<p>Is he an Eagle Scout? University of Evansville gives the largest scholarships to Eagles (and GS Gold) that I have ever heard of.</p>
<p>One thing to consider with respect to size – he may have to choose between his desired small size and the greater availability of various majors and courses at a big school. Be sure that he carefully considers the tradeoffs here, especially when his interests include subjects which are less common to find in-depth at smaller schools (computer science and business).</p>
<p>Look at Kenyon and Muskingum, both in Ohio. Maybe Miami of Ohio, but that might be too big for his tastes. If he is willing to look at Pennsylvania, he might be interested in Allegheny, Gettysburg or Grove City.</p>
<p>ACT is low for Kenyon and they don’t offer Comp Sci or Business, though their English/writing is top notch.</p>
<p>I second the suggestion of Luther College (Decorah, IA), a lovely school in a lovely setting in hilly and wooded (!!!) northeast Iowa, well worth a look. I’d also add St. John’s U (Collegeville, MN), another little gem that doesn’t get much love–or even much attention–on CC. Both offer an undergrad business major, both are in his size range, and he’s well within their range in stats.</p>
<p>Great suggestions everyone!</p>
<p>Luther is a possibility. Truman is on MY list for him to visit. Drake is out because even with S1’s much high ACT they were very stingy with financial aid and Kenyon flat out rejected him. I will bring up DePaul with him but don’t know how he’ll feel about non-traditional campus. Lake Forest was brought up. It keeps coming across my radar. Might be worth checking out. St. Thomas and Creighton I worry about being “too Catholic” for our tastes. Marquette would be perfect but again I worry about him being too much of an outlier as a non-catholic and I also worry about financial aid. Also might add College of Wooster.</p>
<p>You won’t feel the Catholic thing too much at St. Thomas. Very business school focused and, has been said, great neighborhood in St. Paul. Really good school spirit with very good DIII athletic teams.</p>
<p>In CA, we were very very impressed with Santa Clara University. Right in Silicon Valley (San Jose/San Francisco area). We were especially impressed with the emphasis on business ethics, and were blown away by the information on the tour and what we heard from students. Our DD wanted the East Coast, but SCU almost convinced her to stay in CA. Other schools in CA in that size range: the Claremont Colleges (might be tough to get in to) Chapman University (excellent school - I am pretty sure they have a well regarded bus department) University of Redlands (easier to get into - I went there and had a terrific education) Pepperdine (probably the most gorgeous campus in the universe). If you are Christian, Westmont is very well regarded and is just under 2000 students. They are “landlocked” in an expensive area of Santa Barbara so can’t expand - instead, they just keep plowing more money into their programs so have awesome opportunities.</p>
<p>For that size range, you are going to see a lot of Jesuit schools. DD thought she wanted that size too, and we visited four: University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, Seattle University, and Boston College. I believe DePaul also has religious roots also - can’t recall. Jesuits and mainstream Catholicism are very different. Jesuits have the reputation for building extraordinary learning communities with an emphasis on discussion, interaction, thinking skills, and application. What was the same about all five schools we saw was a huge commitment to community service. However, the influence of their religious roots was dramatic. If I recall correctly, University of San Francisco has no requirement for any type of theology coursework, and actually sneered at me when I asked how many students attend services on a regular basis, indicating in no uncertain terms that no self respecting student actually went to church. In comparison, Santa Clara has three masses a day attended heavily and a very active Protestant, Jewish, and Eastern religions community. Their ethics program was started by a Jewish alum, and is very prominent. Seattle University I saw as tolerant of all and in the middle, and Boston College requires three theology courses from a menu of 90, all of which were fascinating. The other thing that Jesuit schools have in common is that they tend to be very liberal. (Just in case you are wondering my bias, I was raised Catholic, but am disgusted at the behavior of the Catholic administration on child molestation. Any fondness I ever had for the church has been completely overshadowed - I actually called SU where we thought she would be going there to find out how much of my tuition was sent to the diocise (sorry - can’t remember how to spell) because I did not want to contribute to the Catholic Church in any way. The