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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD goes to UCLA. Sure it is pretty. But Pepperdine is on another level. You can go to the library and there is a huge wall of glass with direct views of the Pacific Ocean from anywhere you seat…..you just cant beat that setting.

I want an ocean view if I’m renting a beach cottage. But it’s not something that really resonates with me when it comes to a college campus. Guess I’m just much more attuned to the East Coast aesthetic. Each to their own.

A pipeline to The Street is more important than an ocean view.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this list of 30 colleges & universities was expanded to 33 schools,which schools do you think deserve to be added ?

I have always thought Virginia Tech should be on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alternative 30 off the top of my head that I think is at least as good:

UCLA, Berkeley, Indiana, Ole Miss, West Point, Richmond, Dartmouth, Scripps, Middlebury, Naval Academy, Air Force, Vassar, WashU, W&L, Mount Holyoke, Grinnell, Pepperdine, Salve Regina, Reed, Lehigh, Rollins, Vermont, Wake Forest, Rhodes, Elon, Holy Cross, UNC, Colgate, Williams, Harvard

I would replace this one with Sewanee. Same architecture but on 13,000 mountaintop acres instead of a postage stamp in Memphis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD goes to UCLA. Sure it is pretty. But Pepperdine is on another level. You can go to the library and there is a huge wall of glass with direct views of the Pacific Ocean from anywhere you seat…..you just cant beat that setting.

I want an ocean view if I’m renting a beach cottage. But it’s not something that really resonates with me when it comes to a college campus. Guess I’m just much more attuned to the East Coast aesthetic. Each to their own.

A pipeline to The Street is more important than an ocean view.

And what does this have to do with the Thread? The thread is about beauty, NOT a pipeline to the street you knucklehead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD goes to UCLA. Sure it is pretty. But Pepperdine is on another level. You can go to the library and there is a huge wall of glass with direct views of the Pacific Ocean from anywhere you seat…..you just cant beat that setting.

I want an ocean view if I’m renting a beach cottage. But it’s not something that really resonates with me when it comes to a college campus. Guess I’m just much more attuned to the East Coast aesthetic. Each to their own.

What an irrelevant post….omg…you people never cease to amaze me…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alternative 30 off the top of my head that I think is at least as good:

UCLA, Berkeley, Indiana, Ole Miss, West Point, Richmond, Dartmouth, Scripps, Middlebury, Naval Academy, Air Force, Vassar, WashU, W&L, Mount Holyoke, Grinnell, Pepperdine, Salve Regina, Reed, Lehigh, Rollins, Vermont, Wake Forest, Rhodes, Elon, Holy Cross, UNC, Colgate, Williams, Harvard

I would replace this one with Sewanee. Same architecture but on 13,000 mountaintop acres instead of a postage stamp in Memphis.

Sewanee was on the original list and is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alternative 30 off the top of my head that I think is at least as good:

UCLA, Berkeley, Indiana, Ole Miss, West Point, Richmond, Dartmouth, Scripps, Middlebury, Naval Academy, Air Force, Vassar, WashU, W&L, Mount Holyoke, Grinnell, Pepperdine, Salve Regina, Reed, Lehigh, Rollins, Vermont, Wake Forest, Rhodes, Elon, Holy Cross, UNC, Colgate, Williams, Harvard

I would replace this one with Sewanee. Same architecture but on 13,000 mountaintop acres instead of a postage stamp in Memphis.

Sewanee was on the original list and is beautiful.

The confusion may stem from the fact that Sewanee is also known as The University of the South. And, I agree, that the campus is gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD goes to UCLA. Sure it is pretty. But Pepperdine is on another level. You can go to the library and there is a huge wall of glass with direct views of the Pacific Ocean from anywhere you seat…..you just cant beat that setting.

I want an ocean view if I’m renting a beach cottage. But it’s not something that really resonates with me when it comes to a college campus. Guess I’m just much more attuned to the East Coast aesthetic. Each to their own.

What an irrelevant post….omg…you people never cease to amaze me…

I think the PP was distinguishing between colleges, with specific reference to Pepperdine, with (a) nice campuses (e.g., the buildings, walkways, greenspaces, and other parts of the actual campus itself) and (b) the scenic location of the campuses (e.g., ocean and mountain views). YMMV, but it seems like a relevant distinction to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both U Virginia & College of William & Mary are on the list.

U Chicago, Northwestern, Berry College, Stanford, Princeton, Wellesley College, Bryn Mawr, U Colorado-Boulder, U Washington-Seattle, Rice, Lewis & Clark College, Yale, Duke, Furman University, Wisconsin-Madison, Kenyon College, Notre Dame, Bard, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Flagler College, Florida Southern, Sewanee-The Univ. of the South, UVA, Wm. & Mary, U San Diego, Cornell, Swarthmore College, U Georgia, & U Hawaii.

Not sure Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia should be on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this list of 30 colleges & universities was expanded to 33 schools,which schools do you think deserve to be added ?

I have always thought Virginia Tech should be on the list.

+1
It is on other lists.
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this list of 30 colleges & universities was expanded to 33 schools,which schools do you think deserve to be added ?

I have always thought Virginia Tech should be on the list.

+1
It is on other lists.
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america

(OP here.)

This is a great list ! Thank you for posting.

Truthfully speaking, there are hundreds of colleges & universities in the USA that should be included on any list of most beautiful colleges.

Most beautiful colleges settings might be another list to compose. Certainly would include many colleges & universities bordering mountains and/or water.

[Anonymous]

(OP again.)

College of Charleston (South Carolina) is set in a gorgeous and offers surfing at a nearby beach. The C of C Honors College is solid and offers lots of partial scholarships designed to offset out-of-state (non-resident) tuition surcharge. Outstanding restaurants & interesting accommodations for visitors.

SCAD in Savannah, Georgia is another school located in a beautiful city full of charm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this list of 30 colleges & universities was expanded to 33 schools,which schools do you think deserve to be added ?

I have always thought Virginia Tech should be on the list.

+1
It is on other lists.
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america

9 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this list of 30 colleges & universities was expanded to 33 schools,which schools do you think deserve to be added ?

I have always thought Virginia Tech should be on the list.

+1
It is on other lists.
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america

9 years ago.

The date of the article is Feb. 18, 2025. They've obviously updated it.

[Anonymous]

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.

UVA is kind of 20% Jeffersonian and 80% George Masonian.