Forbes has Michigan as No. 7 Public School
"Those who graduate from UMich are among some of America's greatest including: former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Google Cofounder Larry Page, former U.S. President Gerald Ford, singer Madonna, and NFL player Tom Brady."
http://www3.forbes.com/business/top-25-public-colleges-2016/?utm_campai…
January 29th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
It has historically been #1-3 in public schools. Still, it's great to be a Michigan wolverine!
January 29th, 2018 at 12:09 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^
Three service academies, followed by (4) U Va, (5) William & Mary, (6) Berkeley.
Very little expanatory text, more like clickbait than useful information.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
I know the difference between 6th and 7th isn't big, but I'm extremely skeptical that William & Mary is a better school than Michigan. I don't that any other publication would agree with that. Not a knock on William & Mary - I applied and was accepted there for both undergrad (w/ football) and law school, it's in a beautiful area - but I've never seen them ranked above Michigan before.
January 29th, 2018 at 1:06 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^
they're two spots behind us in USN.
Forbes puts a lot of weight on post-graduate earnings in their formula which means smaller, more expensive schools will do better in that category (and that's not even taking into account cost of living adjustments for where grads end up, as I'm not sure they do that, but it'd be another hit to a school that puts a lot of grads in the midwest).
January 29th, 2018 at 1:25 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
It was a long time ago, but I transferred to Michigan after 2 years at West Point, and Michigan was so superior to West Point academically that it would not be possible to even try to make a comparison. A paper that would have been an A at West Point would have been a C+ at best at Michigan.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
Couldn't have used a full Big House pic?
January 29th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
It's too big.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
Madonna never graduated from Michigan.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
Did you know....Madonna dated Jean-Michel Basquiat in the early 80s, the artist who died of a heroin overdose in the late 80s, and whose painting sold for $110 million last year?
On the other hand, Madonna dated everybody, so it's not that shocking...
January 29th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
She also dated former NBA star and current ambassador to North Korea Dennia Rodman
January 29th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
The starting line up of the 1985 Chicago Bears.
/rimshot
January 29th, 2018 at 2:40 PM ^
OP says graduated, but she qualifies as a notable alumni. You don't have to graduate to be an alumni.
January 29th, 2018 at 3:07 PM ^
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January 29th, 2018 at 12:10 PM ^
believe they omitted "you won't believe who's #8!" or whatever cockamamie nonsense common in clickbaits like this.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
"She had no idea why they were cheering so loud..."
January 29th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
(WOW!)
January 29th, 2018 at 1:25 PM ^
titty? titty??? was it a titty??????........(click)
January 29th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
Following are the 25 Top Public Colleges (2017):
- United States Naval Academy
- United States Military Academy
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of Michigan Ann Arbor
- University of Virginia
- United States Air Force Academy
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- University of California-Los Angeles
- United States Merchant Marine Academy
- College of William and Mary
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Washington Seattle
- University of Florida
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- University of Wisconsin Madison
- The University of Texas-Austin
- University of California-San Diego
- University of California-Davis
- University of California-Irvine
- Virginia Tech
- University of Georgia
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New College of Florida (mGoNote: Yes, this is an actual school)
January 29th, 2018 at 12:12 PM ^
some love, but William & Mary? Just shot your credibility there.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:20 PM ^
Isn't William and Mary considered to be a top school? Honest question, I didn't even know it was a public school till just now.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
We have two young W&M graduates in our office and I am actually very impressed with them. (Otherwise, there are tons of W&M people here in DC and some of them are pretty meh but extremely arrogant - but I like these kids at my job).
January 29th, 2018 at 1:24 PM ^
it's a "public Ivy", It's always up there.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
What's the criteria for evaluation? William & Mary has a rather illustrious roster of alumni.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
I wasn't very knowledgable about W&M but I did take a campus tour and while the campus isn't for everyone, the program and presentation left me with a favorable impression of the academics and support program. It's a small, private school feel but is a public school.
January 29th, 2018 at 1:03 PM ^
of having the only Christopher Wren-designed building in North America. Gotta be worth a few points in the rankings.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:14 PM ^
I was suprised at being so low but I generally don't see the service acadamies ranked with the other public schools. Makes sense I guess.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
Would they have even been in the top 50?
January 29th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
The top three schools in order are the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and the United States Air Force Academy, The University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary and the University of California-Berkeley are next in order before Michigan. Placing seventh on that list is . . .
January 29th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
Dave Brandon CEO of Toys R' Us wasn't listed......
*DUCKS*
January 29th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
I just hate these goddamned click-bait lists -- in order to see a list of 25 things, I would have to spend about 5 minutes loading and reloading from one page to the next, having the pages bounce around while ads spool up... no thanks.
I could subscribe to the magazine, but Forbes has been a piece of shit for a long time. Not displaying this list on one page is a great example.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
First, Slideshows suck. Hate them with a passion.
Second, here is my public service to you all:
- USMA
- USNA
- USAFA
- UVA
- William & Mary
- UC Berkeley
- Michigan
- UCLA
- UNC
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
- Washington
- Florida
- Maryland
- Georgia Tech
- Texas
- Georgia
- USCGA
- UC Santa Barbara
- Indiana
- UC San Diego
- Va Tech
- Minnesota
- Colorado
- UC Davis
January 29th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
Agreed that the slideshow sites suck...when you add to it that there is no criteria about what differentiates 1 from 25 it's a waste of time as well.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Correct on all counts.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
william and mary is a great school. it is better than michigan according to only forbes, however.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
this is a dumb list, like most rankings
also so clickbaity that i immediately contemplated suicide
January 29th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
This kind of list with no criteria, other than all the schools are public schools, has very little meaning. It's nice to see the service academies listed, but no idea what makes them better than Michigan or other AAU members.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Blah...
No way the Naval Academy should ever be below an Army school on a list like this! Even the AF Academy should be ranked above Army! Forbes has no credibility... Probably put them above because they won a football game...
Go NAVY!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
Ranked higher than UCLA & UNC! Alrght! Go Blue!
January 29th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
January 29th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^
Don't forget the Unabomber (though we have to share him with Harvard and Berkeley)
January 29th, 2018 at 1:02 PM ^
More like H.H. Homes amirite?
January 29th, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^