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re: New 2021 US News Academic Rankings
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:26 pm to inelishaitrust
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:26 pm to inelishaitrust
Where's the mUh AkAdEmIkz Mizzou baws at?
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:27 pm to paperwasp
Baylor notoriously had paid students to retake the SAT and ACT after they were already enrolled to cook the books.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:27 pm to BHMKyle
quote:A large portion of the ranking has to due with funding available to the school, and because of how the state's budget is set up, we are always having to cut education to make up for budget shortfalls. So the drop makes since considering oil prices bottomed out and Louisiana's budget is reliant upon on high oil prices.
Actually what I find the most amazing is that LSU can't finish up around UGA, UF, A&M considering they are the only major state school in Louisiana....
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:28 pm to inelishaitrust
We all know LSU doesn't come to play school. Enjoy those academic championships 
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:30 pm to inelishaitrust
Lots of work put in for those rankings, I'm sure.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:32 pm to jb4
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100-200 probably not much of a difference
All the flagship state schools in the country are essentially the same. Using the same materials from the same people.
These rankings never made much sense.
The only ranking should be connections rankings
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:32 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Still frustrating that we are stuck in the high 60s all these years later. We were ranked in the Top 50 when I was in school in the 90s. Then came John Sharp and ballooning enrollment and education for the masses.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:33 pm to paperwasp
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I don't know what methodology U.S. News uses, but sometimes these lists incorporate non-academic factors like student diversity, tuition value, campus safety, and other subjective metrics that can change.
Yeah, the metrics used are generally stupid. On the whole, the education you receive at a flagship state university isn't going to differ all that much from school to school unless you're talking about some specific program that one school excels at that another doesn't. But for your "run of the mill" majors, you're learning the same material everywhere you go. I always find it hilarious at the chest beating that occurs with these things. For instance, take a poly sci major at UGA and a poly sci major at Ole Miss... no one is going to care what each school is "ranked" if both people are applying for the same job in say Raleigh, NC.
This post was edited on 9/14/20 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:35 pm to inelishaitrust
Meh... Most employers couldn't care less where you get your degree from(UNLESS you're talking about a Duke, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Stanford type institution)... I've been told directly from hiring managers that simply having a degree doesn't really mean shite... It's great at getting your foot in the door for an interview but 95% of the time a degree from Ole Miss has the same weight as a a degree from Florida or Georgia... Plus I've known people with college degrees that were legit dumbasses... Conversely I've known non-degreed people who were highly intelligent, more than capable of filling certain college degree "required" billets that have kicked arse in those roles...
This post was edited on 9/14/20 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:36 pm to Windy City
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We were ranked in the Top 50 when I was in school in the 90s
As high as 47 when I was there.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:37 pm to inelishaitrust
I like Money's Rankings because they are favorable to us. 
8. Vandy
11. TAMU
16. Florida
93. UGA
240. Mizzou
272. LSU
317. South Carolina
333. Tennessee
347. Auburn
436. Arky
447. Ole Miss
475. Kentucky
485. Miss St
589. Bama
8. Vandy
11. TAMU
16. Florida
93. UGA
240. Mizzou
272. LSU
317. South Carolina
333. Tennessee
347. Auburn
436. Arky
447. Ole Miss
475. Kentucky
485. Miss St
589. Bama
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:45 pm to Realistic Ag
Well 20% of the ranking comes from "Expert Opinion". I can't take that seriously especially when there can be so much bias involved. I guess University of Alabama will always be low since so many "educators" have such a low opinion of the state. And before you say it, yes AU is in Alabama but can take advantage of not having the state name in the school and there are many people that don't know they are located in Alabama
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:46 pm to Realistic Ag
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589. Bama
Holy shite!
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Money weighed more than 20,000 data points, including tuition fees, family borrowing, and career earnings.
Oh.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:49 pm to inelishaitrust
quote:I can live with this
#14 Vanderbilt
#30 Florida
#47 Georgia
#66 Texas A&M
#97 Auburn
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:52 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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It has sank in these rankings the last several years.
quote:checks out
has sank
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:54 pm to inelishaitrust
quote:
New 2021 US News Academic Rankings
quote:
New 2021 US News Academic Rankings
it's not an academic rating
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:54 pm to Windy City
quote:...isn't that the point of a state university?
education for the masses
This post was edited on 9/14/20 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:54 pm to Realistic Ag
Yes A&M ranked above Harvard, great list.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:55 pm to cdur86
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I guess University of Alabama will always be low since so many "educators" have such a low opinion of the state. And before you say it, yes AU is in Alabama but can take advantage of not having the state name in the school and there are many people that don't know they are located in Alabama
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:55 pm to lsufball19
quote:big facts
he education you receive at a flagship state university isn't going to differ all that much from school to school unless you're talking about some specific program that one school excels at that another doesn't
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