In terms of history departments in general, those at Colgate, Kenyon and Tulane are three I suggest you look into very closely. By subsequently accessing a range of information, such as course descriptions, you might get a sense of which, if any, of these departments would be appropriate based on ideological constraints.
I agree with @merc81 . For example, I found the course catalog for Hillsdale’s history department. It is heavily focused on the history of America, Europe and Western Civilization, with a lot of depth in those areas, and just a few courses covering Asia, Africa, etc. https://www.hillsdale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Registrar-College-Catalog-2016-2017-Revised.pdf (pp. 171-176) Then I looked at the course catalog for the Claremont consortium, and found lots of courses that definitely didn’t appear in the Hillsdale catalog, such as Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece, Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx History, Latinx Immigration, The Long Civil Rights Movement, Propaganda, Power in the US, the African Diaspora in the US to 1877, etc. But even if those classes don’t interest your student, they’re electives.
More important than the catalog is what courses are offered each semester. The catalog can list 100 history courses but only 10 might be offered, especially at the upper levels.
My point in looking at the catalog in this situation is just to get a “flavor” for the type of courses offered and the departmental approach to the major. Hillsdale’s course catalog looked like a much more traditional/classical focus on Western civilization. I’m not saying that’s good or bad, just that it’s one way you can form an impression.
" For example, I found the course catalog for Hillsdale’s history department. It is heavily focused on the history of America, Europe and Western Civilization, with a lot of depth in those areas, and just a few courses covering Asia, Africa, etc."
That sounds really dated and out of touch with the 21st century, and therefore limiting and undesirable IMO.
ROTC scholarships are not guaranteed.
If he wants to be a military officer, there are the USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, USMMA. But admission is highly competitive.
Rice University - Doug Brinkley https://history.rice.edu/faculty/douglas-brinkley
@AndrewBander that may be the first list I have ever seen with Kenyon and Texas A&M.
I second Rice as a recommendation if his stats are competitive. My social-sciency kid found that discourse was well-balanced there, with both left-leaning and right-leaning views intelligently represented. The campus culture as a whole is relatively apolitical, but when controversial issues are discussed, students of all views can find well-articulated challenges to grapple with. The History department is also known for being well-funded, offering generous grants for summer travel/study and such.
CMC could also be a good choice, but be aware that their admissions process is very heavily skewed toward Early Decision, with more than 75% of the class admitted ED. The ED admit rate is about 32%; RD rate around 6%.
FYI: I have reached out to various right of center faculty and received the first feedback. This professor recommended these colleges (in this order):
Notre Dame
Arizona State
Arizona
Texas A&M
Notre Dame and Texas A&M have minimal Jewish life, so probably are out.
He also mentioned Claremont McKenna for Poli Sci and George Mason for Economics, but he would not recommend either for straight up history.
I’m awaiting other feedback from profs, so Moderator, please keep this thread open.
Thank you so much to all of you who have commented. My son and I have read each comment and it’s helps tremendously.
George Mason is far right for economics:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/the-architect-of-the-radical-right/528672/
History is usually not influenced by the faculty’s political leaning. I took many advanced history classes at a “left leaning” university, and the professors political opinion seldom, if ever, influenced the course content.
For those who wish to study Economics, International Relations, Philosophy or Political Science, political leaning matters. But for History, I don’t think it matters that much…if at all.
That being said, attending a school with a right leaning student body may be best for students who have right leaning ideologies. As others have suggested, schools excellent colleges and universities like Boston College, Bucknell, Claremont McKenna, Georgetown, Notre Dame, UVa, W&L etc…