Your vote for "Most Underappreciated" lesser known colleges?

Beloit College (Wisconsin).

  • A "College that Changes Lives".
  • Small; near Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee.
  • Great opportunities for summer grants; has programs to help with internships or creating your own project.
  • You get a mentor as a freshman.
  • Has entrepreneurship program including a building downtown for students to use to develop their business ideas.
  • Brand-new science center.
  • I believe about 14% of students are international students.
  • Many students study abroad.
  • Nice campus; they are currently building a new student center.
  • Known for Anthropology program and museum.
  • Many students double major/major and double minor (because credits overlap).
  • Roommates matched by hand based off of a form about personality, music preferences, interests.
  • Themed housing.
  • "First Year Initiatives" courses for first semester; a kind of introduction to college thinking and how classes work. You choose from a list and this class doesn't have to be related to your major; just something you are interested in.
  • The general ed requirements are looser then at most colleges; allows you to take classes that interest you.
  • Small class sizes and many students call professors by their first names.