Brag about your "lesser known" school!

[abasket]

time for a bump!!!!!!!

[didotwite]

Wofford College!

[warriorboy648]

Hoping that there may be additional schools that could be added to this thread.

[MiamiDAP]

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. D. is very happy after freshman year. Merit scholarships keep on adding, so we are happy also, paying less than for her HS.

[NorthMinnesota]

Can't remember if I added this. Wartburg College in Iowa. Great merit aid and great med school placement! Quaint small town but fifteen minutes away from larger city. Beautiful campus and super nice people!

[bitterswtsymphny]

Mills College!

[warriorboy648]

This thread is incredible. My son has been pretty uninterested until I found several schools in this thread that I thought would be a good match. He actually was looking at websites and asking when we could visit....Yeah and thanks for the great ideas.

[SCMom62]

2nd Wofford College only one of 2 Phi Beta Kappa schools in state

Phi Beta Kappa - Academics - Wofford College

[VegasSommelier]

UNLV --> University of Nevada - Las Vegas

We had experienced a large influx of students after our national championship in Basketball ('92), and now we are seeing it again, with a massive overhaul of our campus (Hundreds of Millions being spent on the Midtown UNLV project, with new academic centers, student facilities, and amazing landscaping).

Academically, it really is difficult to graduate from UNLV, definitely harder than SUNY Albany, where I did my undergrad. There MBA program, so far, seems to be very intense. (Also, boasting what I perceive, as someone in the business, as the best hospitality and tourism school in the nation)
Yes, there are plenty of opportunities to party (if your over 21 and have $$), but there are just as many opportunities to learn as well.

I have talked with professors, and there is going to be a big push in reducing the number of graduate students teaching classes, and recruiting more Ph D's to come to UNLV to teach.

We are one more national championship away from great notoriety.

P.S. It is one of the cheapest universities in the country for in state tuition; especially graduate school!

[RaptorDad2013]

Waded through all this to see if Carroll in Helena, Montana was mentioned. Post 329 I think.

Just to add to it, Carroll College is a solid, 1400 student LAC with good ratings regionally in USNews ("best..."). It is a small, Catholic diocesan school with a strong reputation regionally. Excellent pre-professional programs, especially in pre-med and law with a stong nursing program. Pre-med has super mentors and advisors and a high success rate for those wanting to go to medical school. A unique program is the "animal bonding" that many pre-vet folks take -- sort of a "horse-whisperer" program. The engineering dual-degree program partners with other top schools with 3 years at Carroll (and a BA in Math) and 2 additional at Columbia, USC, Notre Dame and others for the engineering degree.

Students are about 60/40 Catholic/other. Student activities are all the classic, "Montana outdoors" things with world-class fishing, hiking, skiing (and boarding) only minutes away. "Cold winters" Historymom says! Sure, that's what gets the great powder to ski in! But the summers are heaven, and spring and fall wonderful... and Yellowstone and Glacier are only a couple hours away (south and north, respectively). And, the NAIA sports teams are competitive -- the football team won the national championship last year (for about the 5th time!) and was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Students are from all over, but predominantly Oregon, Washington, California and, of course, Montana. The campus is modern, with well-equipped and new science/lab facilities. The classes are all taught by professors and they get to know the students. Graduates stress the lifetime friendships and the very positive, "life altering/changing" experience. Check out the scenery on the website and take a virtual tour at Carroll College - carroll college virtual tour

Carroll is a school that definitely fits the theme of this great thread.

[historymom]

Thanks RaptorDad I would also recommend taking a look at the live webcam link on the homepage Carroll College - Helena, Montana -- Welcome. It shows that even though it gets chilly it is far from bleak on those winter days as the sun is shining most days even in the winter.

Also wanted to add that the human/animal bond program is the only one like it in the nation and directed by a UCD alum. The students enroll in either the equine or canine focus of the program. The K9 focused group raises a service dog from puppyhood. That has become a yardstick of sorts for my D who greets college spam w/ a jaded eye and a "Yeah, but do they give me a puppy?"

[cptofthehouse]

Son fell in love with Colorado College. After 4 years of taking rigorous courses and feeling constantly under pressure and behind the 8 ball for a paper due one day or a test another, he is truly looking forward to enjoying one course at a time and hopefully figuring out what he likes and doesn't instead of scurrying to get the requirements done.

[Father of the Boarder]

