Top 5 LACs and Top 5 Universities in each region

College Search & Selection
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<p>For each region the United states post your top 5 LACs and Universities (make separate lists)</p>

<p>Northeast LACs</p>

<li>Amherst College Lord Jeffs </li>
<li>Williams College Ephs </li>
<li>Bowdoin College Polar Bears </li>
<li>Swarthmore College Phoenix </li>
<li>Middlebury College Panthers</li>
</ol>

<p>Northeast Universities </p>

<li>Princeton University Tigers</li>
<li>Harvard University Crimson</li>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology Beavers </li>
<li>Yale University Bulldogs</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania Quakers</li>
</ol>

<p>Southern LACs</p>

<li>Davidson College Wildcats</li>
<li>Washington and Lee University Generals</li>
<li>College of William and Mary Tribe</li>
<li>Rhodes College Lynx</li>
<li>Sewanne University of the South Tigers</li>
</ol>

<p>Southern Universities </p>

<li>Emory University Eagles</li>
<li>University of Virgina Cavilers</li>
<li>Vanderbilt University Commodores </li>
<li>Wake Forest University Demon Deacons</li>
<li>Rice University Owls</li>
</ol>

<p>Midwestern LACs</p>

<li>Kenyon College Lords and Ladies</li>
<li>Carleton College Knights </li>
<li>Macalster College Fighting Scots</li>
<li>Grinnel College Pioneers</li>
<li>Oberlin College Yeomen </li>
</ol>

<p>Midwestern Universities </p>

<li>Washington University in St. Louis Bears</li>
<li>Northwestern University Wildcats </li>
<li>University of Chicago Maroons </li>
<li>University of Michigan Wolverines </li>
<li>University of Wisconsin Badgers</li>
</ol>

<p>West LACs</p>

<li>Claremont McKenna College Stags</li>
<li>Pomona College Sagehens</li>
<li>Colorado College Tigers</li>
<li>Reed College Griffins</li>
<li>Whitman College Reapers</li>
</ol>

<p>West Universities </p>

<li>Stanford University Cardinals</li>
<li>California Institute of Technology Beavers</li>
<li>UCLA Bruins</li>
<li>University of Southern California Trojans</li>
<li>University of California at Berkley Golden Bears</li>
</ol>

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<p>If the numbers are supposed to indicate relative order, WUSTL is about 2 spots too high and Cal about 2 spots too low.</p>

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<p>It is just about opinion.</p>

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<p>Where does name prestige place in this ranking? At least I have heard of Wisconsin and Michigan. Wisconsin is a powerhouse research school (conducted approximately $800 million in research FY07) and Michigan is renown for its top 10 graduate programs. UChicago is associated with a 83 Nobel Prize winners and Northwestern has Kellogg, top notch journalism program, and good economics and chemistry. :-P</p>

<p>WUSTL > Northwestern and Chicago? I’ve heard of Chicago, UMichigan, and Wisconsin by word of mouth way before I knew what was WashU and Northwestern.</p>

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<p>Is there a reason you list the mascot after every school in EVERY post you make?</p>

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<p>I hate myself for evening opening this thread, much less reading it.</p>

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<p>Where is Duke on the southern list?</p>

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<p>Where’s UW Seattle? Definitely a more important University worldwide than USC…</p>

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<p>yea duke should be on this list 1 in the south</p>

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<p>Illinois should be atop Wisconsin in midwest…</p>

<p>And Carleton, Macalester and Grinnell should all be above Kenyon</p>

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<p>Hey about this. Make your own list. That was the point of this thread. Every body makes their own list. Stop complaining.</p>

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<p>MIT and CalTech are both the Beavers??!!</p>

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<p>Yes they are. Coincidence? I think not.</p>

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<p>MIT is the engineers, Caltech is the beavers, I just checked this on both school’s athletic websites!</p>

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<p>If you check Wikipedia MIT is the beavers.</p>

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<p>Darn it that one person lied to me. I said that MIT was engineers all along and then he said that MIT was beavers. He probably got confused with CIT.</p>

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<p>Macalester, Grinnell, and Berkeley are misspelled.</p>

<p>My own ranked list below, as you asked. I didn’t include women’s colleges, because they exclude half the population, and tried to keep personal bias out of it. I disregarded name prestige to what extent that is possible.</p>

<p>Northeast LACs

  1. Swarthmore
  2. Amherst
  3. Williams
  4. Bowdoin
  5. Middlebury</p>

<p>Northeast Universities

  1. Princeton
  2. Harvard
  3. Yale
  4. MIT
  5. Columbia</p>

<p>Southern LACs

  1. Davidson
  2. W&M
  3. Rhodes College
  4. Washington and Lee
  5. Sewanee, University of the South</p>

<p>Southern Universities

  1. Duke
  2. UVA
  3. Vanderbilt
  4. Emory
  5. Rice</p>

<p>Midwestern LACs

  1. Carleton
  2. Oberlin
  3. Grinnell
  4. Macalester
  5. Kenyon</p>

<p>Midwestern Universities

  1. UChicago
  2. Northwestern
  3. WashU in St. Louis
  4. UMichigan
  5. UWisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>Western LACs

  1. Pomona
  2. Claremont McKenna
  3. Reed
  4. Whitman
  5. Colorado College</p>

<p>Western Universities

  1. Stanford
  2. Caltech
  3. UC Berkeley
  4. UCLA
  5. USC</p>
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<p>lol @ Harvard, Swarthmore, and Rice positions.</p>

<p>Yeah, okay ^_~</p>

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<p>^ I understand the Swat and Rice comments–although Rice is more because I don’t know enough about it than because of intentional change–but do you think Harvard is too low or too high? Just curious.</p>

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<p>Thanks keliexandra for being the only person to post a list.</p>