<p>Oklahoma State was named one of the 5 most innovative math departments and is one of the leaders in Sloan Fellows.</p>
<p>Also the University of Illinois has some incredible math professors as does Minnesota. Princeton, of course has a great program.</p>
<p>The University of Illinois has some incredible math professors as does innesota. Princeton, of course has a great program.Oklahoma State was named one of the 5 most innovative math departments and is one of the leaders in Sloan Fellows.</p>
<p>Who names the "most innovative math departments"? </p>
<p>I will agree that Minnesota has some fine professors of math.</p>
<p>A lot of great mathematical colleges mentioned, such as Texas A&M, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Univ. of Chicago, and Cal. Berkely. Here are my top 5 in order:
1. Princeton
2. MIT
3. Harvard
4. Cal. Tech
5. UCLA</p>
<p>Very hard to narrow down to top 5, but this is my opinion.</p>
<p>I'm sorry but there is no way you're putting UCLA ahead of UChicago. Yes, I know I'm going to UChicago but this has absolutely nothing to do with self-interest.</p>
<p>Stanford is also really good i hear.</p>
<p>Hear are some rankings, their kind of old but still relevant.</p>
<p>Percentage Ranking Of Undergraduate Origins Of Ph.d.s In Mathematics, Conferred Upon Graduates Of Listed Institutions</p>
<ol>
<li>Caltech</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd</li>
<li>Mit</li>
<li>Reed</li>
<li>Rice</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>Uchicago</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon</li>
<li>St. John's</li>
<li>Pomona</li>
</ol>
<p>I don't think we're talking about the percentage of undergrads from a particular college that will go onto a Ph.D in math; that could very well be exclusive to a certain year's class. We're talking about the strength of the faculty at the top Math programs.</p>
<p>As was mentioned earlier, ^ that ^ does consider the size of the undergraduate institution.</p>
<p>From a previous thread:
Here is a list of top Liberal Arts Colleges sorted according to the proportion of bachelors graduates who majored in math. From 2004 IPEDS.</p>
<p>college, SAT 75th percentile, total bachelors graduates, number of bachelors in math, proportion of math graduates</p>
<p>HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE 1560 176 16 0.09
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 1410 299 21 0.07
WABASH COLLEGE 1310 181 13 0.07
BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE 1300 236 12 0.05
HENDRIX COLLEGE 1340 230 12 0.05
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1380 462 22 0.05
REED COLLEGE 1460 310 16 0.05
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE 1340 708 37 0.05
SPELMAN COLLEGE 1140 533 27 0.05
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE 1255 132 7 0.05
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS 1350 675 29 0.04
GRINNELL COLLEGE 1490 367 13 0.04
HAVERFORD COLLEGE 1460 323 13 0.04
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1250 499 20 0.04
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 1530 364 14 0.04
CENTRE COLLEGE 1340 258 9 0.03
COLLEGE OF WOOSTER 1330 391 10 0.03
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE 1360 433 12 0.03
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY 1280 189 5 0.03
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE 1380 285 8 0.03
KNOX COLLEGE 1340 265 9 0.03
MACALESTER COLLEGE 1450 428 14 0.03
MILLS COLLEGE 1280 194 5 0.03
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE 1270 113 3 0.03
ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND 1350 396 10 0.03
UNION COLLEGE 1340 132 4 0.03
URSINUS COLLEGE 1320 361 12 0.03
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 1450 398 11 0.03
WHEATON COLLEGE 1300 356 10 0.03
WILLIAMS COLLEGE 1520 531 16 0.03
ALBION COLLEGE 1220 309 7 0.02
