<p>Arguably, the public universities may be less expensive than the top private schools, even for out-of-state. Thinking that some honors programs might provide the community atmosphere of a private school with the benefits of the major research university?</p>
<p>Penn State Schreyer is considered to be one of the best honors programs in the nation!</p>
<p>Isn't Pitt's also highly reguarded?</p>
<p>LSA Michigan honors i would <em>guess</em></p>
<p>Texas
Arizona State
Penn State
U Florida
U Georgia</p>
<p>Um...
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor should have a good one...</p>
<p>The University of Maryland's Gemstone program is highly regarded. My best friend went there and he had a 1580 (CR+M). </p>
<p>I don't know if Morehead is a special program or a scholarship at UNC, but I know some people who went there because of it.</p>
<p>At UNC-CH, the Morehead is a specific merit scholarship-- highly selective. (Not all Moreheads are necessarily in the honors program, however). </p>
<p>200 freshman are chosen each year for the honors program at UNC. However, their honors program is much more open than many you read about here. Those in honors have an advising system in place, and the classes are small and fairly tough-- taught at a rigorous level, but there is no separate housing, advanced registration, etc. Students who were not chosen for the honors as freshman can apply to be in honors in their sophomore year, with a high enough GPA.</p>
<p>I should add that, although there's no specific separate housing set aside for honors students at UNC, honors students can ask to room with another honors student if they want.</p>
<p>Morehead is a special program and scholarship.</p>
<p>UVA has a good honors program from my understanding</p>
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<p>Gemstone is different from Honors. All Gemstone kids are Honors kids but not vice-versa. Gemstone is nothing more than Undergrad research with a faculty member (UMD also has a Honors Program - Small class sizes, honors advising, honors classes, honors housing, honors diploma etc etc)</p>
<p>Pitt is regarded as one of the best. </p>
<p>I've heard good things about Michigan State too.</p>
<p>i would assume the best public honors programs are those at the best public universities...</p>
<p>umich, uva, unc, ucla, ucberkeley, wisconsin, w&m</p>
<p>Yes and no. Some of the top public universities don't "need" any honors program because the majority of the students are already honors caliber. If they do have programs it is for the very, very top few students.</p>
<p>University of Arizona has a highly regarded honors program.</p>
<p>I thought for sure UVA had some super exclusive program where like 30 top students all live together. Can someone confirm this?</p>
<p>^ Virginia</p>
<p>Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee.</p>
<p>My daughter has been in this program for 3 years now and has just completed her Honors thesis. She's had some outstanding research opportunities for an undergraduate (paid and unpaid) and will likely have her work published. She could have gone to many different schools but FSU's program attracted her and it has been remarkable. She's been able to travel and present her work to professional associations as well, funded by the university.</p>
<p>UT-Austin Plan II, hands down. It is one of the oldest and literally the original model for many (if not most) of the contemporary programs at other universities.</p>
<p>CUNY Honors College, also called Macauley Honors. Highly selective and provides room and board for those who get in.</p>
<p>JWT...better than Michigan LSA honors?</p>