Uw-madison vs iowa

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Iowa
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<p>If you read CC enough you know that Barrons is the poster child for UW. </p>

<p>Yes Barrons, UW is a good school. However, don’t come to the Iowa forum and try and make UI look less than what it it. Your elitist attitude is insulting and boring at best. </p>

<p>Since you’re so committed to rankings, here are some that you may not have read.</p>

<p>U.S. News & World Report ranks The University of Iowa as the 29th best public university in the country. (2011 edition)</p>

<p>23 graduate programs are ranked among the top 10 of their kind at U.S. public institutions — U.S. News & World Report (2012 edition)</p>

<p>The only Big Ten university listed as a “best buy” Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011</p>

<p>University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for the 22nd year in a row — U.S. News & World Report, 2011 News release ( A VERY close relative of mine graduated from UW’s med school and was on the faculty, he advised my DD to attend Iowa because of their AWESOME med school)</p>

<p>Set in Iowa City, Iowa, designated by UNESCO as the world’s third City of Literature</p>

<p>U.S. News & World Report has rated University of Iowa programs as some of the top in the country. The ratings listed below reflect the most current comparisons of programs nationwide in both public and private institutions.</p>

<h1>1</h1>

<p>Speech-Language Pathology — Master’s (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Audiology — Master’s, Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Nurse Practitioner — Gerontological/Geriatrics (College of Nursing)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Nursing Service Administration — Master’s (College of Nursing)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Physicians Assistant Program — Master’s (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Printmaking (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>2</h1>

<p>Rehabilitation Counseling — Master’s and Ph.D. (College of Education)</p>

<h1>3</h1>

<p>Social Psychology (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>5</h1>

<p>Otolaryngology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>5</h1>

<p>Physical Therapy — Master’s and Ph.D. (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>6</h1>

<p>Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>9</h1>

<p>Clinical Psychology — Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>10</h1>

<p>Primary Care (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>11</h1>

<p>College of Nursing — Master’s (College of Nursing)</p>

<h1>11</h1>

<p>Counseling/Personnel Services (College of Education)</p>

<h1>11</h1>

<p>Nursing — Anesthesia Master’s (College of Nursing)</p>

<h1>12</h1>

<p>Nurse Practitioner/Pediatrics (College of Nursing)</p>

<h1>12</h1>

<p>Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>14</h1>

<p>Healthcare Management — Master’s (College of Public Health)</p>

<h1>15</h1>

<p>Higher Education Administration (College of Education)</p>

<h1>15</h1>

<p>Rural Medicine (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>16</h1>

<p>College of Public Health</p>

<h1>16</h1>

<p>Environmental Engineering (College of Engineering)</p>

<h1>16</h1>

<p>Pharmacy — Pharm.D. (College of Pharmacy)</p>

<h1>19</h1>

<p>Family Medicine (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>19</h1>

<p>Painting and Drawing — Master’s (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>20</h1>

<p>Psychiatry (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>21</h1>

<p>Art and Design — MFA Programs (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>21</h1>

<p>Neurology and Neurosurgery (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>21</h1>

<p>Urology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>22</h1>

<p>Internal Medicine (Carver College of Medicine)</p>

<h1>23</h1>

<p>Pulmonology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>25</h1>

<p>Accounting (Tippie College of Business)</p>

<h1>26</h1>

<p>Carver College of Medicine — Research</p>

<h1>27</h1>

<p>College of Law</p>

<h1>27</h1>

<p>Library and Information Studies — Master’s (Graduate College)</p>

<h1>28</h1>

<p>Cancer (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>29</h1>

<p>College of Education</p>

<h1>29</h1>

<p>English — Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>29</h1>

<p>Psychology — Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>32</h1>

<p>MBA (part-time program) (Tippie College of Business)</p>

<h1>33</h1>

<p>Political Science (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>33</h1>

<p>Statistics—Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>34</h1>

<p>Economics — Ph.D. (Tippie College of Business)</p>

<h1>35</h1>

<p>Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering</p>

<h1>36</h1>

<p>History — Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>36</h1>

<p>Sociology — Ph.D. program (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)</p>

<h1>38</h1>

<p>Nephrology (Kidney Disorders) (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)</p>

<h1>39</h1>

<p>Civil Engineering (College of Engineering)</p>

<h1>40</h1>

<p>Biostatistics —Ph.D. program (College of Public Health)</p>

<h1>40</h1>

<p>MBA (full-time program) (Tippie College of Business)</p>

<h1>47</h1>

<p>Biomedical/Bioengineering (College of Engineering)</p>

<p>Updated July 2011
See how UI graduate programs compare with those at other public institutions.</p>

<p>Published by University Relations. Copyright The University of Iowa 2011. All rig</p>

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<p>lovemykids2 thanks for the post. This shows how Iowa is a great school than some awru.</p>

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<p>Both schools are good…lol the only thing that was said in the post was better reputation is at one school. I think Iowa is bomb my gf and best friend go there. But, UW-Madison, with similar academics, has a better rep. And they have just received a professor from Stanford and there professors are at the very top of the line.</p>

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<p>Rankings don’t matter! There is simply no way to quantify how well a student will do at any particular school. Rankings are money-makers and no more than pageants for schools with money, fame, and reputation, NONE of which will tell you how good the school is FOR YOU. I am affiliated with neither Madison nor Iowa, but I know for a fact both schools are excellent, and I know alum from both schools who have gone on to lead very successful lives, as well as some who have led ordinary lives. Madison may have more ‘top’ professors, but that may simply mean they do a lot of research, but don’t teach very well. And some markers of quality, like how many undergrads pursue PhDs are just stupid. Just because you go to a school that produces a lot of PhD-bound students doesn’t mean you’re more likely to get one if you go there. I know people who have gone on to ‘top’ schools like Stanford, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, etc. and some at schools with less illustrious reputations, like Iowa. And let me tell you, they all end up the same. Really, get over yourselves. You can get a top notch education at either school. End of story. I wish nothing more right now than for rankings to be abolished. Look at this if you still want more convincing: [Video</a> - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com](<a href=“Video News - CNN”>Video News - CNN)</p>

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<p>+1, bruinsfan. This is the definitive post on the pointlessness of blindly quantifying the quality of a large state university. Well said.</p>

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<p>Well said Bruinsfan. Most schools have strengths and weaknesses. What’s important is that a student thrives and graduates well prepared for the next phase in their lives.</p>

<p>Barrons’ elitist attitudes got the best of me so I felt compelled to respond with more rankings. </p>

<p>Thanks for bringing me back to reality! :)</p>

<p>Go Hawkeyes!</p>

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<p>And from someone who has had D’s at both, Iowa City is just as idyllic a college atmosphere as Madison. In fact, for football, personally I would rank the Hawkeye experience just above the Badgers, by a whisker. Each town is special in its own way, there are just as many students sporting black & gold as red & white. Bottom line is you could not pick two better places to spend your college years, providing you keep up academically.</p>

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<p>Just as Harvard and Stanford are better than UW, UW is better than Iowa. Does not follow that Iowa is not good. Just not as good. It’s that simple. Believe as you wish but the data are clear and convincing. And I like Iowa City as a college town.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know more about or have received the “Advantage” schlorship through the University of Iowa? I was wondering if my daughter would qualify for this due to low income. I also have a son in college and his EFC was 0 last year even without 2 in college yet.</p>