<p>Found this link on a Google search:</p>
<p>UCs have 6 out of the first 13 spots.</p>
<p>It's also six times larger than the average state.</p>
<ol>
<li>UCB</li>
<li>Michigan, Virginia</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UNC</li>
<li>William and Mary</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>UCSD</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>Georgia Tech</li>
<li>UCD</li>
<li>UCI</li>
<li>UCSB</li>
<li>Texas, Washington</li>
</ol>
<p>I agree, they have the UC system, and NY is the only one with a similar system (SUNY). And cali outnumbers almost all other states both in size of state and #of colleges</p>
<p>I remember when the SUNY system was credible, before Albany became the number 1 party school in the nation.</p>
<p>Personally, it seems like Texas gets sort of shafted by that ranking. UCD, UCI, and UCSB all ranked higher than Austin? That seems like sort of a stretch.</p>
<p>I think SUNY is still very respectable, but not as it was of old</p>
<p>"Personally, it seems like Texas gets sort of shafted by that ranking. UCD, UCI, and UCSB all ranked higher than Austin? That seems like sort of a stretch."</p>
<p>this is also true for USNWR's overall rankings... so just because they've taken out all the private schools and we're left with the publics doesnt mean anything has changed. so i dont know whats the big shock cuz ppl havent been complaining about texas being underrated or UCSB being overrated. (perhaps bcuz texas is a big flagship state school so ppl might be shocked that its ranked lower that some other UCs?)</p>
<p>but ohnoes, what are your reasons for why UT Austin should be higher?</p>
<p>I hate all ratings...they're all stupid</p>
<p>It's simply known more for acedemics. Austin has many good graduate schools, and Texas undergrads are usually held in the same regard as other mid-upper state schools (UNC, UVA, UW, etc.). UCSB, by contrast, is almost unknown to anybody outside California, and its students would generally be of a lower caliber than Texas's. While it's a good school, I just can't see how it's placed above Texas - it just happens to be boosted by the fact that it's a UC, and they probably reject a good amount of students who go on to Berkeley, UCSD, or UCLA because it will obviously be seen as a safety for strong applicants.</p>
<p>I agree that Texas clearly deserves a higher rank than all the UCs except UCB. Absolutely no comparison. The business school alone gets them there.</p>
<p>Even UCLA?</p>
<p>texas is a great school, but when you hear people talking about school quality it usually isn't up to par with ucla, ucb, and ucsd. i could see an argument for sb, davis, and irvine, but they have really awesome graduate schools as well.</p>
<p>ucsb's science programs are among the best in the world- i personally think it's an underrated school, better than irvine, just deterred by the fact that it's known as a party school.</p>
<p>Texans don't get so upset, its only an impartial ranking done by a prestigious news/research organization. Barrons is right, we only have the best schools because we have six times as many smart students as anyplace else (LOL - I might have extended the logical progression of his actual thought)</p>
<p>Honestly folks it is just a list and you don't have to agree with it.</p>
<p>It probably considered looks. Thats the ticket.</p>
<p>UVM should be rated higher than it is.</p>
<p>texans have way too much pride. lol. i agree ut austin should be higher but not that high. probably tied with UCSD. austin and ucla are incomparable. =D</p>
<p>No, I think all of the UC's are in the right place. "The middlemen" (SB, I, and Davis) are all excellent schools with top ranked programs. I would say that the most underrated one would be UCSD, it deserves to top wisconsin</p>
<p>Texas has very good Business school ( #5 over all, Accounting #1), Engineering school, Law school, and Medical school, I don't think it should be under UCLA.</p>
<p>USCD should not top Wisconsin, as it does not offer as wide a spectrum of top-ranked programs. While Wisconsin has a few programs in the top 10, and many more in the top 25, most of USCD's top programs are concerned with biological sciences and have a much more narrow scope, although those few programs are some of the best.</p>