berealbro wrote:
Not the same universe as:
Stanford
Princeton
Not the same planet as:
Michigan
Wisconsin
Better than:
Oregon
OK State
Are these even colleges?
Iona
NAU
Not that I disagree much, but phds.org has CU # 6 in Aerospace, and is ranked ahead of Johns Hopkins in medical. Not as high as Michigan, but better than Wisco in both. CU has University hospital which is one of the better hospitals in country.
So it depends on the degree you are looking for, but CU does have some very competitive academic programs.
I know CU is no Stanford and I have no beef with a kid (even my own son) with choosing Stanford over any of these schools. I only wanted to point out that people quickly overlook Colorado because of the the perception of the city.