Ranking of schools overall

Out of these schools, which ones stand out as providing the best overall experience for a student in terms of oppurtunities, campus feel, and overall student satisfaction?
Brown
Penn
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Bowdoin
Georgetown
Hamilton
William and Mary
Michigan
Vassar
Virginia
Wake Forest

Have a look on Niche which should answer your questions.

Impossible question; depends on the student. How are we supposed to rank whether U Mich or Vassar are “best?”
This is why working hard to find “fit” is important and why the USNWR approach is ridiculous.

They are all excellent schools. Subjectively, I would consider Bowdoin and Hamilton to be among the strongest based on their undergraduate emphases and classic-LAC sizes. Based on difficulty of admission, they would be mid-range in this highly selective group.

Princeton, Brown, and Yale are the top 3 schools for undergraduate education.

You realize that most of the responses will be from posters with an agenda of one sort or another. A message board is not the source for objective information to a question like this.

Exactly. This depends on the student. Read what students have to say about the school and see which would best fit FOR YOU.

This is as personal and subjective as asking:

Out of these vacation destinations, which ones stand out as providing the best overall experience for a vacationer in terms of opportunities, location feel, and overall vacation satisfaction?

We have no idea about what you want out of your vacation. Ski? museum stomping? beach? Camping? Room service?

Really? Where’s this definitive list of universally agreed upon top schools for undergraduate education?

Well, Bowdoin supposedly has great food. I like food. :smiley:

^ You really are Hobbs. :slight_smile: