2009 University Rankings

[Rambler]

http://rankings.usnews.com/college/national-search/

[CajunCherokee]

I don't feel like searching. Where are we ranked?

[Bankruptcyman]

We are not ranked. Does say we are a Tier 4 university. Interesting fact: Says our in state tuition is $3,390.00 and Louisiana Tech's in state tuition is $4,548.00. Why is there such a difference? Does it have to do with the quarter system?

[Cover2]

UL didn't make it into the rankings as far as I can tell, as they seem to be lumped alphabetically at the end of the article. LSU barely made the rankings portion of the list, tied for 130th. Or maybe I'm reading this thing wrong...

[LSUalum1]

""LSU barely made the rankings portion of the list, tied for 130th. Or maybe I'm reading this thing wrong... ""

Don't worry. By the time Jindal is finished with this State we'll be in the 400 rankings again.

[HoustonCajun]

_ ""LSU barely made the rankings portion of the list, tied for 130th. Or maybe I'm reading this thing wrong... ""

Don't worry. By the time Jindal is finished with this State we'll be in the 400 rankings again. _

But, LSU is still Tier 1 along with Tulane.

It is interesting to see schools that are Tier 3 & 4

Tier 3

Ole Miss, Miss State, Oklahoma State, Nevada, New Mexico, S. Florida, Southern Miss, W. Virginia, Oregon State, Rutgers and Seton Hall

Tier 4

E. Carolina, FAU, FIU, New Mexico State, UNLV, N. Illinois, SDSU, UALR, UNO, N. Texas, UTEP, Houston, LA Tech and UL.

In the UL System, only LA Tech and UL are at least Tier 4. In the LSU System, UNO is Tier 4. No Louisiana schools are Tier 3.

Why is their no Tier 2?

[shof]

I wondered about the Tier 2 deal as well. Would love to see us make a move up to Tier 3. Not sure what it takes though. Fun - any info on that question?

[CajunNation]

""LSU barely made the rankings portion of the list, tied for 130th. Or maybe I'm reading this thing wrong... ""

Don't worry. By the time Jindal is finished with this State we'll be in the 400 rankings again.

Don't blame him. He's just doing what he has to do by law.

In fact, he is the only guy out there promoting the changing of the law so that ALL aspects of government are subject to cuts, not just health care and education.

[bballholic]

Agreed, it's hard to blame Jindal for what is set in stone via the state constitution. I hope this will eventually get changed, because healthcare and education are obviously vital to the state. Like it's been stated many times, we need to cut back on the number of four year universities and implement a solid juco system like Florida, Mississippi, Texas, etc.

[CajunFun]

_ But, LSU is still Tier 1 along with Tulane.

It is interesting to see schools that are Tier 3 & 4

Tier 3

Ole Miss, Miss State, Oklahoma State, Nevada, New Mexico, S. Florida, Southern Miss, W. Virginia, Oregon State, Rutgers and Seton Hall

Tier 4

E. Carolina, FAU, FIU, New Mexico State, UNLV, N. Illinois, SDSU, UALR, UNO, N. Texas, UTEP, Houston, LA Tech and UL.

In the UL System, only LA Tech and UL are at least Tier 4. In the LSU System, UNO is Tier 4. No Louisiana schools are Tier 3.

Why is their no Tier 2? _

In previous years, Tier 1 was the Top 50 schools.

The next 80 or so are Tier 2.

You're right, there's no Tier 2 this year.

That's because either a) there's a glitch on the website that lumps Tier 2 with Tier 1, or b) they did away with Tier 2.

Which is more likely?

So LSU is not Tier 1. They moved up to the bottom of Tier 2.