Updated list -- 230 colleges

Alberston College (Caldwell, ID)
Albion College (Albion, MI)
Albright College (Reading, PA)
Alfred University, (Alfred, N.Y.)
Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)
Alma College (Alma, MI)
Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI)
Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL 1
Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY)
Beaver College (Beaver, PA)
Belmont Abbey College (Charlotte, NC)
Beloit (Beloit, WI) CTCL 1
Bennington College (Bennington, VT)
Bentley College (Waltham, MA)
Berea College (Berea, KY)
Bethel Univ (St. Paul, MN)
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah)
Bryant (Rhode Island)
BU (Boston, MA)
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)
Cal State Monterey Bay (Monterey, CA)
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI)
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
Carrol College (Waukesha, WI)
Carroll College (Helena, MT)
Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
Centre College (Danville, KY) CTCL 1
Chapman University (Orange, CA)
Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA)
Clark (Worcester, MA) CTCL 1
Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA)
College of Santa Fe (NM)
College of St. Rose (Albany, NY)
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)
Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO)
Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO)
Colorado State University (Ft. Collins, CO)
Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) CTCL 1
Curry College (Milton, MA)
Denison (Granville, OH) CTCL 1
Depaul (Chicago, IL)
DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
Dickinson Colege (Carlisle, PA)
Drew Univ (Madison, NJ)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN) CTCL 1
East Carolina Univ (Greenville, NC)
Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) CTCL 1
Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA)
Elmira College (Elmira, NY)
Elmurst College (Elmhurst, IL)
Elon Univ (Elon, NC)
Embry Riddle (Daytona Beach, FL)
Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) CTCL 1
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ)
FAU (Boca Raton, FL)
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Fontbonne Univ (St. Louis, MO)
Fordham University -- Lincoln Center (NY, NY)
Fordham University -- Rosehill (Bronx, NY)
Furman Univ. (Greenville, SC)
Gannon University (Erie, PA)
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA)
Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY)
Georgia State University
Gonzaga (Spokane, WA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
Grove City College (Grove City, PA)
Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) CTCL 1
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN)
Hampden Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)
Hampshire (Amherst, MA) CTCL 1
Hanover College (Hanover, `IN)
Heidelberg College (Tiffin, OH)
Hendrix College (Conway, Ark) CTCL 1
Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI)
Hiram College (Hiram, OH) CTCL 1
Hobart & William Smith College (Geneva, NY)
Howard Payne Univ (Brownwood, TX)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington, IL)
Iowa State University, (Ames, Iowa)
Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA)
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) CTCL 1
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Kettering Univ of Engineering (Flint, MI)
Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)
Knox College (Galesburg, IL) CTCL 1
Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL)
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) CTCL 1
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisian Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Luther College (Decorah, Ia)
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA)
Lynn Univ. (Boca Raton, FL)
Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY)
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) CTCL 1
Marquette Univ (Milwaukee, WI)
McDaniel College (Westminster, MD)
Mercer College (Macon, GA.)
Miami U (Oxford, OH)
Millikin University (Decatur, IL)
Mills College (Oakland, CA)
Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) CTCL 1
Minot State University (Bottineau, ND)
Mitchell College (New London, CT)
Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.)
Montreat College (Montreat, NC)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
NC State University
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE)
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) CTCL 1
New England College (Henniker, New Hampshire,)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, NM)
Northland College (Ashland, WI.)
Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Oberlin (Oberlin, OH)
Occidental College (LA, CA)
Ohio Dominican (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)
Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
Pepperdine (Malibu, CA)
Prescott College (Prescott, AZ)
Principia College (Elsah, IL)
Queens University (Charlotte, NC)
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA)
Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA)
Regis University (Denver, CO)
Reed College (Portland, OR)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Rensselaer, N.Y.)
Rensselear Polytechnical Instit. (Troy, NY) CTCL
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) CTCL 1
Ripon College (Ripon, WI)
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
Roger Williams (Rhode Island)
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Rose-Hulman Instit Tech (Terre Haute, IN)
Saint Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's City, MD)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Seton Hll University (South Orange, NJ)
Sewanee/The University of the South (TN)
Simmons College (Boston, MA)
SMU (Dallas, TX)
Sonoma State College (Rohnert Park, CA)
Southeastern Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southwestern U (Georgetown, TX) CTCL 1
Spring Arbor Univ (Spring Arbor, MI)
Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, Mass.)
St Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
St. Ambrose (Davenport, IA)
St. Catherin (St. Paul, MN)
St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
St. Mary’s (St. Mary’s City, MD)
St. Mary’s College (South Bend, IN)
St. Michael's College (Colchester, VT)
St. Olaf (Northfield, MN) CTCL 1
St. Vincent College (Latrobe, PA)
Stetson University (Deland, FL)
Stonehill College (Easton MA)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY Purchase
Taylor Univ (Upland, IN)
TCU (Texas Christian U)
Temple Univ. (Philadelphia, PA)
The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
Trinity U (San Antonio, TX)
Truman State (Kirksville, MO)
Tufts University (Medford, MA)
University of Akron (Akron, Ohio)
University of Alabama (Huntsville, AL)
University of British Columbia (BC, Canada)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Cincinnatti (Cincinnatti, OH)
University of Dallas (Irving, TX)
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
University of Denver (Denver, CO)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
University of Mary Washington (Fredricksburg, VA)
University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
University fo Minnesota Morris (Morris, MN)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.)
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND)
University of Oregon Clark Honors College (OR)
University of Pittsburgh (Johnston, PA)
University of Portland (Portland, OR)
University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)
University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Iniversity of South Dakota (vermillion, SD)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN.)
University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK)
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
Universiuty of Mass. (Amherst, MA)
Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA)
Walla Wlla CC (Walla Walla, WA)
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC)
Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) CTCL 1
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)
Wells College (Aurora, NY)
Western Washington U (Bellingham, WA)
Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA)
Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
Whittier College (Whittier, CA)
Whitworth (Spokane, WA)
Wichita State (Wichita, KS)
Willamette (Salem, OR)
Winona State University (Winona, MN)
Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)
Wofford (Spartanburg, SC)
Wooster, College of (Wooster, OH) CTCL 1
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
Yeshiva U (NY NY)
York College of Pennsylvania.(York, PA)

[Danhmom]

University of New Hampshire should be added to the list - it was mentioned in an early post on this thread but was not added. A very underrated state school, my D will be a sophomore there and is very happy. It has a small school feeling, my D has found professors to be very helpful and encouraging. Excellent honors program (my D is in Honors), lovely campus. Known as a party school which I think has clouded its reputation. It's worth a second look for anyone interested in New England schools.

[csleslie51]

Humboldt State as well (was on earlier lists) in Arcata, CA