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<p>Just to reiterate my original support for Cal State Monterey Bay! Nationally recognized Service Learning, Brand new Library, Great Professors at an up and coming university which is just 15 years old. Did I mention the LAC size and the CSU price??</p>

<p>Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)
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 (Rock Island, IL)
Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL 1
Babson College (Babson Park, MA)
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 University (St. Paul, MN)
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)
Cal State Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA)
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI)
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
Carrol College (Waukesha, WI)
Carroll College (Helena, MT)
Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
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 School of Mines (Golden, CO)
Columbia College Chicago (Chicago)
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) CTCL 1
Curry College (Milton, MA)
Denison University (Granville, OH) CTCL 1
DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
Dickinson Colege (Carlisle, PA)
Drew University (Madison, NJ)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN) CTCL 1
East Carolina University (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 University (Elon, NC)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL)
Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) CTCL 1
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ)
Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)
Fontbonne University (St. Louis, MO)
Fordham University – Lincoln Center (NY, NY)
Fordham University – Rosehill (Bronx, NY)
Gannon University (Erie, PA)
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA)
Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY)
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
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 College (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 Colleges (Geneva, NY)
Howard Payne University (Brownwood, TX)
Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA)
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) CTCL 1
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kettering University of Engineering (Flint, MI)
Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)
Knox College (Galesburg, IL) CTCL 1
Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL)
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) CTCL 1
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Luther College (Decorah, Ia)
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA)
Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL)
Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY)
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) CTCL 1
Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
McDaniel College (Westminster, MD)
Mercer College (Macon, GA.)
Miami University (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)
Montreat College (Montreat, NC)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
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)
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)
Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Prescott College (Prescott, AZ)
Principia College (Elsah, IL)
Queens University (Charlotte, NC)
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA)
Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA)
Reed College (Portland, OR)
Regis University (Denver, CO)
Ripon College (Ripon, WI)
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI)
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN)
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Saint Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Sewanee/The University of the South (TN)
Simmons College (Boston, MA)
SMU (Dallas, TX)
Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)
Southeastern Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) CTCL 1
Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, MA)
St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)
St. Catherine, College of (St. Paul, MN)
St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
St. Mary’s College (South Bend, IN)
St. Michael’s College (Colchester, VT)
St. Olaf College (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 University (Upland, IN)
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
Trinity U (San Antonio, TX)
Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
University of Minnesota – Morris (Morris, MN)
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 Denver (Denver, CO)
University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
University of Mary Washington (Fredricksburg, VA)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.)
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)
Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA)
Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, WA)
Walsh University (North Canton, OH)
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC)
Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) CTCL 1
Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
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 University (Spokane, WA)
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Willamette University (Salem, OR)
Winona State University (Winona, MN)
Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
Wooster, College of (Wooster, OH) CTCL 1
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA)</p>

<p>Honorable Mentions:
Centre College (Danville, KY) CTCL 1
Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) CTCL 1</p>

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<p>List probably needed trimming, but criteria is suspect. Rose-Hulman on your trimmed lists – yet has been No. 1 among engineering schools (without advanced degree) for 10 years on USNWR.</p>

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<p>Seattle University is missing! I think this list is awesome</p>

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<p>hmm–also, maybe, Louis and Clark in Portland, Oregon</p>

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<p>It’s Lewis and Clark and yes, it should be added to the list.</p>

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<p>My eldest son went to Marlboro College in Vermont back in the late(?,entered in '95) 90’s and still sees many of the guys he lived with! He was Best Man in one’s wedding and just recently received a “head’s up” about a possible job with a company that another just joined. It’s tiny- 300 students, scattered all over the world when they’re not in VT- and is nestled among sheep fields in a gorgeous mountain setting. He is a brilliant young man, but the true, “Absent-Minded Professor” and they understood about things like that. He applied ED and it was the only school he ever considered as an Undergraduate. His 14 yr, younger sister will be attending one of those “Ohio gems”, Cleveland Institute of Music", which is slightly smaller than her high school with a population (undergrad+grad) of around 420. Heaven only knows where the youngest boy will go, or IF he’ll even get out of high school!!</p>

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<p>Just a quick note about the list. Beaver College is now Arcadia and it is in Glenside, PA not Beaver, PA. My D looked at it a few years back. She attends Dickinson College & is quite happy there. I must say, that whenever I visit campus & she introduces me to her profs they REALLY know her! That’s something you won’t find at the bigger, better known schools like my alma matter U of Pittsburgh!</p>

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<p>Yes, that’s true about Arcadia University no longer named Beaver College. I know someone who is a professor there and he knows all his students by name. Recently, a group of alumni from his department visited. He knew them all and was immensely proud of their accomplishments. He actually said they were like another family for him, and he was like a proud papa!</p>

