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Does anyone know what the list of the top public universities is?? It says on usnews that it's in the magazine but I can't seem to find it anywhere (maybe I don't have the right one?) and they only list the top five on the website.

By Uncchlocalmayor (Uncchlocalmayor) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 04:27 pm: Edit

Right here:

1. UNC
2. UNC
3. UNC

etc. etc. etc.

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:11 pm: Edit

Does anyone have any other schools to contribute to the list?

By Mrpancake_2000 (Mrpancake_2000) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:20 pm: Edit

i believe berkeley is listed as 1st, U of Virginia 2nd, and UCLA 3rd?

By Shitakirimusume (Shitakirimusume) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:32 pm: Edit

Year 2003
UCB 20
UV 23
UCLA 25
UM 25


year 2004

UCB 22
UCLA 23
UV 24
UM 25

Year 2005

UCLA 20
UCB 23
UV 24
UM 26


Year 2006

UCLA 19
UCB 24
UV 24
UM 26

By Mrpancake_2000 (Mrpancake_2000) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:41 pm: Edit

stupid question: what is UM?

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:48 pm: Edit

University of Michigan???

By Mrpancake_2000 (Mrpancake_2000) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:56 pm: Edit

oh...duh

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 11:14 pm: Edit

most of the UC's-Berkeley, UCLA, etc

University of Virginia
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Michigan
William and Mary (i think thats public...)

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 12:23 pm: Edit

Does anyone know any that are outside of the top 5? (the top 5 are on the website plus I don't think I would get into any in the top 5)

By Terpfan101 (Terpfan101) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 01:36 pm: Edit

yes William of Mary is public, also in the top 10 are: Penn State, University of Maryland College Park, University of Wisconsin, University of Vermont, and Miami of Ohio.

By Futuretriton (Futuretriton) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 01:40 pm: Edit

UCSD is 7th.

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 02:08 pm: Edit

Thank you Terpfan101!! Those are more in my league.

By Selmer (Selmer) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 02:32 pm: Edit

What state do you live in? Public schools are only easy to get into and really cheap if you live instate.

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 03:08 pm: Edit

Yea, I know it's easier to get into and cheaper in state but I don't really want to stay in state. Most of the schools i'm looking at are private though so an out of state state school is still cheaper than those private schools so i'm just curious as to what good public schools are out there.

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 03:15 pm: Edit

miami of ohio is a great school. #1 public school in ohio. i live in ohio. but its taking away "state tuition" next year and making everyone pay out-of-state rates thanks to those stupid taxes. so if you go there, i bet you would have a better chance since now they dont care whether you're in-state or not.

By Shennie (Shennie) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 03:33 pm: Edit

University of Wisconsin is an excellent public school.

By Selmer (Selmer) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 02:10 am: Edit

Depending on your geographical preference

West

1.UC-Berkeley(1)
2.UCLA(3)
3.UCSD(7)
4.UC-Davis(11)
5.UCI(12)
6.UCSB(14)
7.U Washington(14)
8.U Colorado-Boulder(31)

South

1.U Virginia(2)
2.UNC-Chapel Hill(5)
3.William and Mary(6)
4.Georgia Tech(9)
5.UT-Austin(14)
6.U Florida(17)
7.U Georgia(18)
8.Texas A&M-College Station(24)

Midwest

1.UM-Ann Arbor(3)
2.UW-Madison(7)
3.UI-Urbana Champaign(9)
4.Purdue Univ-West Lafayette(20)
__U Iowa(20)
__U Minnesota-Twin Cities(20)
7.Ohio State U-Columbus(24)
8.Miami University-Oxford(26)
9.IU-Bloomington(28)
__U Missouri-Columbia(28)

Northeast

1.UM-College Park(18)
2.Rutgers-New Brunswick(20)
3.U. Delaware(26)
4.SUNY-Binghamton(31)
__U Connecticut(31)
__U Pittsburgh(31)

The national rank of the school is the number next to its name.

In terms of overall strenth
West>South>>Midwest>>>>Northeast

I don't think its very suprising that the private school obsessed north east has the weakest number of top public schools.

