Brag about your "lesser known" school!

mm99 · August 18, 2007, 9:18pm

dbwes- My Grandma went to St. Olaf, she was in the choir there.

katho11 · August 20, 2007, 12:48am

Ditto to what a few others have replied to this.

My school certainly isn’t on CC’s list…and can think of many others that aren’t, either.

I don’t even think the Princeton Review has my school on their database. Even though it’s a state university with a great reputation in Engineering and hopefully Business soon, as well.

Haters.

Father_of_the_Boarder · August 24, 2007, 11:10am

Updated List – August 24, 2007

Alberston College (Caldwell, ID) 
Albion College (Albion, MI) 
Albright College (Reading, PA) 
Alma College (Alma, MI) 
Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI) 
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL
Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) 
Belmont Abbey College (Charlotte, NC) 
Beloit (Beloit, WI) CTCL
Bentley College (Waltham, MA) 
Berea College (Berea, KY) 
Bethel Univ (St. Paul, MN) 
Bradley University (Peoria, IL) 
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) 
BU (Boston, MA)
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) 
Cal State Monterey Bay (Monterey, CA) 
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI) 
Carrol College (Waukesha, WI) 
Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) 
Centre College (Danville, KY) CTCL
Chapman University (Orange, CA)
Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA) 
Clark (Worcester, MA) CTCL
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 State University (Ft. Collins, CO)
Connecticut College (New London, CT) 
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) CTCL
Curry College (Milton, MA) 
Denison (Granville, OH) CTCL
Depaul (Chicago, IL) 
DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) 
Drew Univ (Madison, NJ)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN) CTCL
Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) 
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) CTCL
Elmhurst Colege (Elmhurst, IL) 
Elon Univ (Elon, NC) 
Embry Riddle (Daytona Beach, FL) 
Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) CTCL
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ) 
FAU (Boca Raton, FL) 
Fontbonne Univ (St. Louis, MO) 
Fordham University – Lincoln Center (NY, NY) 
Fordham University – Rosehill (Bronx, NY) 
Furman Univ. (Greenville, SC) 
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
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) 
Hampden Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)
Hampshire (Amherst, MA) CTCL
Hanover College (Hanover, `IN) 
Heidelberg College (Tiffin, OH)
Hendrix College (Conway, Ark) CTCL
Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) 
Hiram College (Hiram, OH) CTCL
Hobart & William Smith College (Geneva, NY)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington, IL)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) CTCL
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) 
Kettering Univ of Engineering (Flint, MI) 
Knox College (Galesburg, IL) CTCL
Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL) 
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) CTCL
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisian Tech University (Ruston, LA) 
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) 
Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) CTCL
Marquette Univ (Milwaukee, WI) 
Mercer College (Macon, GA.)
Miami U (Oxford, OH) 
Millikin University (Decatur, IL) 
Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) CTCL
Mitchell College (New London, CT) 
Montreat College (Montreat, NC)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) 
NC State University
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) 
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) CTCL
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 Northern University (Ada, OH) 
Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
Pepperdine (Malibu, CA)
Prescott College (Prescott, AZ)
Principia College (Elsah, IL) 
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) 
Reed College (Portland, OR) CTCL
Rensselear Polytechnical Instit. (Troy, NY)
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) CTCL
Ripon College (Ripon, WI) 
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) 
Rose-Hulman Instit Tech (Terre Haute, IN) 
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) 
Southeastern Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southwestern U (Georgetown, TX) CTCL
Spring Arbor Univ (Spring Arbor, MI) 
St Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
St. Ambrose (Davenport, IA)
St. Catherin (St. Paul, MN)
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
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)
Trinity U (San Antonio, TX)
Truman State (Kirksville, MO) 
Tufts University (Medford, MA) 
University of Denver (Denver, CO) 
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) 
University of Dallas (Irving, TX) 
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) 
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) 
University of Mary Washington (Fredricksburg, VA) 
University of Maryland (College Park, MD) 
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) 
University of Oregon Clark Honors College (OR) 
University of Portland (Portland, OR) 
University of Redlands (Redlands, CA) 
University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
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) 
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) CTCL
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)
Wells College (Aurora, NY) 
Western Washington U (Bellingham, WA) 
Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA) 
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
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) 
Yeshiva U (NY NY) 
York College of Pennsylvania.(York, PA)

