I can’t speak to some of those, but University of Iowa is a pretty decent University. It’s not Harvard, it’s not UC Berkeley, but it’s also more prestigious than Iowa State. It also isn’t really much of a party school.
I also know that University of Oregon has a pretty decent chemistry program.
I mean, general rule, any school with “State” in the name is less rigorous and more of a party school. LSU and Florida State aren’t super high in terms of academic prestige.