By Shitakirimusume (Shitakirimusume) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 02:42 am: Edit

Correction

Overall
1.UCLA
2.UCB
3.UV
4,UM


West

1.UCLA
2.UCBerkeley
3.UCSD
4.UCSB
5.UCI
6.U.Washington
7.UCDavis
8.UCSC
9.UCR


South

1.UNC
2.UT
3.UV
4,William and Mary
5.Georgia Tech
6.U Florida
7.U Georgia(18)
8.Texas A&M-College Station(24)

Midwest

1.UM-Ann Arbor
2.UW-Madison
3.UI-Urbana Champaign
4.Purdue Univ-West Lafayette
__U Iowa
__U Minnesota-Twin Cities
7.Ohio State U-Columbus
8.Miami University-Oxford
9.IU-Bloomington
__U Missouri-Columbia

By Selmer (Selmer) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 03:07 am: Edit

Man, not you again, listen, the kid is asking for USNEWS rankings and I gave them to him, no corrections needed buster.

And its great how you put UCD lower on the list because I go there, good for you, you've reached a new low.

This is the correct information, this is USNEWS and the kid asked for USNEWS so don't even bother arguing with me because you irritate me like nothing else!!!!!

By Uncchlocalmayor (Uncchlocalmayor) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:14 am: Edit

so UNC beats out UVA in the South, but UVA beats out UNC overall? what the crap? UNC is BETTER than UVA.

By Selmer (Selmer) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 02:47 pm: Edit

Yeah that change he made didn't make any sense.

But UVA is ranked higher in USNEWS and I know many people don't agree but thats just what it said in the magazine, I know nothing about southern schools so I'm nuetral. I just gave the info the OP wanted.

By Fiza (Fiza) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 06:43 pm: Edit

University of Virginia (UVA) is more highly regarded than UNC. trust me.

By Uncchlocalmayor (Uncchlocalmayor) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:40 pm: Edit

lol

By Shitakirimusume (Shitakirimusume) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 04:20 am: Edit

>selmer
you are not strong in numbers. Don't even try to
do the rankings.
Sat I M 600 Sat MIc 600 Sat IIc ? right?

By Selmer (Selmer) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 03:38 pm: Edit

Don't do the rankings because I got a 600 in math?

ok..SATs dont' measure one's ability to copy information correctly and since when was it hard to copy correct information from a magazine or source...something you apparently are incapable of.

By Feath17 (Feath17) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 04:18 pm: Edit

woah...i'm so sorry, i didn't mean to start a fight here. Thank you all for your information though. Do any of you know if penn state (university park) is a good school?

By Selmer (Selmer) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:15 pm: Edit

No Feath its not your thread's fault, this guy has been following me and attacking me if I even say one thing remotely negative about UCLA (like ranking it behind Berkeley) which is dumb since these aren't even my rankings, they are USNEWS.

By Batman (Batman) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 12:44 am: Edit

UVA is definitely ranked above UNC. However, both are great schools -- probably more similarities than differences.

By Evil_Robot (Evil_Robot) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 12:12 pm: Edit

Shitakirimusume,

You are obviously insecure about the school you are attending if you have to post in every thread about UCLA's supposed superiority. Posting "projected numbers" for years ahead does nothing to prove your case at all and even detracts from it by showing your insecurity. By now, you are just an annoyance to most people on this forum. UCLA is a great school, and so is Berkeley. Get a life, and get off the forums. Have fun at UCLA, but don't insult the rest of our intelligence by assuming that we know nothing about the two schools.

By the way, I got 800 Math on SATI and 800 Math on SATII Math IIC. I would think that I'd be able to list colleges in order. And I would put Berkeley ahead of UCLA (like US NEWS, which this guy wanted), in many respects.

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 01:26 pm: Edit

You're right Evil_Robot. This Shitakirimusume is not even worth arguing with.