answer, by the way, was none. However, if the money to build a gorgeous campus like USF came from the Catholic Church, which I am sure it did historically, I don’t think you should sneer when the question comes up in an information session. I think it was disrespectful, and inappropriate. I was extremely proud of my daughter when she commented on it without my saying a word.) By the way, every Jesuit school said that the number of students who attend that are Catholic is 30%. BC commented that that includes students who never have and never will attend mass, so it is a completely misleading figure. If you want to know how “religious” a community is, you really should check out how many services they offer, and what type of space they offer to various student groups. It is very telling.</p>
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<p>DePaul is Vincentian, with an emphasis on “Vincentian” (which they try to distance from “Roman Catholic”) values:</p>
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<p>DePaul is a member of the Big East, so the students can see good basketball teams…just no football. </p>
<p>We visited both DePaul and Loyola. Loyola is a lot more overtly Roman Catholic…crufixes in each classroom, quite a few priests as teachers, priests and brothers living in the dorm. The president of DePaul is a priest, but I recall seeing only one religious painting on campus. I think DePaul is 60% Roman Catholic, which you might get just as part of the regional population in many areas of the country.</p>
<p>Yes, my half non-religious Chinese and half (nonpracticing) Jewish kid is looking almost exclusively at mid-size Catholic schools, and they have all seemed to be just fine for the non-religious, non-Catholic kid. My daughter actually likes the community service emphasis at places like Santa Clara, because she’s graduating from an International High School IB program that also stresses mightily the value of community service and being a global citizen; so she’s used to that. She has no worries at all at this point about attending SCU, Univ of San Diego, or Gonzaga, all Catholic schools. Willamette is also on her list, as is Puget Sound. </p>
<p>Marquette is fine for non-Catholics in my experience (lived in Milwaukee for a long time) but it’s pretty big and has a definite urban campus. Beloved by its students, though.</p>
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<p>Business is their most popular undergraduate major. In suburban Orange, CA so 45 minutes from downtown L.A. You might cost out what it takes to fly from your home right into SNA Airport (John Wayne) nearby. With a month or more advance notice; there are deals. If not, cost out LAX airport (not for tomorrow but for a month from now) but add on the 45-minute ground transpo costs. </p>
<p>Size profile fits your S, because it’s a “National Masters University” (USNWR rank #7 - dramatic rise from 1991 when it was #61 in the West). </p>
<p>A National Masters University means this: their only grad schools are those with terminal masters degrees (Law, Psych, Business, M.F.A. film production, a few others). It’s a university, but without PhD programs and research-heavy programming that can sometimes pre-occupy professors or overwhelm some younger undergraduates by sheer size of the total institution. </p>
<p>Your S might not read for pleasure but he will need to read for courses there! In general, Chapman is a very upbeat and positive place. Sunshine helps. Their president, Jim Doti, is himself a business genius of sorts. Institutional tone is dynamic and enterpreneurial; a business major might find that refreshing and inspiring. </p>
<p>Full disclosure: my son recently graduated college at Chapman, but not in business.</p>
<p>I will throw in another plug for the U of M-Morris. Very good school, small school, small town. He would most likely be able to participate in sports (DIII) if he wanted. St. John’s will have a much smaller feel than St. Thomas. If he thinks UNI is too big, he won’t like St. Thomas. He will have a tough time getting into Macalaser with a 27 ACT.</p>
<p>St. John’s has very generousness merit aid as well. If he can get that ACT up to 28 especially.</p>
<p>Why don’t you try this instead of St. John’s, which will cost at least 15K/year:
Pforzheimer Honors College at Pace</p>
<p>They offer full ride to many high achievers. An AACSB School.</p>
<p>If you are considering colleges on the East Coast I recommend Geneseo. </p>
<p>US News ranks Geneseo as the top “Up-and-Coming” and “Best Undergraduate Teaching” regional university in the north and Geneseo ranked second in the “Best Public Schools” category in the north. </p>
<p>Kiplinger ranks Geneseo as the #2 Best Value for Out of State Students</p>
<p>Geneseo is considered the honor’s college of SUNY</p>
<p>[SUNY</a> Geneseo | SUNY Geneseo](<a href=“http://www.geneseo.edu%5DSUNY”>http://www.geneseo.edu)</p>