List of America's Most Beautiful College Campuses (30)

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Anonymous wrote:The University of Arizona in Tempe, Arizona has an attractive campus & a decent Honors College.

The University of Arizona has a beautiful campus but it’s in Tucson.

Arizona State is in Tempe and it’s mostly concrete.

Yup. Was going to say the same thing. I've been on both campuses and ASU is not beautiful. Even if you're a Frank LLoyd Wright fan, the wedding cake is not beautiful.

ASU is beautiful in a different way. Let's just say it's not just the buildings that are stacked!

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There has to be a distinction between beautiful campus and buildings and a beautiful campus because of the setting. As a PP mentioned, The setting at Pepperdine is unrivaled.

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We have so many beautiful campuses in the US, to suit all tastes. Something we can perhaps agree upon!

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Anonymous wrote:There has to be a distinction between beautiful campus and buildings and a beautiful campus because of the setting. As a PP mentioned, The setting at Pepperdine is unrivaled.

It should be the actual campus landscaping & buildings. If the VIEW from the campus was important, then Alcatraz would be a beautiful park.

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Nicest architecture - Yale. Most beautiful setting - Pepperdine.

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Harvard is beautiful

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard is beautiful

I've never thought that campus quite comes together. Some nice spots and buildings, but not one of the best.

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Anonymous wrote:There has to be a distinction between beautiful campus and buildings and a beautiful campus because of the setting. As a PP mentioned, The setting at Pepperdine is unrivaled.

It should be the actual campus landscaping & buildings. If the VIEW from the campus was important, then Alcatraz would be a beautiful park.

What a ridiculous comment.

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Anonymous wrote:There has to be a distinction between beautiful campus and buildings and a beautiful campus because of the setting. As a PP mentioned, The setting at Pepperdine is unrivaled.

It should be the actual campus landscaping & buildings. If the VIEW from the campus was important, then Alcatraz would be a beautiful park.

Amazing view from every spot on campus > Beautiful Campus with no view.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh. WashU and UCLA usually occupy spots near the top of such lists. Their omission only demonstrates the vagaries of such lists.

Excellent additions. Thank you !

UCLA just feels like the quintessential college campus - it is perfection!

If you moved UCLA to New England in December, it would appear drab and undistinguished. The weather makes a huge difference.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA’s “grounds” are overrated. Other than the Lawn, which is fairly small, the rest of the buildings are just kind of meh.

There are other campuses in Virginia that are prettier - UMW, JMU, and Virginia Tech come to mind.

I’ve never seen UMW but saying JMU (I-81 U) and VT are prettier than UVA is laughable.

Here, let me help you with that:

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Conveniently not picturing the ugly dorms and other 70s and 80s architecture of JMU or the fact that an interstate highway cuts right through the middle of the campus.

Oh, you mean at UVA? Here ya go -

Those are World Heritage Sites.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA’s “grounds” are overrated. Other than the Lawn, which is fairly small, the rest of the buildings are just kind of meh.

There are other campuses in Virginia that are prettier - UMW, JMU, and Virginia Tech come to mind.

I’ve never seen UMW but saying JMU (I-81 U) and VT are prettier than UVA is laughable.

Here, let me help you with that:

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JMU has a lovely campus.

Completely agree.

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Anonymous wrote:We have so many beautiful campuses in the US, to suit all tastes. Something we can perhaps agree upon!

Very true.

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Anonymous wrote:The UNESCO classification has to do with the cultural impact, not beauty.

Yes, clearly.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh. WashU and UCLA usually occupy spots near the top of such lists. Their omission only demonstrates the vagaries of such lists.

Excellent additions. Thank you !

UCLA just feels like the quintessential college campus - it is perfection!

If you moved UCLA to New England in December, it would appear drab and undistinguished. The weather makes a huge difference.

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. Royce, Powell, Janss Steps are grand and beautiful in any weather. YMMV, but I prefer UCLA's knockoff Italian Renaissance architecture to the Ivies' knockoff medieval/Oxbridge architecture. In the same vein, I'll take Italy over England for both architecture and weather.