along1 · August 27, 2007, 9:33pm

We are struggling with a decision related to the above topic. My d, going to be a high school senior, is interested in the PA program & would like to stay within driving distance of home (Ma). She would prefer to get into a 5 or 6 year combined program rather than reapply again for the masters program offered in most universities, but these are offered by several schools that we have never heard of. Some of these include Wagner College, Seton Hall, DeSales university & University of the Sciences in Philly. A few of the schools such as Quinnipiac, Drexel & Duquesne we have heard of, but are not very familiar with. I would love to get input from anyone who has experienced/considered any of the above schools & what their experience has been.
While we would not be looking at Ivy League Schools for her in any case, we would be looking at higher ranked schools than these if she was going for a Bachelor’s degree in any other field. But I can see from this thread (which is great idea), that one can be just as happy in a lessor known school. Any input on the above mentioned schools would be appreciated.

boysx3 · August 27, 2007, 10:10pm

Daughter of a good friend just started the program at Quinnipiac today. She’s very excited. I’ll be interested in this too as my niece is interested in this kind of program as well.

Khipper · August 28, 2007, 12:33am

In Pennsylvania, we are lucky to have so many well respected colleges. It seems like every county seat has a college just down the street from the courthouse.

A couple of colleges in the commonwealth ought to be cited here: Ursinus, Washington & Jefferson, Juniata, St. Francis, St. Vincent, Lafayette, Lehigh and Muhlenberg. Too often these schools are overshadowed by the better known brand names (you know who they are)

Father_of_the_Boarder · August 28, 2007, 9:38am

A couple of colleges in the commonwealth ought to be cited here:
Ursinus, ON THE LIST
Washington & Jefferson, ON THE LIST
Juniata,
St. Francis,
St. Vincent,
Lafayette, LESSER KNOWN???
Lehigh LESSER KNOWN ???
Muhlenberg ON THE LIST

Can you tell us something about the others which have not been a topic of anyone’s discussion?

amethyst213 · August 28, 2007, 2:54pm

Elizabethtown ¶ should be added to the list. Doesn’t appear on CC’s alphabetical list, even after I emailed moderators twice requesting it to be there after an earlier thread mentioning it. Wonderful school!

Khipper · August 28, 2007, 8:57pm

I have always thought at St. Vincent has one of the most comprehensive distribution requirements that I have seen over the years. SVC has compiled a faculty of instructors who are interested in teaching; SVC faculty members do not see teaching as they price they have to pay to do research.

St. Francis College has focused a lot of its attention recently on developing some top notch programs in health related professions, such as physical therepy and physicians’ assistantships. Again, the emphasis at SFU is teaching, not research.

Both institutions are devoted to developing men and women of service and to developing the whole person.

In addition, both campuses are in the Allegheny mountains and are picturesque as any other small college in the US.

Believe it or not, both Lehigh and Lafayette are overshadowed a lot of other colleges in the commonweath of Pennsylvania – Penn State and CMU in engineering, Haverford, Swathmore, Bryn Mawr, and Franklin & Marshall among the traditional liberal arts colleges.

missypie · August 30, 2007, 2:20pm

I love this thread! So far I’ve made notes on Milliken, U of Tulsa and U of Dallas (I actually helped acquire UD’s Italy property for them.)

JEM · August 30, 2007, 6:58pm

Posters, when mentioning a school, could you provide some specifics re what is so special about it? Khipper’s post # 289 is a good example.

Thanks again for all the contributions - this is one of my favorite threads! :)

P.S. Thanks again, Father of the Boarder, for keeping the list updated.

phuriku · August 30, 2007, 7:10pm

I go to a school named Harvard College. Has anyone here heard of it? Not many people know of it, but I think it’s a pretty good school.

fencersmother · August 31, 2007, 4:02pm

Other PA colleges that deserve some recognition: Gannon U in Erie (snowbelt) is offering fantastic fin aid to engineering majors as an enrollment incentive. Two of my S’s friends are freshman at this Catholic school on free tuition/half R&B rides in Mechanical Eng. Both had SATs in the 1200-1300 range.

