[b]USA 50 Most Wired Universities [b]RANKING; UNIVERSITY; SURVEY SCORE; NOTES&COMMENTS [b][/b] [b]1_Carnegie Mellon University 89.15 [b] With access to campuswide wireless service, students at CMU are [b]experiencing the future of academic computing. [b] [b]2_University of Delaware 88.88 [b] To obtain an e-mail address, students must prove they're "Networthy" by [b]passing an exam on responsible computing. [b] [b]3_New Jersey Institute of Technology 88.11 [b] Each term, a surprising 20 percent of NJIT students take online courses. [b] [b]4_Indiana University, Bloomington 88.08 [b] A Web-based service, Oncourse, automatically generates a site for each [b]class and a homepage for each student. [b] [b]5_Dartmouth College 88.05 [b] Since 1991, Dartmouth has required incoming freshmen to own computers, [b]and has provided e-mail to alums for years. [b] [b]6_Massechusettes Inst. of Technology 87.32 [b] MIT is collaborating with Bill Gates and company to conduct cutting- [b]edgeesearch on new educational technologies. [b] [b]7_Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 87.15 [b] Cable TV feeds are available in every dorm room, so you'll never miss [b]anepisode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [b] [b]8_University of Virginia 86.58 [b] UVA's impressive list of alumns includes the CEOs of Yahoo!, Infoseek, [b]CNET and Broadcast.com. [b] [b]9_Washington State University 86.58 [b] At Paul Allen's alma mater, online gaming is actually encouraged on [b]weekends as an alternative to drinking. [b] [b]10_University of California, Los Angeles 86.48 [b] Students have access to real-time online academic counseling and the [b]world's largest public-university Internet library. [b] [b]11_State University of New York at Buffalo 86.48 [b] SUNY Buffalo and Stanford University are partnering to develop the [b]world's first "bicoastal" classroom. [b] [b]12_Penn State University, University Park 86.28 [b] Penn State's distance-learning courses cover everything from Electrical [b]Engineering to Turfgrass Management. [b] [b]13_University of Idaho 86.23 [b] Geek life: All fraternities and sororities at UI are connected to the [b]school's 4Gbps network backbone. [b] [b]14_Rochester Institute of Technology 86.05 [b] Launched in 1979, RIT's distance-learning program is one of the [b]country's most comprehensive, with 200 online courses. [b] [b]15_Georgia Institute of Technology 85.57 [b] High-tech collaborations with Zoo Atlanta, such as the Virtual Gorilla [b]Exhibit, keep Georgia Tech ahead of the wired one. [b] [b]16_Drexel University 85.55 [b] Drexel claims that in 1983 it became the first university to require [b]students to own a personal computer. [b] [b]17_Ball State University 85.24 [b] All artwork on display at BSU's campus museum is catalogued online with [b]detailed documentation. [b] [b]18_Florida State University 85.10 [b] FSU sponsors a nationwide contest, the Online Scholar Challenge, in [b]which students compete for a four-year free ride. [b] [b]19_Wake Forest University 84.91 [b] Nearly all classrooms have wheelchair-accessible desks with Ethernet [b]connections. [b] [b]20_Iowa State University 84.77 [b] A bug's life: View a live stream of the university's Insect Zoo via the [b]popular ZooCam [zoocam.ent.iastate.edu]. [b] [b]21_University of Dayton 84.57 [b] Each residence hall maintains a Web site where roommates can leave [b]private messages for one anothers. [b] [b]22_North Carolina State University 84.46 [b] The school's virtual library shelves more than 4,000 digitized books, [b]with more titles to come. [b] [b]23_Worcester Polytechnic Institute 84.14 [b] A new, ultrawired campus center is expected to be completed by 2001. [b] [b]24_George Mason University 83.88 [b] GMU's Center for Computational Statistics uses virtual reality to let [b]students walk through a human brain. [b] [b]25_Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. 83.88 [b] In 1991, Virginia Tech established the Blacksburg Village, a prototype [b]community network that spawned 14 local ISPs. [b] [b]26_University of Pennsylvania 83.50 [b] A Shakespeare Web class funded by the National Endowment for the [b]Humanities puts the Bard's original texts. [b] [b]27_Illinois Institute of Technology 83.46 [b] Town-gown synergy: IIT provides full-service Net access to area high [b]schools and community organizations. [b] [b]28_University of Colorado at Boulder 82.60 [b] UCB provides 160 low-income first-year students with free Dell and iMac [b]computers. [b] [b]29_New York University 82.45 [b] In the heart of Silicon Alley, NYU's New Media Center trains dot-com [b]digital artists and entrepeneurs. [b] [b]30_Seton Hall University 82.42 [b] SHU boasts an award-winning network and the first private campus [b]cellular network. [b][b]31_University of Missouri, Rolla 82.40 [b] All lab computers are replaced every three years, ensuring that obsolete [b]PCs don't overstay their welcome. [b] [b]32_University of Cincinnati 82.36 [b] When a printer or PC conks out, students can access a 24-hour