The new US News University Rankings are out

[UPitt '89]

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings

9. Duke
19. Notre Dame
25. Virginia
28. North Carolina
29. Wake Forest
36. Boston College
38. Georgia Tech
55. Florida State
56. Miami
59. Pitt
60. Syracuse
75. Clemson
76. Virginia Tech
79. North Carolina State
187. Louisville

Others of note:

25. CMU
63. Penn State
249. West Virginia

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Did you clear this w/Paco?

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

We are behind Florida State? Miami? WTF? As they get worse in football, they get better at you know, school stuff? Is that how this works??

 

[9nationalchampionships]

We are behind Florida State? Miami? WTF? As they get worse in football, they get better at you know, school stuff? Is that how this works??

Unless you are NW or Stanford they are inversely related

 

[Chescat]

Miami I understand, but
Florida State? With that
said, I would have Pitt
ahead of them both (no
bias here since I'm not a
Pitt grad). I would also
have Clemson and Syracuse
a little higher.

Academically as a
conference it's a pretty
strong list with Louisville
being the exception.

Of course US News as a
rating service is not
highly regarded. However
IMO, it is accepted as
gospel by the general
public, and because of
that, colleges pay attention
to it.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

FSU is a very solid university that has improved a great deal from being perceived as just a football/party school in the 80s.

 

[pittfanfromNC]

Idk what they used for this. But florida state over Miami or pitt is ridiculous. Just looking at average gpa/sat scores needed to get into both. F state is substantially lower.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Idk what they used for this. But florida state over Miami or pitt is ridiculous. Just looking at average gpa/sat scores needed to get into both. F state is substantially lower.

They may also factor in cost and FSU is significantly cheaper to attend, at least for those in state.

I don't think FSU is currently at the level of Pitt academically. But it's probably a lot closer than many would believe.