<p>connecticut college</p>
<p>Bemidji State University in Bemidji MN, right on Lake Bemidji and an absolutely beautiful campus. And, as I have posted before, free parking in the winter, because you can park right on the lake. What other campus has that perk? ;)</p>
<p>At about 15 square miles Lake Mendota is larger than several of the Finger Lakes.</p>
<p>OP said the larger of the Finger Lakes. Cayuga, which Cornell overlooks, and Seneca are each over 100 square miles.</p>
<p>Northwestern is on the lakefront and has a very small beach. It has a lagoon too. :)</p>
<p>I'd rather have two miles of frontage on a good sized lake than "overlook" one that is larger. At the UW Union you can pick-up a sailboat or windsurfer and be out on the water in a minute.<br>
Lake Mendota is listed in the International Lake Directory as one of the major US lakes.
<a href="http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/index/idx-lakes.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/index/idx-lakes.html</a></p>
<p>not the point--I enjoy Lake Mendota as well and never claimed anything other than that, to the OP, size matters</p>
<p>btw, although Cornell only commands a view of Cayuga, it is easily accessible and has world class sailing, spawning many US Olympians</p>
<ol>
<li>Stony Brook University Southampton Campus. (Hampton Beaches, Long Island)</li>
<li>Kingsborough Community College (Manhattan Beach, NY)</li>
</ol>
<p>redcrimblue,</p>
<p>How far is the lake from campus? Can you "overlook" from large part of the campus or very limited area of the campus. Do you see just a part of the lake? Are there tall trees standing in between that block part of the view?</p>
<p>The last time Cornell had someone on the Olympics sailing team is 1976.</p>
<p>conn coll has had olympic level athletes in sailing and crew... :)</p>
<p>University of Hawaii</p>
<p>Bowdoin???</p>
<p>Hands down:</p>
<p>Hawaii
Then UCSB</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins (it's a joke, let me know if anyone gets it :-/ )</p>
<p>hawaii really isnt that close to the ocean, plus its an ugly campus ( imo )</p>
<p>Schools were you can see the beach from campus.</p>
<p>UCSB
UCSD
UCSC
Pepperdine
LMU
USD</p>
<p>Schools that are really close.</p>
<p>UMiami
UCI
UCLA
SDSU
Cal Poly Slo</p>
<p>And Berkeley....well you can see the bay.</p>