US News Best Colleges

[tornado]

Hey-- I know it's not sports, but US News.com has released their 2008 rankings
of "America's Best Colleges"
Since I have a high schooler just now taking some campus visits, I have perused the data
and find that Bradley as an academic institution, fares well in many respects........

In the overall MIDWEST rankings, Bradley comes in 6th.....
way, way ahead of SIU, EIU, and the other state schools!!!!

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_mw_brief.php

and as far as value...Bradley is ranked #2 BEST VALUE in the Midwest

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/bvunivmas_mw_brief.php

and finally...the truth is out.....
US News.com lists the schools with the highest transfer rates........

Bradley does NOT make the list, but look who does......
SIU and Illinois State are prominently near the top of the list!!

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/webex/transfer_brief.php

[TRIMAN]

It says that Bradley is a "Suburban setting." I don't agree with that statement. Also it was #2 value for masters.

Bradley's endowment is $205,255,052??? That's amazing.

[Scouter]

and finally...the truth is out.....
US News.com lists the schools with the highest transfer rates........

Bradley does NOT make the list, but look who does......
SIU and Illinois State are prominently near the top of the list!!
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandre...sfer_brief.php

To clarify, the transfer list is for number of INCOMING transfers to the school, which I would not say is such a terrible thing (at least in the academic setting).

[SFP]

It says that Bradley is a "Suburban setting." I don't agree with that statement. Also it was #2 value for masters.

Bradley's endowment is $205,255,052??? That's amazing.

Do you consider Peoria a CITY???...I do not even consider SF a true city, more of a big town.. Chicago is a city.....

Hey Scouter even here you want to square away on T. LOL

[TRIMAN]

Do you consider Peoria a CITY???...I do not even consider SF a true city, more of a big town.. Chicago is a city.....

Hey Scouter even here you want to square away on T. LOL

Yes, Peoria is a city: "a center of population larger or more important than a town or village."

Here's a wiki reference for you too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois

"Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County."

I consider it a mid-size city. No comment on SF

[SFP]

OK if you want to believe Peoria is a CITY go ahead! When I think of major urban areas I'm sorry Peoria does not even register in my mind. Peoria has more of a large suburban feel than let's say a CITY. If you want to go by some definition to make your point that's fine but Peoria will never be thought of, with it's current make up, a city to anyone who has visited or lived in a major metropolitan area. That's not saying that is a bad thing either, because of this there is a charm and a community feel that Peoria has that most cities lack.

[Scouter]

Hey Scouter even here you want to square away on T. LOL

Yeah, because a lot of people might have thought what he said was misleading.

[TRIMAN]

OK if you want to believe Peoria is a CITY go ahead! When I think of major urban areas I'm sorry Peoria does not even register in my mind. Peoria has more of a large suburban feel than let's say a CITY. If you want to go by some definition to make your point that's fine but Peoria will never be thought of, with it's current make up, a city to anyone who has visited or lived in a major metropolitan area.

I live in a city now, and I still consider Peoria a mid-size city. I tend to base decisions on definitions rather than my "feelings" about a place.

I have visited and lived in a major metropolitan area, and I find that extremely insulting for you to imply that I've never been anywhere larger than Peoria.

I would agree that it can certainly have more of a community feel as some people say it's the "largest small town in the world" (I know it's not Reno). If you don't consider San Fran-DB-go a city with it's high population density, then you probably need to be in NYC to be happy with a city. But I suppose I don't know how that would make you "feel."

Here's another def for you:
"The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California." It's harder for me to find facts about feelings. Sorry about that.

[thefish7]

I agree with both Triman and SFP. I think Peoria has a decent city feel to it when compared with say Bloomington-Normal or Rockford, both of which feel more like big towns rather than small cities.

For what it's worth, I've lived in both Shanghai and Tokyo, each larger than any city in the US.

[SFP]

TRIMAN sorry if I insulted you it was not my intent! I just want to say if you are a recruit from let's say Chicago or NY, Peoria would seem like an over grown suburb.

SF by the way has around 800,000 people but it is made up of mostly of small neighborhoods with their own characteristics. Compared to other cities I have lived in and visited globally SF and Peoria to me are just large towns. That to me is not an insult. SF is a very livable place and especially compared to NY and Chicago.