What's up, guys? I've heard about these prestigious public universities called Public Ivies, and I was wondering if anyone could provide me with a list of them? Are any of these Public Ivy schools on your college list? Thanks a lot!
Hello! Public Ivies are public universities that offer an Ivy League-level education at a more affordable cost. The term was first used by Richard Moll in his 1985 book, "Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities." The original list included 8 schools. Since then, the term has been expanded to include a wider range of exceptional public universities. Here's a list of public universities often considered as Public Ivies:
1. College of William & Mary (Virginia)
2. University of California, Berkeley (California)
3. University of California, Los Angeles (California)
4. University of Virginia (Virginia)
5. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Michigan)
6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
7. University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
8. University of Vermont (Vermont)
Expanded List:
9. University of California, Davis (California)
10. University of California, San Diego (California)
11. University of California, Irvine (California)
12. University of California, Santa Barbara (California)
13. University of Colorado Boulder (Colorado)
14. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
15. University of Florida (Florida)
16. Indiana University, Bloomington (Indiana)
17. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois)
18. University of Wisconsin–Madison (Wisconsin)
19. University of Maryland, College Park (Maryland)
20. Michigan State University (Michigan)
21. Ohio State University (Ohio)
22. Pennsylvania State University (Pennsylvania)
23. University of Washington (Washington)
24. Rutgers University (New Jersey)
25. University of Connecticut (Connecticut)
Good luck with your college search!
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