| Asker of all things ACC |
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My top 5 would be 1) Duke 2) Virginia 3) North Carolina 4) Maryland 5) Miami |
| Phanatic |
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1) Virginia 2) Duke 3) UNC 4) Clemson 5) Georgia Tech |
| Mr. Obvious |
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Your first 3 are good. Wake Forest #4. Honestly I would rank Georgia Tech #5, although they are rather specialized. After that there is really a blanket that can be thrown over a bunch of schools. I'd put them in this order, although I wouldn't quibble with anybody who wanted a different one: 6. Maryland 7. Virginia Tech 8. NC State 9. Boston College 10. Miami 11. Florida State 12. Clemson (they stand out at the bottom, by a lot) |
| Phanatic |
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Curious as to why Clemson would stand out at the bottom "by a lot." From what I understand, it's a good school. Great engineering/sciences, pretty decent business school. I believe it is in the top 25 for public schools in the nation as well. Not bad, by a lot. |
| Mr. Obvious |
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I ranked by totally subjective feeling and off the top of my head. I may have done Clemson a disservice but I've just never heard anybody speak highly of them as an undergraduate institution. Anyway, just to put some data up from US News: Duke boasts the league’s highest ranking at 10th and they are joined in the Top 25 by Virginia (25) and Wake Forest (25). Also in the Top 40 are North Carolina (29), Boston College (31), Georgia Tech (36) and Miami (38). Just out of the Top 50, Maryland ranked 55th, followed by Clemson (68), Virginia Tech (71), and Florida State and NC State tied at 101. I could live with those rankings. |
| Mr. Obvious |
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Interestingly it looks like I overranked the schools that I generally think of as primarily engineering schools. |
| Phanatic |
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I think that's because the rankings are done on more of a "well-rounded" basis. Georgia Tech has probably one of the better engineering schools in the nation, but that's really all they have, so they're going to have trouble being ranked higher. |
| Mr. Obvious |
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Yes, I am sure that is right. I think both Virginia Tech and NC State have respectable engineering programs but I would not recommend somebody going to either of those to study English (not horrible but not nearly as respectable as the engineering). |
| boomski |
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There's no way Wake Forest is a better school than UNC, and I don't care what US News says. 1. Duke 2a. UVA 2b. UNC 3. Wake Forest 4. Boston College 5. Georgia Tech |
| Mr. Obvious |
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UN News ranks Pittsburgh 58 and Syracuse 62. So right in the middle of the pack. |
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duke wake UVA UNC BC GT the rest |
| Doer of things |
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GT can't be included. They are a specialized, world class engineering school. While VT and NCST have highly regarded engineering programs, they lag somewhat behind tech. 1a- Duke 1b- UNC 1c- UVA 4- Wake 5- Boston College 6- Maryland 7- Syracuse 8- Pitt 9- Miami 10- VT 11- NCST 12- Clemson 13- FSU Not Included: GT |
| physical therapist |
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Why are you surprised that Wake is a better school? |
| Gary Williams Fan |
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I have not seen any statistics but it seems like UMD ends up turning a lot of smart kids into dropouts/burnouts. |
| Nike World HQ Shanghai |
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World Rankings: #35 Duke, #57 Pittsburgh NOT Ranked: Maryland, Syracuse, Miami, Virgina Tech, North Caolina State, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia, Boston College |
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UNC-CH is a overblown public school. Duke Wake UVA UNC GT BC |
| Nike World HQ Shanghai |
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Correction for #42 World Rankings: #35 Duke, #42 North Carolina, #57 Pittsburgh NOT Ranked: Maryland, Syracuse, Miami, Virgina Tech, North Caolina State, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Virginia, Boston College |
| Virginia Grad |
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1A Duke 1B UVA 1C UNC 4 Wake 5 BC 6 Va Tech 7 Ga Tech 8 Miami 9 FSU 10 Maryland 11 Syracuse 12 NC State 13 Pitt 14 Clemson |
| Uh what |
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Maryland is without question better than Va Tech, Miami and FSU... Pitt isn't close to being 13 either. |
| Virginia Grad |
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My bad: 1A Duke 1B UVA 1C UNC 4 Wake 5 BC 6a Va Tech 6b Ga Tech 6c Miami 6d FSU 6e Maryland 6f Syracuse 6g NC State 6h Pitt 14 Clemson |