2015 Best Public Colleges in America

I dont think the forged mathematic equation with no consideration in culture, location, or economic growth can make one school better than the other. Also demographics are a big play in those factors which isn't University controlled. However it wouldn't be accurate because all those thing I stated are subjective, in a way so is that list. Funny how they always post it when they're ranked high on that list. To your power, I know that UGA is a prestigious school and yall graduate a pretty intellectual bunch.

EAD little 10

Damn, that shite is embarrassing for UGA, Scar, and A&M. Big bro will always be superior in these rankings.


And a huge el-oh-el @ LSU, Tenn, UK, etc.


Retard U

Thanks, Bobby!

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31. FSU

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In what fricking galaxy is this possible?

Oh wow, I just can't see why UK continues to build:

Medical Center - $1 billion
Science Building - $100 million
Medical Research Center - $265 million
New Student Housing - $500 million

I mean, what's the point? Someone is just going to very accurately rank you and make it all seem not worthwhile.

Sigh.

If you're not first you're last

I don't care for some of their methodology, especially the "prestige", "costs", and "diversity" categories. (The selectivity one can be thrown out period because it's too easy for a university to manipulate.) Don't get me wrong -- I think UF is probably the best public university in the conference, overall, though UGA and TAMU can legitimately beg to differ and I'd even agree with them in many specific circumstances. So my problem isn't with the results, just the means of achieving those results.

Edit: Incidentally, I did my grad work at UNC, so I'm happy with the results. Still not sold on the methodology.

I'm not an engineer, but I've worked with -- and helped hire, on occasion -- plenty of them. Unless you're from a truly elite school like MIT or CalTech, employers care about pretty much two things: 1) are you a good engineer? Do you seem competent, knowledgeable, and willing to learn things that you aren't already an expert on? Eventually, unless you're fresh out of college, your own competence means worlds more than the names on your diplomas; 2) (sadly) did you attend an engineering school they attended or one that they've already hired good employees from?

The best engineer at my previous workplace came from N.C. State. The ones right beneath him came from G.T., Rutgers, Iowa State, and Carnegie-Mellon. Nobody gave anyone any grief over whether their school was top 10 (Carnegie-Mellon) or borderline top 50 or so (Rutgers.) I'm not saying that school rankings are meaningless, or that there isn't a quantifiable difference between the engineering education at MIT and the engineering education at Indiana State, but it seems a bit silly to get into a dick-measuring contest over non-elite school creditentials. For the most part, good engineers are self-made, not spit out of a classroom.