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE 1300 455 10 0.02 AMHERST COLLEGE 1550 428 7 0.02 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 1300 540 11 0.02 BARNARD COLLEGE 1430 600 11 0.02 BATES COLLEGE 1420 450 9 0.02 BELOIT COLLEGE 1300 261 5 0.02 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 1380 856 18 0.02 CARLETON COLLEGE 1480 455 8 0.02 COLBY COLLEGE 1430 486 12 0.02 COLGATE UNIVERSITY 1430 646 13 0.02 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 1440 426 10 0.02 EARLHAM COLLEGE 1340 249 4 0.02 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 1260 703 14 0.02 HAMILTON COLLEGE 1420 457 9 0.02 HANOVER COLLEGE 1280 217 4 0.02 HOBART WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES 1270 446 9 0.02 HOPE COLLEGE 1260 638 11 0.02 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1340 314 5 0.02 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 1500 632 14 0.02 MILLSAPS COLLEGE 1290 225 5 0.02 MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE 1380 553 9 0.02 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE 1320 595 14 0.02 OBERLIN COLLEGE 1440 722 15 0.02 OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE 1360 459 8 0.02 PITZER COLLEGE 1330 207 4 0.02 POMONA COLLEGE 1530 394 6 0.02 RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE 1210 235 5 0.02 SAINT JOHNS UNIVERSITY 1260 494 12 0.02 SKIDMORE COLLEGE 1340 597 10 0.02 SMITH COLLEGE 1370 688 14 0.02 TRINITY COLLEGE 1400 492 8 0.02 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 1355 579 13 0.02 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND 1390 757 15 0.02 VASSAR COLLEGE 1460 614 10 0.02 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 1230 278 5 0.02 WHEATON COLLEGE 1420 604 14 0.02 WHITMAN COLLEGE 1440 337 7 0.02</p>
<p>And another thread:
Gourman Report ranking for undergrad math:
Princeton
UC Berkeley
Harvard
MIT
U Chicago
Stanford
NYU
Yale
Wisconsin Madison
Columbia
Michigan Ann Arbor
Brown
Cornell
UCLA
Illinois Urbana Champaign
Caltech
Minnesota
U Penn
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
U washington
Purdue WL
Rutgers NB
Indiana U Bloomington
U Maryland College Park
Rice
UC San Diego
Northwestern
Texas Austin
carnegie Mellon
Johns Hopkins
Washington U St Louis
Ohio State
SUNY Stony Brook
Penn State
UVA
RPI
Illinois Chicago
U Colorado Boulder
U Kentucky
UNC Chapel Hill
Dartmouth
U Rochester
U Utah
SUNY Buffalo
Tulane
USC
UC Santa Barbara
U Massachusetts AMherst
U Oregon
Duke
Louisiana State Baton Rouge
U Arizona
case Western
Michigan State
U Pittsburgh
Brandeis
US Air Force Academy</p>
<p>tokenadult & Maize&Blue: If that may be the case (becoming a math major in more prestigious universities may make it easier to find employment than becoming a math major in a lesser-known school), why, then, would anyone major in math in a liberal arts school? When I applied to college I applied to mostly liberal arts, and I think that the schools I applied to are the very best fits for me. But if I got into, say, Swarthmore and the University of Chicago, and both of those schools are very good fits (they are, by the way), then with everything else being the same (same financial aid, same weather, same everything besides the math major), is there any benefit to attending Swarthmore than the University of Chicago?</p>
<p>UCLA ahead of Cal in math?</p>
<p>Top 5 in no order:
Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Cal</p>
<p>When the OP asks "What are the best colleges for math?" we should ask "For what purpose?" For the purpose of getting a job with a BA/BS would produce one list of schools; for the purpose of preparation for an advanced degree would produce a different list.</p>
<p>I think both cases have been covered here.</p>
<p>Hey Everyone, </p>
<p>I was just admitted to the M.S. Math and Stats at Georgetown. I'm non-American, and know that Georgetown is generally a well ranked school. What about for Math though? How is it's reputation?</p>
<p>I'd probably rank them as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>Berkeley</li>
</ol>
<p>NYU is #1 in applied math in the U.S.</p>
<p>the ranking is very unclear, but it goes like this in my opinion:</p>
<p>princeton/harvard/chicago
MIT/berkeley
stanford/NYU/michigan
the rest....</p>
<p>Brown's applied math department is phenomenal</p>
<p>yeah id like to know how georgetown is like too</p>