By Brookef (Brookef) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

I am trying to decide on an industrial engineering school. However, my first year of college was more like a vaction and I am paying for it now with my grades. So colleges like Cornell and GT are probably not an option for me since I managed to pull my GPA up to a 3.3-3.4. I was recently accepted into engineering programs at Auburn University and UT Knoxville. Neither were ranked on the USNews ranking but I was wondering if there is a better choice between the two. Also, if there is another school in the south I should apply to - I would prefer to stay in the south but it is not necessary. Last, is industrial engineering going to give me several good career options. Listening to what some have written, I might need to think about changing.

By Shitakirimusume (Shitakirimusume) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 12:12 pm: Edit

Closing the gap between ideas and marketplace


BY CYNTHIA LEE
UCLA Today Staff

While UCLA is among the top five universities in the nation for the amount of research funding it receives, the university�fs progress in technology transfer, moving creative ideas from the lab to the marketplace, was lagging up until recent years.

But under the direction of Vice Chancellor of Research Roberto Peccei and with the reorganization of the Office of Intellectual Property Administration (OIPA), the technology transfer program at UCLA has been rebuilt, bolstered by more resources and a cadre of staff with expertise in business development and intellectual property management.

Now a major push has begun under the new executive director of OIPA and director of the Office of Research Administration, Andrew Neighbour, to bridge the gap between discovery and licensing and to build partnerships with the venture capital and business communities.

�gThe assets and opportunities are here, and particularly the need to serve our faculty is here,�h said Neighbour, an associate vice chancellor. �gThose who wish to commercialize technology deserve to get value-added assistance from the technology transfer program.�h

OIPA is in the process of setting up a small, innovative pre-seed investment fund, which will support early-stage faculty research that may have commercial potential. So far, four California venture capital firms have made a commitment to invest in the fund, which could be launched sometime next fall.

Another example of outreach took place June 17 when a group of venture capitalists from around the state came to the Faculty Center to hear from top UCLA researchers about wide-ranging interdisciplinary projects in nanotechnology, wireless technology and other scientific ventures that have untapped investment potential. The event was organized by OIPA and David Lundberg, director of strategic alliances in the Development Office.

�gThis is an opportunity for you to learn what�fs going on here at UCLA and for us to learn more about how we can better work with the investment community,�h Chancellor Albert Carnesale told the gathering.

Research administration has been entirely revamped, for example, to ensure greater coordination between the campus and the private sector so that projects can progress seamlessly from grant proposal to awards to innovation and on to licensing.

�gIt�fs an exciting time at UCLA for technology transfer,�h Carnesale said. �gWe�fre much more nimble than we were before and can respond to opportunities more quickly. We are developing a culture of collaboration with industry.�h

Among those briefing investors on the latest research developments were Fraser Stoddart, director of the California NanoSystems Institute and the Saul Winstein Chair of Organic Chemistry; Jim Gimzewski and Shimon Weiss, professors of chemistry and biochemistry; Michael Phelps, chair of the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Norton Simon Chair in Biophysics; Jeff F. Miller, professor and chair of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics; and Rajit Gadh, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Redwood City venture capitalist Tim Draper said the event had �ga lot of the elements I was looking for. I wanted, first, to see some of the great theoretical things that are happening here. Then I wanted the scientists to start thinking about how they�fre going to create practical applications that would become businesses.�h

Said Leonard Judson of the Cycad Group in Santa Barbara: �gIt�fs early, but we�fre excited about what�fs been said here today. There�fs a lot going on on this campus.�h

Numbers tracking technology transfer at UCLA in 2002 bolster that kind of optimism. UCLA saw 141 new inventions unveiled last year, 57 new U.S. patents filed and 43 new U.S. patents issued. The number of new licenses executed, 25, was double that of the previous year. Gross income from licensing was slightly more than $10 million. Currently, OIPA is managing 725 active cases in its intellectual property portfolio, with 350 active, issued patents. But much more can be done, campus leaders said.

�gOur goal is to move more of UCLA�fs intellectual property into the marketplace to support the needs of our research faculty and to benefit the economy through new capital formation and expanded employment,�h Lundberg said.

