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Public Ivy? Relevance In its December 2010 report, Governor McDonnells Higher Education Commission referred to the Commonwealths commitment . . . to having a distinctive public ivy at William & Mary, Relevance the

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Public Ivy?

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Relevance

 In its December 2010 report, Governor McDonnell’s

Higher Education Commission referred to “the Commonwealth’s commitment . . . to having a distinctive ‘public ivy’ at William & Mary,”

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Relevance

 the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011

(§23-38.87) includes in the calculation of the cost of education “adjustments to the funding based on… or specific institutional missions or conditions.”

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Definition

 Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his

1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which "provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price.

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Definition

 Or: "successfully competing with the Ivy League

schools in academic rigor... attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races."

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Original Public Ivies

 College of William & Mary  Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)  University of California  University of Michigan  UCC – Chapel Hill  University of Texas at Austin  University of Vermont  University of Virginia

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What makes W&M a public Ivy?

 Lowest student-faculty ratio among top public

universities

 Second highest graduation rate among public doctoral

degree-granting institutions

 Law school acceptance rate of 79% compared to a

national average of 64%

 Medical school acceptance rate of 75% compared to

national rate of 50%

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Public Ivy? Relevance In its December 2010 report, Governor - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Public Ivy?

Relevance

 In its December 2010 report, Governor McDonnell’s

Higher Education Commission referred to “the Commonwealth’s commitment . . . to having a distinctive ‘public ivy’ at William & Mary,”

Relevance

 the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011

(§23-38.87) includes in the calculation of the cost of education “adjustments to the funding based on… or specific institutional missions or conditions.”

Definition

 Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his

1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which "provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price.

Definition

 Or: "successfully competing with the Ivy League

schools in academic rigor... attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races."

Original Public Ivies

 College of William & Mary  Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)  University of California  University of Michigan  UCC – Chapel Hill  University of Texas at Austin  University of Vermont  University of Virginia

What makes W&M a public Ivy?

 Lowest student-faculty ratio among top public

universities

 Second highest graduation rate among public doctoral

degree-granting institutions

 Law school acceptance rate of 79% compared to a

national average of 64%

 Medical school acceptance rate of 75% compared to

national rate of 50%

What makes W&M a public Ivy?

 Eighth-highest producer of Peace Corp volunteers

among medium-sized colleges and universities

 Thirteen Fulbright Scholars in 2010-2011, more than

any other Virginia College and consistently ranks at the top of Fulbright application-to-award rates.