<p>To the moderators on here, can we get UT on page that links to "CC Top Universities"? </p>
<p>I’ve always wondered that too based upon the schools that are on the list.</p>
<p>Its rank is pretty low</p>
<p>That should be “its.”</p>
<p>It’s a good question, ImOnOne. You could ask an administrator about it. Lenitus would be a good contact. I can’t ask since I’m biased!</p>
<p>@Korsgarrd - UT was one of the original “Public Ivies” and still is highly respected. It is ranked in the top 10 in engineering and top 20 in business. It could easily be listed. But since CC is based on the east coast in Virginia, Texas does not get the respect of its eastern peers.</p>
<p>I believe Texas is better than some of the schools already on the top CC Univs list. So it is puzzling as to why it isn’t on there</p>
<p>Well Rice is considered one of the best. When you look at UTs rank in comparison to the rest of those schools, it’s pretty low… Yes I know it is good for engineering, business, psychology, and etc. However, in general it isn’t ranked that high and overall isn’t as competitive as the other schools.</p>
<p>To each his own opinion.</p>
<p>@anonemuss</p>
<p>Please name exactly what schools on cc top universities that Texas is better than?</p>
<p>^ UT Austin is considered a public Ivy, so it would be amongst the ranks of UMich, UNC, and Virginia, would it not? So it would be considered as good, if not better than those 3 schools.</p>
<p>Academically it probably should be, but its southern location and the fact that it only became competitive in the early 2000s are probably reasons for the reputation lag. Before 2000, UT was more of a UAlabama than a UMichigan. Imo reputation wise, UT is along the lines of Wisconsin, UW, UIUC, etc, and just behind michigan, unc, and uva in present day.</p>
<p>UT is getting ahead of those schools by a huge margin^</p>
<p>One of the main reasons UT is increasing significantly nationally is because people in-state either
A. Don’t get into a school like Stanford, Washu, etc…
B. They don’t apply and just choose to go to UT for financial reasons or because they don’t think they will get into a better school
C. People just want to come to UT as it’s increasing reputation</p>
<p>UT is very prestigious worldwide. It was like rank 25 I think and beat out some Ivys. </p>
<p>The only reason it might not be as prestigious as UCLA, UVA, and etc is because of the status on paper.</p>
<p>UT’s acceptance rate is inflated because of the Top x% rule, which is a very important factor in the USNews rankings. The top x% rule allow deflates SAT scores (check the published SAT scores for auto-admits vs. non-automatic admits). Furthermore, because of having so many auto-admits, inevitably there is a bias in the academic abilities of some of the students which deflates the 4-year graduation rates, student retention, etc. These are all areas that USNews uses to rank universities and is why inevitably UT receives a deflated rank. </p>
<p>[Methodology:</a> Undergraduate Ranking Criteria and Weights - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2]Methodology:”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2)</p>
<p>What ranking are y’all referring to when claiming UT is ranked “pretty low?” The USNews national rankings? That same publication gives UT very high departmental rankings just so you know. </p>
<p>Anyway, this question has been proposed by a lot of other top universities that didn’t make the cut either. The most common are USC, NYU, and Boston College. I think the creators just used the USNews national rankings when creating the list, and refuse to change it. I think the whole idea of a “Top Universities” list is stupid because prestige largely depends on your area of study.</p>
<p>This is just a web forum at the end of the day. Any “Top University” lists on this website are purely subjective and highly arbitrary. Actually, many “Top University” websites that claim to have lists that were generated by some systematic formula are often arbitrary and biased, too.</p>