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<p>Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)
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)
Arcadia University (Glenside, PA)
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL 1
Babson College (Babson Park, MA)
Belmont Abbey College (Charlotte, NC)
Beloit (Beloit, WI) CTCL 1
Bennington College (Bennington, VT)
Bentley College (Waltham, MA)
Berea College (Berea, KY)
Bethel University (St. Paul, MN)
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)
Cal State Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA)
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI)
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
Carrol College (Waukesha, WI)
Carroll College (Helena, MT)
Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
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 School of Mines (Golden, CO)
Columbia College Chicago (Chicago)
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) CTCL 1
Curry College (Milton, MA)
Denison University (Granville, OH) CTCL 1
DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
Dickinson Colege (Carlisle, PA)
Drew University (Madison, NJ)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN) CTCL 1
East Carolina University (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 University (Elon, NC)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL)
Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) CTCL 1
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ)
Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)
Fontbonne University (St. Louis, MO)
Fordham University – Lincoln Center (NY, NY)
Fordham University – Rosehill (Bronx, NY)
Gannon University (Erie, PA)
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA)
Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY)
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
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 College (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 Colleges (Geneva, NY)
Howard Payne University (Brownwood, TX)
Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA)
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) CTCL 1
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kettering University of Engineering (Flint, MI)
Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)
Knox College (Galesburg, IL) CTCL 1
Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL)
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) CTCL 1
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Luther College (Decorah, Ia)
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA)
Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL)
Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY)
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) CTCL 1
Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
McDaniel College (Westminster, MD)
Mercer College (Macon, GA.)
Miami University (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)
Montreat College (Montreat, NC)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
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)
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)
Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Prescott College (Prescott, AZ)
Principia College (Elsah, IL)
Queens University (Charlotte, NC)
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA)
Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA)
Reed College (Portland, OR)
Regis University (Denver, CO)
Ripon College (Ripon, WI)
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI)
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN)
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Saint Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Sewanee/The University of the South (TN)
Simmons College (Boston, MA)
SMU (Dallas, TX)
Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)
Southeastern Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) CTCL 1
Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, MA)
St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)
St. Catherine, College of (St. Paul, MN)
St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
St. Mary’s College (South Bend, IN)
St. Michael’s College (Colchester, VT)
St. Olaf College (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 University (Upland, IN)
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
Trinity U (San Antonio, TX)
Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
University of Minnesota – Morris (Morris, MN)
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 Denver (Denver, CO)
University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
University of Mary Washington (Fredricksburg, VA)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.)
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)
Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA)
Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, WA)
Walsh University (North Canton, OH)
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC)
Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) CTCL 1
Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
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 University (Spokane, WA)
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Willamette University (Salem, OR)
Winona State University (Winona, MN)
Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
Wooster, College of (Wooster, OH) CTCL 1
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA)</p>

<p>Honorable Mentions:
Centre College (Danville, KY) CTCL 1
Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) CTCL 1</p>

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<p>That doesn’t sound like Beaver College. It sounds like Geneva College.</p>

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<p>Geneva College is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.</p>

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<p>This seems to be a valuable thread. So I’ll add a new upcoming state university which since 1857 has never rejected any qualified applicant but this year actually turned away 4000 qualified applicants.
This is San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. Due to its proximity to Silicon Valley its Computer Engineering program has become rock solid and it has moved to the top 5 in US among colleges with BS and MS only.

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<p>It has a good business and other Engineering programs too. Check it out.
[url=<a href=“http://www.sjsu.edu/]San”>http://www.sjsu.edu/]San</a> Jos</p>

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<p>Son went to SUNY Maritime College and graduated last year with a Mechanical Engineering degree, a license in the US Coast Guard (Third Assistant) and commission in the USN (now a LTJG). He will be assigned to a nuclear submarine this May. This school is very inexpensive compared to most (even though we were from by Virginia we paid NY State rates), gave him the chance to live in NY City, travel to Europe three summers (summer sea terms), and taught him about leadership. Can’t beat it!</p>

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<p>SUNY Maritime is a great school recommended by many NY GCs for those kids who want a military program (althought it does not have a mandatory enrollment, only if you sign up for the optional Coast Guard or Navy programs, which provide some scholarships). And, the brave Captain Philips, of Somalia fame, is an alum.</p>

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<p>University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire</p>

<p>Some highlights:
Voted “Most Beautiful Campus in Wisconsin”
Strong focus on undergraduate preparation
Largest Division III marching band in the state
Service Learning required for graduation
Huge numbers of undergrads do research
Most students studying abroad than any other WI school
Success in getting students Fulbrights</p>

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<p>Actually, I believe Captain Phillips graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and not SUNY Maritime.</p>

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<p>Have a question to this crowd:</p>

<p>Has anyone had their child transfer from one of the better known schools to one in any of many lists in this thread? That is the person who may be able to offer a great perspective.</p>

<p>I know someone who did the reverse and regretted the transfer (up to an Ivy) a great deal.</p>

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<p>I transferred from a top 60 school to one of the schools in the list. Much better fit for me, and I saved my parents over $100,000.</p>

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<p>Yeah, Philips did go to Mass. Maritime.</p>

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<p>New College Of Florida: students there have the ability to design their own curriculum. Very small public school. VERY GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID!</p>

<p>St. Mary’s College Of Maryland: Maryland’s Honors College - I think that should speak for the quality of education at this school. Also the sailing team is a national powerhouse and the location by the St. Mary’s River is gorgeous. If you’re into history, St. Mary’s City is the 4th oldest settlement in the US.</p>

<p>The University Of North Carolina At Asheville: One of the hidden gems of the UNC system. Also a public, inexpensive school next to the Great Smoky Mountains. Has a great general education curriculum.</p>

<p>The College Of New Jersey: Small inexpensive public school in New Jersey, lost in the shadow of Rutgers but offers probably the best education in New Jersey in terms of personal attention and smaller classes.</p>

<p>AND OF COURSE THE SCHOOL IM GOING TO NEXT YEAR:
Clemson University: Underrated school (because of its in the middle of nowhere location in South Carolina)that is slowly making a rise in the US News rankings thanks to its presidents campaign to get the school in the top 20 public schools in the country. Very strong engineering, science, education and nursing programs. Beautiful campus, amazing school spirit surrounding its athletic teams, friendly student body.</p>