<p>I remember reading a book called "Public Ivies" a couple of years ago. I think it was published back in the 70's or early 80's. They were public universities that provided an excellent education, but without the high cost of an ivy league pricetag. Is this list accurate from the book?</p>
<p>uva, william and mary, michigan, miami (oh), unc, berkley, ucla, and georgia tech.</p>
<p>Most people still consider Berkley an ivy. It's great for grad school...but lacks in undergrad...although it is #20, adn that's nothing to be ashamed of!</p>
<p>Just check out this link</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_ivies%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_ivies</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the link. I missed texas and vermont. I didn't know that vermont was such a good school. I don't hear it talked about too much as far as a national reputation.</p>
<p>Go Berkeley! Number one public in the nation!</p>
<p>The colleges in the guide were:
U Arizonia
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC LA
UC SD
UC Santa Barbara
U Colorado Boulder
U Conn
U Delaware
U Florida
U Georgia
UIUC
Indiana U Bloomington
U Iowa
U Maryland College Park
Miami University (Ohio)
U Mich Ann Arbor
Michigan State
U Minn Twin Cities
SUNY Binghamton
UNC Chapel Hill
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
UT Austin
UVA
U Washington
College of William and Mary
U Wisconsin Madison</p>
<p>Are some of the colleges on that list really thatgood?</p>
<p>Like U-Conn and UIUC...etc.</p>
<p>UIUC is a great school especially if you are into engineering and sciences!!</p>
<p>Greene came out with two books, "The Hidden Ivies" and the "The Public Ivies". With 3500 4-year colleges in the US, my own opinion is that the education you would get at HYP is indistinguishable from what you would get at over a hundred other colleges. Harvard is especially known for having undergrad classes taught by grad students instead of doctorates. At any rate, personal "fit" would affect your life more than the prestigiousness of the college's name. However, small prestigious private colleges would DEFINITELY be more fun to attend. If nothing else, the architecture on campus would be nicer and you wouldn't be taking freshman Calculus in a lecture hall with 300 people.</p>
<p>The point of "The Public Ivies" is that the "fun" might not be worth the extra money. An explicit statement of this view is in "Harvard Schmarvard" by Jay Mathews. Anything that reduces the brand-name consciousness that drives so many people in so few colleges is probably a good thing.</p>