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AARU, or AAU is known as the American Associations of Research Universities. The way I look at it, as long as you attend one of the AARU's, you shouldn't be so worried about what other schools are doing. Focus on your studies, and conduct research if you can doing your undergrad. For a school to join the AARU , it has to be highly active in research, and invited. The point I am trying to make here is you don't have to attend an IVY to be considered 'competitive'. Work hard, don't necessarily be a bookworm and have a passion at what you do. The following are AAU/AARU schools.
Public (34)
University of Arizona (1985)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (1989)
University of California, Berkeley (1900)
University of California, Davis (1996)
University of California, Irvine (1996)
University of California, Los Angeles (1974)
University of California, San Diego (1982)
University of California, Santa Barbara (1995)
University of Colorado at Boulder (1966)
University of Florida (1985)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2010)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1908)
Indiana University Bloomington (1909)
University of Iowa (1909)
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (1958)
University of Kansas (1909)
University of Maryland, College Park (1969)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1900)
Michigan State University (1964)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1908)
University of Missouri (1908)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1989)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1922)
Ohio State University (1916)
University of Oregon (1969)
Pennsylvania State University (1958)
University of Pittsburgh (1974)
Purdue University (1958)
Stony Brook University (2001)
University of Texas at Austin (1929)
Texas A&M University (2001)
University of Virginia (1904)
University of Washington (1950)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (1900)
Private (25)
Brandeis University (1985)
Brown University (1933)
California Institute of Technology (1934)
Carnegie Mellon University (1982)
Case Western Reserve University (1969)
University of Chicago (1900)
Columbia University (1900)
Cornell University (1900)
Duke University (1938)
Emory University (1995)
Harvard University (1900)
Johns Hopkins University (1900)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1934)
New York University (1950)
Northwestern University (1917)
University of Pennsylvania (1900)
Princeton University (1900)
Rice University (1985)
University of Rochester (1941)
University of Southern California (1969)
Stanford University (1900)
Tulane University (1958)
Vanderbilt University (1950)
Washington University in St. Louis (1923)
Yale University (1900)
Canadian (2)
McGill University (1926)
University of Toronto (1926)
So we have 2 Canadian schools, and over 30 public schools. If you aren't getting a full ride to those privates, those public schools should be your main choice. Employers heavily recruit on AAU campuses, due to the rigorous coursework required to graduate.
Public (34)
University of Arizona (1985)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (1989)
University of California, Berkeley (1900)
University of California, Davis (1996)
University of California, Irvine (1996)
University of California, Los Angeles (1974)
University of California, San Diego (1982)
University of California, Santa Barbara (1995)
University of Colorado at Boulder (1966)
University of Florida (1985)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2010)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1908)
Indiana University Bloomington (1909)
University of Iowa (1909)
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (1958)
University of Kansas (1909)
University of Maryland, College Park (1969)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1900)
Michigan State University (1964)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1908)
University of Missouri (1908)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1989)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1922)
Ohio State University (1916)
University of Oregon (1969)
Pennsylvania State University (1958)
University of Pittsburgh (1974)
Purdue University (1958)
Stony Brook University (2001)
University of Texas at Austin (1929)
Texas A&M University (2001)
University of Virginia (1904)
University of Washington (1950)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (1900)
Private (25)
Brandeis University (1985)
Brown University (1933)
California Institute of Technology (1934)
Carnegie Mellon University (1982)
Case Western Reserve University (1969)
University of Chicago (1900)
Columbia University (1900)
Cornell University (1900)
Duke University (1938)
Emory University (1995)
Harvard University (1900)
Johns Hopkins University (1900)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1934)
New York University (1950)
Northwestern University (1917)
University of Pennsylvania (1900)
Princeton University (1900)
Rice University (1985)
University of Rochester (1941)
University of Southern California (1969)
Stanford University (1900)
Tulane University (1958)
Vanderbilt University (1950)
Washington University in St. Louis (1923)
Yale University (1900)
Canadian (2)
McGill University (1926)
University of Toronto (1926)
So we have 2 Canadian schools, and over 30 public schools. If you aren't getting a full ride to those privates, those public schools should be your main choice. Employers heavily recruit on AAU campuses, due to the rigorous coursework required to graduate.