University* 50.93 </li>
<li>Mississippi State University* 50.86 </li>
<li>Rutgers University* 49.99 </li>
<li>George Mason University (VA) 49.96 </li>
<li>Murray State University (KY)* 49.75 </li>
<li>University of Mississippi 49.32 </li>
<li>IdahoState University* 48.15 </li>
<li>University of Massachusetts-Amherst* 46.66 </li>
<li>Mount Vernon Nazarene University (OH)* 44.60 </li>
<li>Pfeiffer University (NC)* 44.30 </li>
<li>St. Cloud State University (MN)* 44.26 </li>
<li>Texas State University-San Marcos* 43.99 </li>
<li>Georgia College and State University* 43.68 </li>
<li>University of Southern Maine* 43.58 </li>
<li>Marian College (WI)* 43.10 </li>
<li>Texas A&M International University* 41.14 </li>
<li>Eastern Connecticut State University* 40.99 </li>
<li>St. John’s University (NY)* 39.82 </li>
<li>Oakwood College (AL)* 34.69 </li>
<li>St. Thomas University (FL)* 32.50</li>
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<p>Amusing, but ultimately irrelevant. The mission of Americas colleges is not lo ensure that everyone who graduates is fluent ran Americans civics or history.</p>

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<p>I like it. :) Not surprising to see W&L and UVA at the top of the list!</p>

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<p>how many of those kids at H or Y or, took AP US History while in HS?</p>

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<p>probably all of them...why?</p>

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<p>Why only test these fifty schools? So many schools not even in consideration...</p>

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<p>"Why only test these fifty schools?"</p>

<p>What? You have a problem with Mount Vernon Nazarene University?! :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>It's interesting that despite having an open curriculum (no core requirements), Brown students are generally more knowledgeable than most--</p>

<p>I think that this ranking is at least partly do to differences in culture on various campuses. Though many schools may require history courses, they do not promote civic awareness.</p>

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<p>haha. There's not one school up there with "Tech" in its name. How typical. lol.</p>

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<p>That's because they weren't polled.</p>

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<p>Anyone else take the actual test? My score was 95%. :)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>So the best score was a D+ for Harvard!!? That is sad. I scored 90%</p>

<p>No wonder people voted for Bush. (cue Green Day's "American Idiot")</p>

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<p>I see why people failed the test; its 60 questions long. My attention span died on #3</p>

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<p>yet more evidence to support the end of universal suffrage.</p>

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<p>I missed one question because I missed that it said "largest gov't payout over the last 20 years", when I thought they meant this year's budget. Defense spending has exceeded social security spending in 2007. Defense spending is $700 billion, while social security is $586 billion. </p>

<p>I still scored an 88%, even though I have never taken an economics class in my life.</p>

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<p>i got an 85..but the test wasnt as easy as i thought it would be</p>

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<p>RE:</p>

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<h2>No wonder people voted for Bush</h2>

<p>I have to remind you that 90% of college professors are LIBERAL and so are most of the 3,400 colleges in the USA.</p>

<p>Yep, those who are poor at civics tend NOT to vote for Bush if this study means anything.</p>

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<p>that test is pretty random...</p>

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<p>It is a general knowledge test that NONE of these colleges passed in the aggregate. It is not trivia. The test is a bit tedious only because one has to click little buttons. Goes to show that you really can't learn much in four years of college.</p>

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<p>Interesting. Eastern Nazarene College history majors have scored in the top 10% of the national history exams out of Princeton for the past several years. Looks like a couple of Nazarene colleges are doing pretty well for themselves as far as American history is concerned.</p>