If beauty of scenery is a priority, UW can go toe to toe with any campus anywhere. It’s not on the beach … it’s not on the coast at all. But its setting is spectacular with million dollar views in many directions from many spots on campus. And Seattle is very close to amazing outdoor activities. We have a lot of water and we have a lot of mountains (not hills, which is what we in the west call the land bumps you find in the New England and upstate NY) and trees. And the campus itself is very pretty.