University of Pittsburgh AT JOHNSTOWN has some very attractive features for those whose scores might not allow them to go to the main campus. The campus looks like a swiss fantasyland - stunning, up in the mountains.

Geneva College in Beaver Falls, about 30 miles from Pittsburgh, has some fantastic football and a very closeknit feel with great fin aid. My neighbor’s twin daughters went there together and are now attending PA Col of Medicine. Their aid covered 90% of costs with grants/scholarships. Each girl graduated owing less than $4K. The school is related to the Dutch Reformed Church but there are lots of Catholics on campus, as well as other Christian denominations.

In Columbus, there is a little school called Ohio Dominican college which is a terrific place for B/C+ students. Wonderful theatre program, very nice cafe, and cross registration with the big colleges nearby. For someone looking for a tiny college with some big city opportunities, that might be a good choice. I think they also have a good program for learning disabled students.

Father_of_the_Boarder · August 31, 2007, 4:57pm

Is there any one stat in these schools people want? : e.g. size or M/F ratio?

Alberston College (Caldwell, ID) 
Albion College (Albion, MI) 
Albright College (Reading, PA) 
Alma College (Alma, MI) 
Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI) 
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL
Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) 
Belmont Abbey College (Charlotte, NC) 
Beloit (Beloit, WI) CTCL
Bentley College (Waltham, MA) 
Berea College (Berea, KY) 
Bethel Univ (St. Paul, MN) 
Bradley University (Peoria, IL) 
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) 
BU (Boston, MA)
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) 
Cal State Monterey Bay (Monterey, CA) 
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI) 
Carrol College (Waukesha, WI) 
Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) 
Centre College (Danville, KY) CTCL
Chapman University (Orange, CA)
Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA) 
Clark (Worcester, MA) CTCL
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 State University (Ft. Collins, CO)
Connecticut College (New London, CT) 
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) CTCL
Curry College (Milton, MA) 
Denison (Granville, OH) CTCL
Depaul (Chicago, IL) 
DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) 
Drew Univ (Madison, NJ)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN) CTCL
Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) 
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) CTCL
Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA) 
Elmurst College (Elmhurst, IL) 
Elon Univ (Elon, NC) 
Embry Riddle (Daytona Beach, FL) 
Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) CTCL
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ) 
FAU (Boca Raton, FL) 
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
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) 
Hampden Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)
Hampshire (Amherst, MA) CTCL
Hanover College (Hanover, `IN) 
Heidelberg College (Tiffin, OH)
Hendrix College (Conway, Ark) CTCL
Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) 
Hiram College (Hiram, OH) CTCL
Hobart & William Smith College (Geneva, NY)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington, IL)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) 
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) CTCL
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) 
Kettering Univ of Engineering (Flint, MI) 
Knox College (Galesburg, IL) CTCL
Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL) 
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) CTCL
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisian Tech University (Ruston, LA) 
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) 
Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) CTCL
Marquette Univ (Milwaukee, WI) 
Mercer College (Macon, GA.)
Miami U (Oxford, OH) 
Millikin University (Decatur, IL) 
Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) CTCL
Mitchell College (New London, CT) 
Montreat College (Montreat, NC)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) 
NC State University
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) 
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) CTCL
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) 
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) 
Reed College (Portland, OR) CTCL
Rensselear Polytechnical Instit. (Troy, NY)
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) CTCL
Ripon College (Ripon, WI) 
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) 
Rose-Hulman Instit Tech (Terre Haute, IN) 
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) 
Southeastern Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southwestern U (Georgetown, TX) CTCL
Spring Arbor Univ (Spring Arbor, MI) 
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
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)
Trinity U (San Antonio, TX)
Truman State (Kirksville, MO) 
Tufts University (Medford, MA)
University of Denver (Denver, CO)
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
University of Dallas (Irving, TX)
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Mary Washington (Fredricksburg, VA)
University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
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)
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) 
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) CTCL
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)
Wells College (Aurora, NY) 
Western Washington U (Bellingham, WA) 
Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA) 
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
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) 
Yeshiva U (NY NY) 
York College of Pennsylvania.(York, PA)

07DAD · August 31, 2007, 9:39pm

I guess of the two: size.

