<p>im wondering if theres a difference between state universities and universities of the state , like is one of them inherently better than the other. schools like penn state vs uPenn, univ of mich vs mich state. to my knowledge the univ of (state) are less dispersed (theres fewer of them in the state) and seemm to rank a bit higher (if just a little). is there really any difference</p>
<p>Also, this isnt related to the topic but between ACT and SAT which carries more weight, i kno SAT is more used for scholarhships, but also that some schools let ppl with good ACT scores skip some classes</p>
<p>UPenn is uniquely named…it is a PRIVATE…so not really a consideration in comparison. I don’t think any other private is named that way.</p>
<p>Usually, the U of STATE is the flagship univ of the state (UDel, UConn, UWash, UOregon, UMich, UA, etc)…but there are some exceptions…Penn St, LSU, Ohio State.</p>
<p>Often, the XXX State Univ is the 2nd best state school…like FSU, Oklahoma State U, etc…</p>
<p>Universities do not distinguish between the ACT and the SAT. Applicants should take whichever test they respond better to. Some students do relatively better on the ACT while others prefer the SAT. I never heard of the ACT enabling students to “skip classes”. What you may have heard is that some universities (many LACs and some private universities) accept the ACT in lieu of the SAT AND SAT II.</p>
<p>U of [X] vs. [X] State University differs by state. As m2ck pointed out, just because an institution is named “University of” doesn’t mean it is a public state institution. Besides UPenn, there are other institutions with “University of” names that are private (though perhaps not with the name of the state) - URichmond, UPuget Sound, etc. </p>
<p>Often there is more than one public higher education system in a state. I’m most familiar with Tennessee. The University of Tennessee system is one system, with the flagship in Knoxville and with maybe 10 or more campuses across the state. The other system is the Board of Regents, of which University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University) is the flagship and includes all of the community and technical colleges in addition to 10-ish four year institutions. </p>
<p>In some states like Michigan, the Univeristy of Michigan was chartered by the state first, and then the Michigan State University was created later with funding from the Morrill Land Grant Acts. Thus the term land-grant university. The mission of land-grant institutions is often still influenced by the Morrill acts, so they may focus on agriculture, engineering, military science, etc.</p>
<p>Some states like Pennsylvania have two systems, but one totally dominates the other. Obviously there is the Penn State System, but many people don’t know about the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) which includes a bunch of relatively small publics like Indiana University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, Slippery Rock, etc.</p>
<p>Correct on the flagship, which is typically the oldest school in a state system. But the other one of the two main schools isn’t necessarily a lesser school. It’s most often the land-grant, a technical school, etc. Most would rank Ohio State ahead of Ohio U., which is the older of the two. Georgia Tech is a “Tech,” not a “State,” but it would clearly be the higher-ranked big public in Georgia.</p>
<p>*my (cropped) Quote:
Usually, the U of STATE is the flagship univ of the state</p>
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your response:
Often, the XXX State Univ is the 2nd best state school
Correct on the flagship, which is typically the oldest school in a state system. But the other one of the two main schools isn’t necessarily a lesser school. It’s most often the land-grant, a technical school, etc. Most would rank Ohio State ahead of Ohio U.,which is the older of the two. Georgia Tech is a “Tech,” not a “State,” but it would clearly be the higher-ranked big public in Georgia.*</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>GADad…why did you crop my post like that?</p>
<p>This is what I wrote:</p>
<p>Usually, the U of STATE is the flagship univ of the state (UDel, UConn, UWash, UOregon, UMich, UA, etc)….but there are some exceptions…Penn St, LSU, Ohio State.</p>
<p>Of course, there are other variations of names:</p>
<p>Clemson University
Auburn University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
University of Southern California (a private school)
[city/region] State University (instead of [state] State University, [city/region])
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (note word order difference)
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
State University of New York, <a href=“not%20all%20SUNY%20schools%20are%20named%20this%20way”>city name</a>
[state] Agricultural and Mechanical University
[state] Institute of Technology (some are public, some are private)</p>
<p>There’s no difference. I go to school in South Carolina and among the two main public schools, Clemson University is ranked higher than the University of South Carolina.</p>
<p>As for ACT vs. SAT, most schools will accept both. Whichever test you do better on, I would send that result. (they are two different tests, some people do better on one, some people on another. I did a lot better on the ACT)</p>