Please place in rank (1 being the best) as far as academic prestige is concerned (which graduate schools would be most difficult to get into..I know its largely program specific, but overall)
UC Davis
UC San Diego
UC Santa Cruz
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Vanderbilt
George Mason University
University of Rochester
2007-02-14 14:45:55 · 9 answers · asked by JMUMA 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
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2007-02-14 14:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Man, that's really hard to do since it really is so program specific. I'll give it a shot tho. In order of overall prestige, from best to worst:
Vanderbilt (easily the best)
UC San Diego
Rochester
UC Davis
U of Minn - Twin Cities
UC Santa Cruz and George Mason have a generally crappy rep, with GM definitely being dead last.
The 4 after Vandy can really swap places anywhere amongst each other depending on the program.
2007-02-14 19:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it really depends on what your program is. I am in grad school for poli sci and I know for a fact that Rochester is well-known for their political science program. It is one of the best in the nation, however the school as a whole isn't fantastic. Many schools specialize in a few key programs. Vanderbilt is a very well-known and respected school, as is davis and minn-twin cities. I researched all of them when looking for grad schools in my area and i know they are highly ranked in polisci, but you didn't list your program so it is hard to be specific. I do not know much about george mason or santa cruz though. I think the other schools are all great schools and you should be excited to get accepted into any of them.
2007-02-14 16:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A good scale to use is the Times Higher Education Supplement. It is probably the most respected international ranking of universities there is.
2007-02-14 14:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by Expat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'd say: Columbia Cornell NYU BC GWU U Richmond / Villanova the actual 2 would be the final for math or engineering, yet there are greater valuable faculties available for those than those later on your checklist, so that's beneficial to go searching slightly greater.
2016-10-02 04:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you right now that George Mason is the least best colleges on your list.
2007-02-14 15:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by thejoyfaction 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
U of M 1
U of R 2
2007-02-14 15:27:27 · answer #7 · answered by smartass_yankee_tom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
UCSD
2007-02-14 17:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by nadal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All are mediocre!
2007-02-14 14:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