University vs. "State"

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Oregon v Oregon State
U of California v California State
U of Washington v Washington State
U of Pennsylvania v Penn State


are the Universities more prestigious and harder to get into versus the State schools overall? Seems that way. Seems like they get more cash, usually better sports teams, etc.

why?.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

No, that's not true.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I wouldn't say that U of O is harder to get into than OSU.

When I graduated from high school you auto got into either school if your GPA was above a 3.25. You also auto got into either school if you scored a certain amount on the SAT's and it was the same amount for either school.

U of O offered me more money in scholarships than OSU did, but I went to OSU anyway

 

[jlprk]

Spelling error, left out the r, should be "your auto." Harvard admits only Maseratis.

 

[Denny Crane]

There's Penn State and State Penn. I'll let jlprk explain the difference.

 

[THE HCP]

No, that's not true.

Says somebody that is a Beaver!

 

[maxiep]

Aren't those "State" institutions largely "land grant" schools, focused more on agriculture and engineering whereas the "University of" schools were founded on more traditional liberal arts grounds? Of course, they've morphed over time, but there used to be a greater separation.

 

[PapaG]

Ohio State is miles ahead of Ohio U in terms of academic prestige.

I struggle to think of a similar outlier, although UPenn is a private school, while Penn State is a public school.

 

[maxiep]

Ohio State is miles ahead of Ohio U in terms of academic prestige.

I struggle to think of a similar outlier, although UPenn is a private school, while Penn State is a public school.

One could argue Arizona State is superior to the University of Arizona...the Sun Devils held Oregon to only 43 points.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

One could argue Arizona State is superior to the University of Arizona...the Sun Devils held Oregon to only 43 points.

ASU is supposed to be just a party school.

 

[maxiep]

ASU is supposed to be just a party school.

They certainly looked hungover that first half.

 

[Eastoff]

OrSt used to be Oregon Agricultural College.

 

[mobes23]

Maxiep's right -- usually the "state" schools are the land grant universities. Nothing more to it than that.

Edit: interesting, wikipedia has a list of land grant universities and it's all over the board. Arizona (not ASU) is land grant and there are a few private schools as well.

wikipedia list of land grant univ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land-grant_universities
wikipedia description of land grant univ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land-grant_university

 

[mobes23]

Not sure what the background of the Minnesota State Eagles is.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

brings to mind how Stanford came to be, has to be one of my favorites..

 

[Eastoff]

brings to mind how Stanford came to be, has to be one of my favorites..

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