Most Beautiful College Campuses by Geographical Region

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Princeton
Stanford
WashU St Louis
Duke

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University of Washington (Seattle)

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These are some really weird answers.

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Anonymous wrote:Multiple mentions for Princeton on the east coast. What is it exactly about Princeton's campus that makes it beautiful? The 18th century architecture? Genuinely curious as I've never visited.

The architecture is a big part of it for me.

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East Coast: Naval Academy
Mid West: Indiana
West: Pepperdine, ocean views in Malibu

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Anonymous wrote:East Coast- Mount Holyoke

I drove through the campus as an 18 yr old the summer before college. Gorgeous! I ordered a catalog and wanted to transfer there but we didn’t have the money.

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Anonymous wrote:Multiple mentions for Princeton on the east coast. What is it exactly about Princeton's campus that makes it beautiful? The 18th century architecture? Genuinely curious as I've never visited.

It’s often described as the “Ivyest of the Ivies,” which is to say that it conforms most closely to the popular image of what people who’ve never visited an Ivy League school think an Ivy League university would look like.

Mid-sized campus with lots of older buildings and a heavy commitment to building in the Collegiate Gothic style in the late 19th and early 20th Century. And the newer architecture is modern (mostly) but not as brutal as at some schools. Right outside the campus is the town of Princeton, which is also tony and historic. Some people think it’s too sleepy/cloistered but it is a beautiful setting.

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Anonymous wrote:What is one of the most beautiful college campuses you've ever visited? Let's make some geographical categories:

West Coast
East Coast
Midwest
Other (can be another country, a place that doesn't fit any category like Texas, etc)

West Coast: Pepperdine
East Coast: University of Maryland-College Park
Midwest: U of Chicago

UMD-College Park? You need to travel more. A lot more.

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You’re gonna have a lot of trouble coming up with a more beautiful campus than Notre Dame.

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Cornell fools

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Anonymous wrote:East Coast: Elon

Barf

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell fools

I hear it’s pretty. Never had reason to visit.

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Anonymous wrote:East Coast: Swarthmore, Chestnut Hill, Skidmore, Princeton (as much for the town as the campus)

West Coast: UCSB, Western Washington U (views more than campus itself)

I should add Salve Regina for the East Coast. Right on the water in a resort town (Newport, RI) with numerous 19th century mansions on the campus.

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James Madison University

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:East Coast: Swarthmore, Chestnut Hill, Skidmore, Princeton (as much for the town as the campus)

West Coast: UCSB, Western Washington U (views more than campus itself)

I should add Salve Regina for the East Coast. Right on the water in a resort town (Newport, RI) with numerous 19th century mansions on the campus.

Salve and Wellesley, for certain.