By Collegy (Collegy) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 05:39 pm: Edit

Hey Shity, we've been having a good time on this board for a while that you weren't here. I thought I wouldn't have to see your stupid fanatic ideas on here anymore. Now, YOU'RE BACK AGAIN?? man, get a life! and leave people alone. Do you work for UCLA's admissions office?!

By the way, I DO see squares in your message that your PC has produced (or Chinese letters as you call). So it's from your out of order computer, not from Nerdboy's.

By Sirmoreau (Sirmoreau) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 08:03 pm: Edit

In the west does Cal Poly - SLO not count as a public school? Would you mind telling me how UCSC, OR UCR is better?

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

For what major? because it depends.

By Crackcorn (Crackcorn) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:52 pm: Edit

Cal Poly SLO should rate in the top 10 Western public schools. But where to place it among UCI, UCR and UCSC is a conundrum. If you're ranking solely on selectivity, Cal Poly SLO probably should place higher than any of them.

By Richen (Richen) on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 04:44 am: Edit

Top public universities:

UC Berkeley,
UCLA,
U of Michigan,
U of Illinois,
U of Texas
UNC Chapel Hill
U of Wisconsin
Georgia Tech

By Spartan858585 (Spartan858585) on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 07:26 pm: Edit

Cal Poly SLO is clearly way better than UCSC and UCR. If I had to rank Cal Poly SLO it would probably be around the same ranking as UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UC Santa Barbara. So basically anywhere from 40 to 50 on Tier One.

By Obh100 (Obh100) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:22 am: Edit

Northeast

1.UM-College Park(18)
2.Rutgers-New Brunswick(20)
3.U. Delaware(26)
4.SUNY-Binghamton(31)
__U Connecticut(31)
__U Pittsburgh(31)

Where the heck is Penn State? Its better than all of those schools...

By Jakethesnake (Jakethesnake) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 03:28 pm: Edit

user banned
<moderator>

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 05:31 pm: Edit

Does anyone knoe how UCLA weigh our gpas

By Shitakirimusume (Shitakirimusume) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 06:39 pm: Edit

Hey, Evily.
I am not attending UCLA.
(Stanford UG, MIT GS)
FYI

By Nick (Nick) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 02:26 am: Edit

Evil Robot, Collegy, Shitakirimusume

I was just reading the exchanges between you guys and I must say, I am very very irritated. Shitakirimusume's comments were -- in my opinion -- inoffensive and unthreatening to any user and/or institutional academic integrity. I found the comments to be pleasantly humorous and refreshing (and I go to UM). If you guys aren't intellectual and open-minded enough to appreciate humor, then you shouldn't be on this site in the first place, let alone college. Its narrow minded people like you that make the world the way it is and I have zero-tolerance for idiots like yourself. If anyone has an insecurity problem, it you guys, not Shitakirimusume -- believe it!!! Get a life!!! If you don't want to read anything, simply grab your mouse and click on the little scroll bar to move downward (easy enough).

By Official22 (Official22) on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 09:25 am: Edit

Hold on, ya'll left out NC STATE University. It's 37th but it should be like 10th or so, behind GT, and UVA has always been regarded much higher than UNC. Come on UNC, you're really that great.

By Macsuile (Macsuile) on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 08:22 pm: Edit

Here are some stats on William & Mary:

- Second oldest U.S. university
- Oldest U.S. law school
- Birthplace of Phi Beta Kappa
- Thomas Jefferson's alma mater
- Most selective U.S. public university
- Third highest SAT scores in the South (only Duke and Rice are higher)
- Highest entering student GPAs in Virginia
- Fastest growing university endowment in Virginia
- Best physics, history and biology departments in Virginia

As you can see, William & Mary has an amazing academic tradition. Yes, the grading scale is somewhat deflationary and the course offerings are not as extensive as some other Southern schools, but William & Mary is a school high on tradition which doesn't subscribe to fads where everyone graduates cum laude and there is a supermarket of course offerings. The school is committed to the British university model which is human-scale as opposed to other university models which focus on research and increasing enrollments. W&M may not be for everyone but a degree from there has timeless substance, something you can't find from most other U.S. schools which are constantly trying to reposition or recreate themselves.