Mid-level smaller schools (5K undergrad) in large cities?

Could you help me with names? The ones I’m finding on Google are mostly small schools in small towns. Thanks!

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It would help if you can give us more information.

What state do you live in? What do you want to study in university? What is your budget? What is your budget without taking on any debt? Will you qualify for need based financial aid?

What is your GPA on an unweighted scale (where A=4, B=3, C=2, and D=1)? Different high schools calculate GPA in such wildly different ways that it is very hard to compare weighted GPAs (although apparently universities will get information to explain how your school calculates GPA, and they will see your actual grades in any case). Do you have SAT or ACT test results?

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St Thomas, Augsburg, Hamline in the Twins Cities.
Elmhurst and Lake Forest are in the Chicago suburbs (like Northwestern).
Oglethorpe in Atlanta.
St Joe’s in Philadelphia. Ursinus, West Chester near Philadelphia.
If you’re a girl, Chatham, St Kate’s, Agnes Scott.

More details about your coursework, unweighted GPA, majors of interest… Would help.
Will you need financial aid? Merit aid?

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Providence College

Also, slightly larger than your target size but not too much - Seattle University

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A bit bigger than your target size, but if a Catholic college is OK then google the list of Jesuit colleges – most are mid-sized universities in urban areas.

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@happy1 Many Catholic schools were considerations for my D24. (They are not all Jesuit) and most are closer to 10K when including grad students. But here are a few smaller ones in cities we looked at in addition to PC: LMU, USD, SLU

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Santa Clara University has about that many undergrads.

Holy Cross and University of San Diego.

Fordham (Rose Hill)

Brandeis

Loyola Maryland

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Seattle University
Emerson College (only some majors)
Simmons (if a woman)
Trinity College (If you think Hartford is a large city)
Fordham (both branches)
Clark/WPI/Holy Cross if you think Worcester is a large city

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As others have posted, consider the University of San Diego and Seattle University.

The undergraduate population at SMU in Dallas, Texas is mid-sized, but larger than 5,000 students.

Rice University in Houston, but it is ultra-selective.

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University of San Francisco has about 5700 undergrads in a great location in the city.

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Love love love SMU. Fabulous upscale city neighborhood with lots to walk to, but still very safe. I didn’t initially recommend because of its size (8K undergrad, 13K total) . They’ve always had a ton of school spirit and game day culture but their recent switch to ACC has them giving off even more “big school” vibes on game day. Personally, I love it, but just putting that out there since OP is looking for smaller schools.

Reed in Portland

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Knowing what you want to study helps, as well as what type of campus you are interested in - some city schools are in enclosed campuses and others are much more urban. There are some specialist schools that are pretty small in big areas. Something like the New School in NYC is a bit bigger (just under 7k undergrad) but definitely in the middle of the large city (not a school that would appeal to everyone though).
Also, how much “in” the city do you mean - are you looking for in the midst of the city, or are suburbs ok and if so what kind of say train commute time is ok? (For example Brandeis may or may not fit your requirements depending on the answer)

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Also, there are some women’s colleges if you would fit that demographic.

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An interesting aspect of a mid-sized school such as SMU is that, depending upon one’s major, the school can feel much smaller. For example, students in the business school enjoy a mid-sized university with the feel of a smaller college.

Fordham U./Rose Hill Campus, NYC (6700)
Manhattan University, NYC (3000)
Tufts University, Boston (6800)
Brandeis University, Boston (3600)
Suffolk University, Boston (5300)
Emerson College, Boston (4100)
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland (6500)
Rice University, Houston (4800)
University of Denver (5800)
Seattle University (4300)
University of San Francisco (5100)
Loyola Marymount, LA (7000)

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Duquesne University (5226) in Pittsburgh, PA

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@LPH007, if you answer the questions from post #2 that @DadTwoGirls posed, you are likely to get suggestions that will better meet your needs.

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I do not think Chatham is girls only college.

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