Would you be willing to list the #'s of the thread posts for particular schools on this master list, if people private-messaged you with those numbers?

eiffel13 · September 1, 2007, 2:22pm

I would like to add Manhattan College in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
My nephew got a full scholarship there and is enjoying it very much.
Solid engineering department, among others. He loves the easy access
to Manhattan and all it has to offer as well.

Pharmagal · September 2, 2007, 9:48pm

I will put in a plug for The College of NJ. It’s right on the border of NJ and PA. A gem hidden away in Ewing township, which is south of Princeton.

Has a beautiful Southern feel to its campus. Is fully renovated and well resourced. Heavily underscores research in Medical Sciences.
Offers direct 7 year BS/MD program through UMDNJ as well as a 7 year Optometry program.

All kids who get accepted in their BS/MD program get merit scholarship that pays 100% tuition.

missypie · September 3, 2007, 3:06pm

A bit of a clarification on Beaver College (my husband used to work there). It is not afflilated with the Dutch Reformed church. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Reformed Church, which is not mainstream Presbyterian. I don’t know a lot about them, except I seem to recall that they don’t vote. Students are forbidden to drink and drinking by faculty/staff is greatly frowned on.

csleslie51 · September 4, 2007, 9:41am

Princeton Review came out with this about DD’s college, Willamette, and we couldn’t agree more:
“Academically rigorous, intimate and seriously gorgeous.
Outstanding academic programs include the sciences, a “great focus” on the arts, a popular Japanese Studies Program, and “a highly acclaimed political science program.”
“Small class sizes allow lots of discussion and personal attention” and undergraduate research opportunities allow students to work with faculty members on the kinds of projects reserved for grad students at most other schools. Willamette is also “very accommodating for double majors.” Professors are, “for the most part, super interesting and exciting.”
Intercollegiate and intramural sports are hugely popular here, and the “incredibly strong” track and cross country programs are especially noteworthy.
Willamette is “2 hours from the coast” and “2 hours from the mountains.” Also, “it’s only a 45-minute drive over to Portland” and “a ton of cultural stuff.”
Students at Willamette rate their “interesting, intelligent, genuine, [and] community oriented” peers as “pretty hard workers” and say “There’s a social group for almost everyone — jocks, preps, partiers, nerds; you name it.” There are also “outdoorsy” types and “a lot of musicians” here. Conflict between groups is very minimal. “Everyone is accepting . . . so it’s not intimidating to meet random people.” Politically, Willamette is “extremely liberal.” There are plenty of “politically left-wing people who love granola and Howard Dean,” though, interestingly, few “real hippies.”

workingforblue · September 4, 2007, 2:48pm

D is studying MAE at UAH. It has a great engineering school. Very well know in the aerospace industry. Offer all types of engineering degrees. Also have stand alone propulsion research center. Because of size, talented undergrad have the opportunity to perform research. Honors programs also available with special housing available if accepted into program.

The cost is relatively inexpensive, both in-state and out-of-start. (Out-of-state fees were slightly higher than fees at local in-state univ.) Very good merit scholarship program. Dorms are outstanding (4 person suite with separate bedroom for each student and 2 people sharing in-suite bathroom, frig. and microwave included in common room of suite, including freshman dorm). Housing cost was $2K cheaper than most universities.

Fantastic location with Redstone (Army) and Marshall (NASA) 10 minutes away. These government installations attract every aerospace contractor in the country (Lockheed, Boeing, USAA, etc) into the research park “across the street” from the UAH campus.

Coop program offers large number of positions to get hands-on experience in the field (and make $$$) with 80-90% placement in the area so you don’t have to move every 4 months.

Worth a look if you are interested in engineering. (Other degrees offered but this is the only one I am familiar with)

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