Howard - , George Washington -, George Mason - University - which one is the best? Are they good at all?

Question

How would you rate each of them?

Answer 1

Except for their location, these are three very different schools.

George Washington is a top tier private university. US News ranks it number 53 in their list of top national universities and rates their admissions as "More Selective."

Howard is the best of the HBSs (historically black schools). US News rates it as selective and ranks it in the lower end of the top 100 national universities.

George Mason is a decent state university ranked in the third tier of national universities. You have to be pretty good to get there -- but there are lots of better alternatives. The third tier is made up of lots of state universities that aren't the best state schools in their state (e.g., UNC Greensboro isn't as good as UNC-Chapel Hill, Illinois State isn't as good as U of Illinois). Virginia has two state schools that are better than George Mason -- U of Va and William and Mary. GM has the advantage of being in suburban DC.

If you are looking at these schools, you ought to consider the University of Maryland as well.