<p>Reading between the lines of the OP, I think maybe we are evaluating “liberal” by too narrow a political definition. I gather that the OP has been unhappy with the culture in his Texas High School, would prefer perhaps more emphasis on the arts or academics and less dominance of football culture. I didn’t get the impression that the OP was worried about what percentage of students register to vote for a particular political party, more that they wanted more diversity and culture than Greek Life and Football. It’s hard to use terms like “liberal” and “conservative” in evaluating most college atmospheres, generally speaking they are all pretty mixed with the exception of very conservative religious schools or very radical “hippie-ish” leftist ones. </p>
<p>The culture and social life of a college is a huge factor in student happiness, though, and if a student is not a fan of football/greek life/rah rah, TAMU and many other schools will not be a good fit. Likewise, if all you want is a good D1 team to follow and lots of partying and Greek life? You will want to avoid NESCAC like the plague. Not really a political thing so much as a cultural one.</p>