I'm a junior planning on being a math/stem major and was wondering what good schools for my major areAnswered
I'm going to be a math/stem major and was just wondering which colleges have the best math programs. my dream school is ucla but id love to go anywhere with a good math program
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Hi,
Your top colleges can vary depending on the STEM major you choose if you do not apply for a math major. Here is a list of colleges (not necessarily in order) that are great for Mathematics. Just a note: As a prospective math major myself, the list might vary a bit if you are majoring in a specific mathematical field, say, Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, or even Statistics.
Top Reaches:
1. Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Yale, Princeton
2. MIT
3. Caltech
4. UChicago
5. Carnegie Mellon
6. Stanford
7. UCLA
8. UCB
9. Rice
Liberal Arts Colleges:
1. Harvey Mudd
2. Pomona
3. Amherst
4. Williams
5. Swarthmore
High Reach/Targets:
1. University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
2. University of Wisconsin- Madison
3. University of Texas- Austin
4. University of Virginia
5. University of Maryland- College Park
6. University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
7. University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
Safeties-
1. Schools with the best program in your state
2. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
3. University of Colorado- Boulder
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@hmorton77 This is a good list, but keep in mind that the categories (reaches, targets, etc) won't necessarily be the same for you. They'll vary based on how strong your application is compared to typical applicants of the collleges. Another clarification: state schools (public universities in your state) are not always safeties, especially if you're talking about the UCs, UT Austin, GeorgiaTech, or other highly reputed institutions.