Forbes ranks SMU # 2 in Texas

by **Water Pony** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:55 pm

After Rice, SMU is ranked second in Texas in their rating of the best of undergraduate universities and colleges:

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/bes ... te_22.html

"The best college in America isn't in Cambridge or Princeton, West Point or Annapolis. It's nestled in the Berkshire Mountains. Williams College, a 217-year-old private liberal arts school, tops our third annual ranking of America's Best Colleges. Our list of more than 600 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students and how much they achieve."

by **DiamondM75** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:07 pm

But Williams has a 117 year head start. We are catching up.

by **Water Pony** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:14 pm

We would need to pass Rice first in the State of Texas., but a worthy challenge.

by **S....M....U** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:30 pm

sweet

by **S....M....U** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:31 pm

most rankings don't combine liberal arts colleges with the rest btw.

by **HB Pony Dad** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:01 pm

Didn't Forbes have SMU No. 13 two years ago?

What a precipitous fall all the way to 109!

and three places better than my alma mater!

NOT!

by **d_pony** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:15 pm

business school

by **S....M....U** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:09 pm

speaking of forbes...any wine enthusiast out there should read The Billionaire's Vinegar. Pretty interesting book. Just started it.

by **NickSMU17** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:03 am

I read it, interesting but slow...

They recently found some old Veuve bottles dating to 1800s in a shipwreck went for big bucks recently.

If you order a lot of wine, here is a link to a great site that has some awesome stuff at big discount...any order over 4 ships for free...

http://www.lot18.com/i/Nick57954

by **S....M....U** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:39 pm

definitely slow, but definitely interesting. if only it was my job to find and sell old wines...

thanks, Ill check that out

by **ponyboy** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:41 pm

I'm a huge wine guy myself. Mostly burgs and domestic pinot. A little Piemonte.

Is there somewhere we can get the explanation of the categories/method Forbes used for the rankings?

by **NickSMU17** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:43 pm

Not sure but seeing TCU at #426 just 10 spots above UT pan american makes my day...

by **ponyboy** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:46 pm

Amen to that.

by **ponyboy** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:04 pm

They're not just an American university, they're PAN American.

by **Water Pony** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:03 pm

ponyboy wrote:They're not just an American university, they're PAN American.

They're not just UT Pan American, they are the UTPA Broncs.