What school are the least stressful but also excellent academically? What top universities are the least stressful?
There’s no way to get an accurate answer for this. It will depend on too many factors (such as student caliber, competition between classmates, discipline of study). A suggestion from one person might be the opposite for another.
Maybe phospholipase, but my two kids are totally opposite when it comes to stress (one thrives on it and the other melts instantly at the thought) so there are differences in stress levels of schools. The most generic suggestion I can offer is to look for a school that would be considered a “safety” for you (or your child), that should help eliminate a lot of stress. Otherwise it’s difficult to answer without knowing more about the situation; for example, some kids find it less stressful if there are smaller classes and more connection with professors, other kids would find that incredibly stressful and prefer larger, lecture classes where they are more of a number and can melt into the crowd.
So with the limited information, I offer my generic suggestion. Good luck!
@seabass1: May I offer a differing viewpoint? Undergraduate school (obviously) is all about learning, and much/most of that education occurs beyond the classroom, the library, and the laboratory. One of the VITAL skills you (or you child) MUST MASTER during college is the ability to deal with stresses successfully. The plain fact is, the normal stresses of the high school and undergraduate years are FAR less pronounced than those of adulthood (professions and careers, marriages and children, financial and health concerns, real and substantial responsibilities, this list is truly endless).
Therefore, seeking a stress-benign college environment just might not be in your (or your child’s) long-term best interest. Wouldn’t it be wiser to find a university with average Bachelor’s-level stresses – neither an academic “pressure cooker” nor a largely stress-free situation – in order to learn how to manage and how to cope with almost-certain adult requirements and tensions; consequentially, to be better prepared for the long future?