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I would not. MTU's engineering has a better reputation than MSU and Albion does not offer engineering.
Yeah, but outside of engineering, I can't think of anything else MTU is known for. You can go compare individual programs (heck, MSU has the best nuclear physics grad program in the country), but you have to look at the school as a whole. I'm not knocking MTU whatsoever...I like it a lot. Similarly, Western Michigan has a great aviation program.., but it woudn't be fair at all to say they are there with UofM in terms of overall school.
One of my good friends is a Syracuse grad and I asked her this same question - she put UM, MSU, and then Albion. Didn't even consider MTU or Kalamazoo.
As this discussion shows, it's more important to look at individual programs than overall reputation of schools.
1. U of Wisconsin-Madison
2. Lawrence University
3. Marquette University
4. U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
5. Beloit College
....and the next five is a mixed bag, perhaps including UW-La Crosse, another couple of UW schools, and maybe a couple of small private schools.
Beloit College? How do you figure THAT?
For Wisconsin, I think the top two are UW-Madison and Marquette, and after that I'd say it depends on the major. UW-Whitewater for finance, UW-Platteville for engineering, etc.
66% of the students are accepted with an average ACT of around 29. Similar numbers to UofWI Madison. Other than people from WI, who has ever heard of Lawrence University? I had to google them.
If I was sitting in HR from a MN company, I wouldn't have ever heard of this college.
Yale University
UCONN
Wesleyan University
Quinnipiac University
Connecticut College
University of New Haven
Fairfield University
Trinity College
Albertus Magnus College
University of Hartford
1. Furman (hard to get into, but always has had a great legacy)
2. Clemson
3. USC-Columbia (both get thousands more applicants than the other schools combined)
T-4. Wofford (probably closer to 3rd)
T-4. C of C- My school, and reputation growing by the
6. The Citadel
7. Presbyterian College (just opened pharmacy school)
8. Converse
9. Coastal Carolina
10. Winthrop/Francis Marion
Few people have heard of Francis Marion outside of the Pee Dee area and maybe a little bit around South Carolina.
Honorable mention: Lander (good nursing program), Charleston Southern, Columbia College, several others.
South Carolina is well-served with its over 40 colleges and universities, even though they are some of the most expensive in the nation for in-state students (USC, Clemson and C of C all are over $10,000/year).
If you can't get into a university, some of the technical colleges (like Trident, Tri-County and Midlands) are basically universities only with the technical college name and the programs. Trident alone has over 22,000 students, and nearly 12,000 just on its main campus. They have 3 other campuses around the area.
Midlands and Tri-County also serve as bridge programs for USC-Columbia and Clemson respectively.
Yeah, but outside of engineering, I can't think of anything else MTU is known for. You can go compare individual programs (heck, MSU has the best nuclear physics grad program in the country), but you have to look at the school as a whole. I'm not knocking MTU whatsoever...I like it a lot. Similarly, Western Michigan has a great aviation program.., but it woudn't be fair at all to say they are there with UofM in terms of overall school.
One of my good friends is a Syracuse grad and I asked her this same question - she put UM, MSU, and then Albion. Didn't even consider MTU or Kalamazoo.
As this discussion shows, it's more important to look at individual programs than overall reputation of schools.
That is true. Some people think UM is THE best college in Michigan. Most of us know better.
Michigan Tech's flagship program is metallurgical engineering/materials science. But I know business grads from there who have done quite well for themselves.
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UofWI Madison :"arguably better then all of the private schools in the region."