help desk. [b][b]33_Kansas State University 82.06 [b] Polotics not as usual: at KSU, students use the Web to vote in campus [b]elections. [b] [b]34_University of Missouri, Columbia 81.99 [b] Free instructor-led courses in Web Page Authoring, Image Design and [b]Programming are available to all students. [b] [b]35_Oregon State University 81.86 [b] Braille printers, large-screen monitors, and special orientation are [b]available for visually impaired students. [b] [b]36_University of Texas at Austin 81.77 [b] Last year, IT expenditures at the University of Texas topped a whopping [b]$80 million. [b] [b]37_Stevens Institute of Technology 81.77 [b] A new intranet helps the faculty share information about such things as [b]research, publications, and advising students. [b] [b]38_Ohio State University 81.61 [b] OSU's exemplary site offers info on everything from severe weather [b]updates to road-construction alerts. [b] [b]39_University of California, Santa Cruz 80.62 [b] Visit UCSC's lush environs from home via the school's panoramic virtual [b]tour. [b] [b]40_University of Maryland, College Park 80.57 [b] Surf park: Oddly, one of the school's computer labs is situated in a [b]campus parking garage. [b] [b]41_Northwestern University 80.38 [b] NU is home to the esteemed International Center for Advanced Internet [b]Research, which develops cutting-edge network tech. [b] [b]42_University of Miami 80.36 [b] The Hurricanes' massive sports site lets fans interact with team coaches [b]and tune in live broadcasts of games. [b] [b]43_University of Scranton 80.06 [b] Click through Scranton's interactive sheep-brain dissection guide [b][academic.scranton.edu/department/psych/sheep]. [b] [b]44_University of Illinois at Chicago 79.98 [b] Shy students can ask health-related questions anonymously at the [b]school's online Wellness Center. [b] [b]45_University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 79.61 [b] Students can study dorm room floor plans, investigate residence hall [b]services , and sign up for next year's housing online. [b] [b]46_Indiana University- Purdue Univ. 79.57 [b] IUPI's New Media Program is developing a 3-D interactive tour of Mayan [b]city Chichen Itza. [b] [b]47_Villanova University 79.44 [b] Parents can access the campus newsletter, check out the commencement [b]schedule, and find local lodging online. [b] [b]48_James Madison University 79.20 [b] JMU was one of the first universities to encourage Web-based course [b]registration and scheduling. [b] [b]49_University of Oregon 79.14 [b] Conjugate verbs, listen to lessons in QuickTime, and do homework online [b]at Oregon's Virtual Language Lab. [b] [b]50_Rutgers University 79.02 [b] A $100 million project will connect all residence halls and 260 [b]buildings on seven campuses. [b][b]
---------------------------------------------------------- [b][b]USA 50 Most Wired Universities 简写版 [b]RANKING; UNIVERSITY; SURVEY SCORE[/b] [b] [b]1_Carnegie Mellon University 89.15 [b]2_University of Delaware 88.88 [b]3_New Jersey Institute of Technology 88.11 [b]4_Indiana University, Bloomington 88.08 [b]5_Dartmouth College 88.05 [b]6_Massechusettes Inst. of Technology 87.32 [b]7_Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 87.15 [b]8_University of Virginia 86.58 [b]9_Washington State University 86.58 [b]10_University of California, Los Angeles 86.48 [b]11_State University of New York at Buffalo 86.48 [b]12_Penn State University, University Park 86.28 [b]13_University of Idaho 86.23 [b]14_Rochester Institute of Technology 86.05 [b]15_Georgia Institute of Technology 85.57 [b]16_Drexel University 85.55 [b]17_Ball State University 85.24 [b]18_Florida State University 85.10 [b]19_Wake Forest University 84.91 [b]20_Iowa State University 84.77 [b]21_University of Dayton 84.57 [b]22_North Carolina State University 84.46 [b]23_Worcester Polytechnic Institute 84.14 [b]24_George Mason University 83.88 [b]25_Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. 83.88 [b]26_University of Pennsylvania 83.50 [b]27_Illinois Institute of Technology 83.46 [b]28_University of Colorado at Boulder 82.60 [b]29_New York University 82.45 [b]30_Seton Hall University 82.42 [b]31_University of Missouri, Rolla 82.40 [b]32_University of Cincinnati 82.36 [b]33_Kansas State University 82.06 [b]34_University of Missouri, Columbia 81.99 [b]35_Oregon State University 81.86 [b]36_University of Texas at Austin 81.77 [b]37_Stevens Institute of Technology 81.77 [b]38_Ohio State University 81.61 [b]39_University of California, Santa Cruz 80.62 [b]40_University of Maryland, College Park 80.57 [b]41_Northwestern University 80.38 [b]42_University of Miami 80.36 [b]43_University of Scranton 80.06 [b]44_University of Illinois at Chicago 79.98 [b]45_University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 79.61 [b]46_Indiana University- Purdue Univ. 79.57 [b]47_Villanova University 79.44 [b]48_James Madison University 79.20 [b]49_University of Oregon 79.14 [b]50_Rutgers University 79.02
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