School suggestions needed please: 10k student body

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looking for a school with about 10 k student body; football and basketball teams; strong spirit; no more than 60k tuition; non-church affiliated; preferably within 8 hours of DMV. We are stuck. Thanks.

Marshall - the Thundering Herd. It's in Huntington, WV - about a 7 hour drive from DMV. West Virginia state school. 12,000 total students. 8800 undergrad. D1 sports. They're in the Sunbelt conference (so is ODU and JMU) $20,000 out of state tuition.

I think people want school suggestions at places where most people graduate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking for a school with about 10 k student body; football and basketball teams; strong spirit; no more than 60k tuition; non-church affiliated; preferably within 8 hours of DMV. We are stuck. Thanks.

Clemson

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dayton?

Dayton is Jesuit.

No, it is Marianist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking for a school with about 10 k student body; football and basketball teams; strong spirit; no more than 60k tuition; non-church affiliated; preferably within 8 hours of DMV. We are stuck. Thanks.

Clemson

Clemson obviously isn't officially church-affiliated, but...<low whistle>

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are only 2 Catholic colleges with Division 1 football: Notre Dame and Boston College.

Holy Cross...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dayton?

Dayton is Jesuit.

No, Dayton is not Jesuit. It’s Catholic, but it’s not
Jesuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are only 2 Catholic colleges with Division 1 football: Notre Dame and Boston College.

Holy Cross...

Sigh. We’ve been over this already. Holy Cross is not in the big league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are only 2 Catholic colleges with Division 1 football: Notre Dame and Boston College.

Holy Cross...

Sigh. We’ve been over this already. Holy Cross is not in the big league.

OP never said the football or basketball teams had to be "big league." She never even specified Div.1--never mind FBS.

[Anonymous]

University of Louisville

It’s a little bigger than 10K. Undergrad enrollment is closer to 16K.
Big basketball and football school.
It’s a 10hr drive, but there’s a direct flight from BWI that’s under 90 minutes. Super cheap with Southwest, like under $200 round trip. The airport in Louisville is 10 minutes from campus.
There are regional merit scholarships. Our kid gets $12K a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious about why you're stuck on 10k? (As you've found that's not a common size.) I personally like a smaller school, but I feel like once the school is bigger than 5 or 10k, the precise size is less relevant. I know that big schools have ways to make themselves feel smaller and more manageable (like honors colleges, etc.).

A number of schools with undergraduate enrollment under about 7,500 have a high percentage of students living on campus, which can create a different type of feel and community compared to larger schools with a higher percentage living off campus. When a school gets too large in enrollment, it is less feasible to have a high percentage living on campus as it would either eat up all of the land or create an un-walkable campus. So I think you should refine what it is you are looking for by size/on-campus living.

[Anonymous]

My kid is looking for the exact same type of school as your kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starting a bit smaller (5000) and going a bit larger (20,000):

Duke
Lehigh
Miami (Ohio)
Northwestern
Syracuse
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt (10 hours)
Wake Forest

Plus 1 to Syracuse. I am an alum and LOVED IT!!!

[Anonymous]

Univ of NH - football and hockey are big

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking for a school with about 10 k student body; football and basketball teams; strong spirit; no more than 60k tuition; non-church affiliated; preferably within 8 hours of DMV. We are stuck. Thanks.

Instead of 8 hour drive, go for 2-3 hr flight time. It can open up so many good options and with not as many DMV kids applying there, odds of admission are higher for bringing geographical diversity. A different experience for kid as well, nicer climate and varied life experiences than staying in similar area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking for a school with about 10 k student body; football and basketball teams; strong spirit; no more than 60k tuition; non-church affiliated; preferably within 8 hours of DMV. We are stuck. Thanks.

Clemson

Clemson obviously isn't officially church-affiliated, but...<low whistle>

What does “low whistle” mean??