Which university has enhanced its prestige most rapidly in the last 10 yrs?

I feel like people are naming schools that have been elite forever. A lot of public schools have seen acceptance rates decline rapidly over the last 2 decades. I think some of that is tied to austerity cuts. A lot of state governments are not funding higher education in the same way that they used to. So public schools are left to fill budget deficits. That has them doing a lot more outreach to out of state applicants, who will pay more to attend. That switch is likely driving acceptance rates down. You have an influx of kids from surrounding states applying to & getting into a state school outside of their own one.

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Elite public colleges slash acceptance rates, raising pressure on students

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Story at a glance Surging demand has led California flagships Berkeley and UCLA to admit 9 and 11 percent of applicants, respectively. Universities such as North Carolina and Virginia have re…

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I'd go with UCLA or the big upper midwest state Us.

UCLA used to be a giant second cousin to Berkeley...now it's more prestigious than Berkeley. So it was never unprestigious but it's climbed the ladder.

Privates are having a tough time. Tulane is a good answer tho - I've been hearing about more kids going there. And Hillsdale but that's a special case becuase of the politics.

I think it is a college like the University of Phoenix or SNHU.

The reason is that 10 years ago, they were seen as poor-quality online schools, and I feel like they have gained a lot of acceptance. I'd say they went from being seen as prestigious as a community college to being as prestigious as a decent state school at that time.

We haven't defined prestige. The US News rankings aren't accurate as they have been gamed. The common app allows HS seniors to apply to many note schools than kids from past generations so acceptance rates are much lower than ever. Also, some schools encourage you to apply for free with just a click. This further decreases acceptance rates. Over a hundred thousand students are applying to some schools that were not very competitive 10 years ago. I wouldn't call these universities prestigious but some seem impressed that their acceptance rate is below 10%

I'm not familiar with most of the country but many of the flagship state schools have some outstanding selective programs within their school that overall might not be very prestigious. An education major from Illinois will have an easier time getting into UIUC than a computer science major from out of state.

Just for reference, I pulled page views over the last year for DI schools on the Italian Wikipedia to get a gauge of foreign interest in schools. .it was the only domain that had a language linked article for List of Division 1 Schools.

1. Columbia

2. West Point

3. UCLA

4. Cal Berkley

5. USC

6. Johns Hopkins

7. Dartmouth

8. Gonzaga

9. Harvard

10. Naval Academy

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https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/massviews/?platform=all-access&agent=user&source=wikilinks&range=latest-20&sort=views&direction=1&view=list&target=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istituti_NCAA_Division_I

You are correct, FL is growing. We have Raymond James headquarters, Cathie Wood and many other funds have moved their headquarters here, many insurance companies are based here. A UF/FSU degree holds value here, especially with hiring managers that are alumni.

Did you read the article? It is largely based on statistical analysis of return on investment (delta in median salary over high school diploma divided by cost of 4 year tuition). That’s the real value in higher education.

Wow! No one has listed BYU yet. Ok I will. Bring on all the downvotes........I'll go first!

UC Irvine. It has always been relatively a nothing UC. They decided to spend a ton of money to improve the school. Its law school went from completely non-notable to a top ten law school. They are spending in lots of other areas too. It is not at the UCLA or Cal level yet, but strong California kids now consider UC Irvine, while they never would have in the past.

Any school that Claudine Gay didn't teach at

I’d say MU (Monsters University) has seen enormous growth the past few years. The rise of the Roar Omega Roar and Oozma Kappa (OK) fraternities have enhanced the party culture and notable alumni like Mike Wazowski have bolstered the endowment of the school. Many graduates have instantly gotten successful careers with the CDA

When U. of Saint Thomas-MN was in M.I.A.C. there were a lot of them posting here. Most universities listed on this thread have changed little over past 10 years. I didn't attend U. of Saint Thomas but I did play music at the old MacPhail Center for Music which is now U. of Saint Thomas campus.

UConn........basketball powerhouse.

This might be the most retarded thing I've read on this forum and a lot of people on here are retarded.

But 10 years ago "noNODY" had heard of Northwestern University or the University of Chicago, which are both in the Chicago metropolitan area which is home to nearly 10M people. NoNODY had even heard of the Midwest, where nearly 70M people live.

No you got it wrong. No NODY has heard of the midwest.

The answer to the post’s question has to be the University of Phoenix: a strange bird told me that it was around for a while, but then literally burned to the ground and went away, but alas… it has resurfaced again and is establishing itself as a dominant university. In fact, the ancient mythology courses offered are some of the best.

Any non-Harvard Ivy

I went to OSU from 2012-2016. I was average for Ohio State when I got accepted in 2012. By my senior year I don't think high school me would have been able to get in.

Midwest universities have been at the top for decades.

"Best Public National Universities, 2002"
1. UC Berkeley
2. University of Virginia
3. University of Michigan-
Ann Arbor
4. UCLA
5. University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill
6. College of William and Mary
7. UC San Diego
8. University of Wisconsin-Madison
9. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
10. Georgia Institute of Technology