Iowa State ranked best college in the state by Time

[CyTwins]

No surprise

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...tate-ranked-best-college-state-time/86985630/

 

[Gonzo]

You've got to realize that any list of best schools in the state that doesn't begin with Grinnell is a joke, right?

Congrats though.

 

[bos]

Thanks for coming out, Iowa. You didnt make the team. Better luck next time.

 

[DSMCy]

You've got to realize that any list of best schools in the state that doesn't begin with Grinnell is a joke, right?

Congrats though.

Grinnell wasn't even ranked the highest private college

For private colleges in Iowa, Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids was ranked 137th, Grinnell College was 156th, Dordt College in Sioux Center was 205th, Drake University in Des Moines was 284th, Simpson College in Indianola was 296th, Clarke University in Dubuque was 345th, Luther College in Decorah was 353rd, Loras College in Dubuque was 376th, Central College in Pella was 389th, Coe College in Cedar Rapids was 396th, Graceland University-Lamoni was 413rd, Wartberg College in Waverly was 483rd, Northwester College-Orange City was 514th, Cornell College in Mount Vernon was 546th, Grand View University in Des Moines was 661st and the University of Dubuque was 690th.

 

[Gonzo]

Grinnell wasn't even ranked the highest private college

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Which makes it even more of a joke. Mount Mercy??? Seriously.

 

[CyTwins]

Which makes it even more of a joke. Mount Mercy??? Seriously.

It's well known Time Magazine has a bias for Iowa State and against Grinnell.

 

[bos]

It's well known Time Magazine has a bias for Iowa State and against Grinnell.

Unbelievable. ISU probably pays them. Cheaters.

 

[carvers4math]

Grinnell wasn't even ranked the highest private college

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Having not attended Iowa State or Mount Mercy or Grinnell, someone didn't read that far.

 

[Gonzo]

It's well known Time Magazine has a bias for Iowa State and against Grinnell.

Nah, it's just well known that Grinnell is easily a top-20 liberal arts college in the nation, among the likes of Wesleyan, Smith, Harvey Mudd. Happy for you and ISU, but to suggest Grinnell is inferior to the likes of Mount Mercy is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a long time.

 

[CyTwins]

Nah, it's just well known that Grinnell is easily a top-20 liberal arts college in the nation, among the likes of Wesleyan, Smith, Harvey Mudd. Happy for you and ISU, but to suggest Grinnell is inferior to the likes of Mount Mercy is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a long time.

I guess I don't know which school is better between Grinnell and Mount Mercy as I don't pay much attention. We do know the flagship program in the state Iowa State University is the elite one within our state's borders

 

[srjclone]

Nah, it's just well known that Grinnell is easily a top-20 liberal arts college in the nation, among the likes of Wesleyan, Smith, Harvey Mudd. Happy for you and ISU, but to suggest Grinnell is inferior to the likes of Mount Mercy is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a long time.

Very passionate about the liberal arts colleges, are we?

 

[Gonzo]

I guess I don't know which school is better between Grinnell and Mount Mercy as I don't pay much attention. We do know the flagship program in the state Iowa State University is the elite one within our state's borders

That's beyond dispute. But when school A has an acceptance rate of 28% and an average ACT for incoming freshman around 30, and school B has an acceptance rate of 73% and an average ACT of around 23, hopefully you can see the stupidity of saying school B is better.

 

[isufbcurt]

You've got to realize that any list of best schools in the state that doesn't begin with Grinnell is a joke, right?

Congrats though.

This should keep me laughing for at least 6 months. Good work.

 

[Gonzo]

Very passionate about the liberal arts colleges, are we?

I just know higher ed pretty well.

 

[weR138]

Nah, it's just well known that Grinnell is easily a top-20 liberal arts college in the nation, among the likes of Wesleyan, Smith, Harvey Mudd. Happy for you and ISU, but to suggest Grinnell is inferior to the likes of Mount Mercy is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a long time.

Exactly right. Which is why these rankings should be taken with a grain of salt. But I recently saw one of these rankings stating that Knox College (a peer of Grinnell) has one of the worst ROI of any college which I don't doubt. There are a million ways to rank a college.

 

[cycloneG]

One of the co-signers of the Declaration of Independence went to Grinnell College!

 

[everyyard]

#flagship

 

[weR138]

This should keep me laughing for at least 6 months. Good work.

Depends on what you want out of life. If you want to be an academician in the humanities, go to Grinnell for undergrad.

 

[NATEizKING]

Nah, it's just well known that Grinnell is easily a top-20 liberal arts college in the nation, among the likes of Wesleyan, Smith, Harvey Mudd. Happy for you and ISU, but to suggest Grinnell is inferior to the likes of Mount Mercy is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a long time.

Coping mechanism #84.

 

[everyyard]

Interesting that U of Iowa was ranked 18th best school in Illinois.