[quote=“thumper1, post:37, topic:3704530, full:true”]they tend to be mid size colleges. And most are located in urban areas.
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Yes, and in addition, most of them don’t have fraternities.
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And if the desire is to be in New Orleans, there are other colleges there. For example, there is the University of New Orleans, which is going to be rejoining the LSU system this summer. https://www.uno.edu/
@VBraggKB would you like suggestions of schools with religious affiliations? If so, folks here probably can easily add to your student’s list.
I see you are visiting Georgetown this summer. Some folks view Santa Clara University as the Georgetown of the west. And Holy Cross or Boston College as the Georgetowns of New England.
If you are interested in schools in more southern areas only, I’ll suggest a few:
University of Delaware (larger but doesn’t feel large)
Loyola Maryland
Southern Methodist University
There are also some mid size colleges in the greater Philly area.
What “vibe” features about Tulane are most important to your student…that might help us here!
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Let’s try to think of colleges that are mid size that have the vibe we hope will appeal to this student. This might help others with similar questions.
That size is a sweet spot, and it’s the same one my D is looking for. None of these match the vibe of Tulane, but in terms of size and urbanity maybe Christopher Newport and Loyola Maryland on the safety side of things? Others have mentioned Villanova, same size and quite near Philly but not urban and definitely a different vibe.
Any suggestions further west and north for this poster to consider…or others who are looking for these midsize colleges in urban settings?
So there are a lot of great LACs in the Midwest/Great Lakes region, and also Jesuit colleges.
In terms of secular midsize private universities, though, we’re getting into the territory where land grant universities and such were the more dominant players for “modern” universities. Indeed, arguably the first modern university in the United States was the University of Michigan, and it served as a template for many universities in that region and ultimately beyond.
So this became what was the heart of the original Big 10, and those are some of the top research universities not just in the country but in the world, but they are of course larger publics and not midsize. And because of the way the politics of all this worked, often they are not located in major cities, although there are some exceptions, like Ohio State and the University of Minnesota. I also personally like big college towns like Ann Arbor or Madison.
Anyway, all that doesn’t mean there are no midsize secular private research universities in this region, but they actually tend to be pretty selective, like Chicago, Northwestern, Vanderbilt if you include Nashville (and the OP already nixed it), and WashU.
For various reasons, though, Case Western is at least a little less selective, and indeed has fairly robust merit, so that’s a good one to consider if you have very competitive numbers. I also think it has a really enviable location in Cleveland, which itself is a fun city for students.
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Washington U/ S. Louis
Loyola, Chi
Case Western Reserve
Carnegie-Mellon
University of Rochester
Hopefully OP will engage with this thread (no posts since the OP), because some of the recommendations have become really far afield from schools similar to Tulane…here is what OP wrote:
We still need clarity on the student’s unweighted GPA and budget as well, because those things will be important in list making.
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OP sent me a DM on/around the same date as their original post here. I replied to it and never got another response - I suspect the OP logged in to ask questions and then never came back.
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Might be worth a look at Emory in Atlanta.
I agree, and I’d be interested in knowing what this student did not like at both Emory and Vandy when they visited.
University of Miami is another one worth visiting, as others have suggested.
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If she loved Tulane and is willing to look at a C of C level, I’ll throw you a curveball - U of Tennessee Chattanooga. Right across a bridge from downtown Chatt - a very cool city - so closer to the action than Tulane but not as close to the action of C of C - but walkable to the action (vs. Tulane and transport). Only hear great things about the school.
As for W&M - to me, Miami Ohio (midwest) - is very W&M ish - at a larger scale.
Hope that helps.
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