1. Bowdoin College
From the “academic rigor” to the “laid-back attitude of the people” and “the beautiful Maine scenery,” Bowdoin is a small liberal arts college that packs a considerable punch. Tucked away in the quaint town of Brunswick, Bowdoin provides students ...
2. University of Massachusetts-Amhers
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, founded in 1863 as a small agricultural college, has grown into a top public research university with over 1,471 faculty members and more than 28,500 students. It’s a school with a “lot of spirit” that offers ...
3. Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a school with a reputation as big as its campus. Known for its “beautiful campus, amazing community feel, top-notch engineering field,” and as a “good value”—not to mention its renowned athletics—Virginia Tech offers “a perfect ...
4. St. Olaf College
Tucked away in quaint Northfield, Minnesota, St. Olaf College provides undergraduates with a “great academic program” and a “great community.” Though technically a Christian school, St. Olaf does a good “job of emphasizing the Lutheran tradition ...
5. College of the Atlantic
At this tiny Bar Harbor school, students “don’t just take classes”: they immerse themselves in experiences and in “an intimate, friendly community” of do-ers and critical thinkers. The college offers only one major, human ecology, which takes an ...