<p>hudsonvalley here you are <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/misc.php?do=showsmilies[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/misc.php?do=showsmilies</a></p>
<p>Again, I am really sorry if I offended anyone. I just figured that if in my college knowledge deprived pre-CC life I had heard of it it couldn’t be lesser known. I was presumptuous. :o</p>
<p>I would think any colleges in the CC college section that has no discussion going would be considered a lesser known school. ;)</p>
<p>Good point. I failed to differentiate between “not known to the common masses” vs “not known on CC”. Big dif, I guess!</p>
<p>historymom – Thanks very much. Now, let’s give this a shot… :D</p>
<p>It only took me a thousand posts to learn how to use the emoticons, but it was a great was to celebrate my graduation to “Senior Member” status.</p>
<p>Lists with mentions of the “Not lesser known.”</p>
<p>Agnes 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 Univ (Glendale, PA)
Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Austin College (Sherman, TX) CTCL 1
Babson College (Babson Park, MA)
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)
Bethany College (Bethany, WV)
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)
Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City, TN)
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)
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
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
Gonzaga (Spokane, WA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Goucher College (Baltimore, MD)
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 (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)
Humboldt State (Arcata, CA)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois Wesleyan (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)
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
Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR)
Linfield College (McMinnifield, OR)
Louisiana Tech U (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.)
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)
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 (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)
Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
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)
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)
San Jose Univ (San Jose, CA)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Seattle Univ. (Seattle, WA)
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. Marys (St. Marys City, MD)
St. Marys 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 Maritime
SUNY Potsdam
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)
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 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)
Univeristy of Wisconsin (Eau Claire)
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
Universiuty of Mass. (Amherst, MA)
Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA)
Walla Wlla CC (Walla Walla, WA)
Walsh Univ. (North Canton, OH)
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)</p>
<p>ALREADY ON MANY RADARS
Ball State (Muncie, IN)
Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA)
Iowa State University, (Ames, Iowa)
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Miami U (Oxford, OH)
NC State University
Oberlin (Oberlin, OH)
Occidental College (LA, CA)
Pepperdine (Malibu, CA)
Reed College (Portland, OR)
Rensselear Polytechnical Instit. (Troy, NY) CTCL
Tufts University (Medford, MA)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
Universiuty of Mass. (Amherst, MA)
Washington & Lee(Lexington, VA)</p>
<p>I don’t see it on the list - Meredith College in Raleigh. D was accepted with a Presidential Scholarship…she chose not to go but it was close. Lovely campus, the most friendly kids (womens college) and faculty we met anywhere, and very nice facilities. The academics were also very strong.</p>
<p>Although this is a bump, this is an alert to others to learn about these diamonds in the rough.</p>
<p>Yeah, I keep trying to get the mods to make this a sticky, but since one of them didn’t seem to come up with the idea, they don’t seem to think it is that important. I find it one of the more useful threads on CC</p>
<p>Catawba College in Salisbury, NC.</p>
<p>It seems to have everything our D wanted. Beautiful campus. Small classes. Very friendly students. Not snooty. A very personalized approach to education. </p>
<p>The current mayor of Charlotte graduated from Catawba as did a number of my kids’ high school teachers and school athletic trainers.</p>
<p>I’m also not much for the US News ranking system. But for what it’s worth, USN ranks Catawba College as the 3rd best baccalaureate college in NC (after High Point University and Lenoir-Rhyne University.) D was accepted at Lenoir-Rhyne and several other schools, but chose Catawba.</p>
<p>I still think all of the State U’s should be taken off the list, including the SUNY’s. Since 90% of the kids in those colleges are in-state, it doesn’t matter much that someone on the other side of the US is aware of them. Colorado State U, Wisconsin - are unknowns?? A list that names 25% of the colleges in the US is not really helpful, is it?</p>
<p>I took a summer program at Michigan Tech. The campus is beautiful and the nearby town was good, the students were friendly, and the classes were good. My view may be skewed because I am neither a student or prospective one there (not interested in tech fields), but I believe that it deserves to be on the list.</p>
<p>I disagree about taking off the state universities. Here in the west with the WUE, information about these schools is very helpful. WUE schools are all publics. A student in a WUE state very often is NOT aware of what these schools have to offer and including them on this thread, along with comments from those who have attended them, is very useful. Other states have similar reciprocity programs as well. I say leave them on.</p>
<p>kathiep, how about we say that the flagship state schools should be taken off? There are many unknown state schools like Michigan Tech for example</p>
<p>Michigan Tech is an excellent “under the radar” school. One has to like snow, and lots of it, however.</p>
<p>State universities are not “lesser known.” I think the comments have been suggesting that Big State Us be taken off…not all state publics, many of which are not well-known.</p>
<p>I agree that state flagships should probably be taken off, as they’re usually rather well known, but not other publics.
Also, idad, you’re definitely right about the snow- I visited in the summer and so didn’t experience it firsthand, but I heard about how bad it could get. The campus wasn’t that big for non-Forestry majors though, so that would help.</p>
<p>I’m surprised to see that the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA is not on this list. My D just graduated and loved it! She’ll be teaching English to students at an American school in Italy, in the fall, and has been accepted and has deferred enrollment for a graduate degree in Education at Columbia University, which she will begin when she returns from Italy. Most of her friends from Puget Sound are either employed or attending graduate school, unlike some of her HS friends who graduated from more prestigious schools. With her merit scholarship, she was able to receive an excellent education for just a little more than a UC would have cost.</p>
<p>I just think that any college that has more then 10,000 students or has a D-1 football team is not “lesser known”. I think many posters simply thought that if their school wasn’t on this list that it wasn’t special. Maybe there should be a list of wonderful mid-size schools.</p>
<p>Rowan University just announced plans for the opening of its new MD school. It will be one of the two MD schools in the state of New Jersey.</p>
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