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Schools in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS)
The SLPS operates more than 75 schools including several magnet schools. Magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across normal living boundaries defined by school zones. For more information on both SLPS and magnet schools visit www.slps.org When deciding which school to send your school age children it is important to ask or find out about the schools MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) scores in math and English tests.
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Colleges and Universities
There is a very distinct difference between the United States and the rest of the world in how they use the words "college" and "university". In the U.S., there is very little difference academically between a "college" and a "university." The terms are synonymous; some countries use "college" to refer to some secondary schools, but "university" is always used to mean an institution of tertiary education and higher learning. The difference between a college and a university is that a college just offers a collection of degrees in one specific area, while a university is a collection of colleges. When you go to a university you are going to be graduating from one of their colleges, such as the business college. As to which is better, it depends on what you want. Single colleges tend to be smaller while universities are bigger, but universities are better known.
Washington University in St. Louis is the most prestigious university in the St. Louis area. U.S. News & World Report named Washington University in St. Louis the fourth-best research medical school in the country and the 13th best university overall in 2010. The medical school ranked among the top ten in specialty fields of occupational therapy (1), physical therapy (2), audiology (5), pediatrics (8), and internal medicine (7), according to "America’s Best Graduate Schools” from U.S. News & World Report in 2010.
Saint Louis University (SLU) ranked among the top 100 U.S. universities for 2010 and top five Catholic universities for 2006, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine also ranked SLU law school’s health law program No. 1 in the nation for the fifth consecutive year in 2009.
The University of Missouri — St. Louis’ international business program was named the 16th best international business program by U.S. News and World Report in 2009.
Webster University was named the 24th best university in the Midwest division of U.S.News & World Report’s “Best Universities-Master’s” category in 2010. Maryville University was named 30th on the same list.
The SLPS operates more than 75 schools including several magnet schools. Magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across normal living boundaries defined by school zones. For more information on both SLPS and magnet schools visit www.slps.org When deciding which school to send your school age children it is important to ask or find out about the schools MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) scores in math and English tests.
Use the following link to enter the school district and school you are considering and compare the percentage of math and English scores to other schools you are considering http://bridge.caspio.net/dp.asp?AppKey=a31e000055a2d42f616b45118738
Colleges and Universities
There is a very distinct difference between the United States and the rest of the world in how they use the words "college" and "university". In the U.S., there is very little difference academically between a "college" and a "university." The terms are synonymous; some countries use "college" to refer to some secondary schools, but "university" is always used to mean an institution of tertiary education and higher learning. The difference between a college and a university is that a college just offers a collection of degrees in one specific area, while a university is a collection of colleges. When you go to a university you are going to be graduating from one of their colleges, such as the business college. As to which is better, it depends on what you want. Single colleges tend to be smaller while universities are bigger, but universities are better known.
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Washington University in St. Louis is the most prestigious university in the St. Louis area. U.S. News & World Report named Washington University in St. Louis the fourth-best research medical school in the country and the 13th best university overall in 2010. The medical school ranked among the top ten in specialty fields of occupational therapy (1), physical therapy (2), audiology (5), pediatrics (8), and internal medicine (7), according to "America’s Best Graduate Schools” from U.S. News & World Report in 2010.
Saint Louis University (SLU) ranked among the top 100 U.S. universities for 2010 and top five Catholic universities for 2006, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine also ranked SLU law school’s health law program No. 1 in the nation for the fifth consecutive year in 2009.
The University of Missouri — St. Louis’ international business program was named the 16th best international business program by U.S. News and World Report in 2009.
Webster University was named the 24th best university in the Midwest division of U.S.News & World Report’s “Best Universities-Master’s” category in 2010. Maryville University was named 30th on the same list.
