Don't get it scrambled, Eggbert hatched back in 1930 at Cornell University, and made his way to the Hudson Valley in 1971 after a visit to the World Fair and NY State Fair (where he earned his crown).
Where are the best bang for your buck colleges and universities? Three of the top schools at the lowest costs are actually in New York. And only one is in the city.
The annual release of the U.S. News & World Report's list of the best colleges in America has revealed outstanding performance by institutions in Upstate NY.
When it comes to the best colleges and universities in the country, the usual 5 top the list - Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, and MIT. But there are a number of schools in New York among the top 100. 11 to be exact.