s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses

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Mary Washington

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I visited UNC a long time ago and thought it was beautiful. But the last time I was there I got the distinct impression it had been overbuilt. Someone mentioned Stanford earlier, and I got the same impression there. Obviously schools need to expand, but it can come at a price.

I agree. I think SMU has a beautiful campus, but they've done so much "infill" development in the green space, that it's not as pretty as it used to be.

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One more vote for Richmond.

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Agree on Indiana U:





UChicago and Notre Dame are also very, very nice.

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I agree about Scripps. They have a rose garden, for heavens sake.
Evergreen State College doesn't have pretty buildings, but it's plunked down in the middle of a gorgeous forest.
St John's Santa Fe.

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Anonymous wrote:For large schools, I think Indiana and Colorado are quite nice. I agree that Chicago is really nice for an urban setting. There are a lot of nice small schools that have been mentioned. My favorites, though, are Cambridge and Oxford. They can be looked at as a collection of small colleges competing with each other on attractiveness.

Ohhh yeah, if you go foreign, yes Oxford/Cambridge take the cake. There's a reason so many US colleges model themselves on those campuses.

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Pepperdine-game over

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Anonymous wrote:Pepperdine-game over

Setting, yes. Buildings....meh

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I've seen a bunch. Although it may not be tops in any one category (architecture, setting, environs, landscaping), I'd have to go with Princeton as the all-around best.

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Lots of beautiful campuses and many rankings out there, but this seems to be a good list. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/10-most-beautiful-universities-us#survey-answer

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of beautiful campuses and many rankings out there, but this seems to be a good list. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/10-most-beautiful-universities-us#survey-answer

Another from Architecture Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-colleges-in-america

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The main quad at Trinity in Hartford, CT, is one of the best examples of college Gothic architecture in the U.S. It's beautiful

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We thought Wake Forest and Bucknell were particularly lovely campuses when visiting with our daughter. She wanted more urban!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I visited UNC a long time ago and thought it was beautiful. But the last time I was there I got the distinct impression it had been overbuilt. Someone mentioned Stanford earlier, and I got the same impression there. Obviously schools need to expand, but it can come at a price.

I agree. I think SMU has a beautiful campus, but they've done so much "infill" development in the green space, that it's not as pretty as it used to be.

This is also true of UC Santa Cruz. They are going to infill the gorgeous meadow.

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Anonymous wrote:Dartmouth, Wellesley and Princeton

+1 agree with all of these, but frankly it might be more difficult to name college campuses that are unattractive. There are so many that are beautiful in different ways.

How about the whole SUNY system? Sorry SUNY grads, I couldn't resist.