<p>What are the most important features of W&M that you want to find in another school?
I think of W&M as small, Southern, public, historic, liberal, and nerdy (not necessarily in that order).
What does it mean to you?</p>
<p>Schools that offer some of those features (but not all), plus engineering, include Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, JHU, Bucknell, Princeton, Cooper Union, Olin, and Harvey Mudd. However, these schools are all very different from each other. The one that comes closest to W&M in undergraduate size, location and atmosphere might be Johns Hopkins. </p>
<p>Like W&M, JHU is very selective, but a bit less so than many of the top 20 national universities. Both schools attract serious students who want high-quality academics. Neither school would be too attractive to students looking for a huge sports, Greek, or party scene. Neither school would be as attractive as the Ivies to students looking above all for social prestige. Both schools have about 6K undergraduates. Both campuses feature many Georgian, red brick buildings and neighboring green space. JHU’s Homewood campus is about a 60-90 minute drive North from downtown Washington DC; Williamsburg is about a 3 hour drive Southeast from DC.</p>
<p>JHU, unlike W&M, is private and urban. JHU enrolls many more graduate and professional school students than W&M does. With its engineering programs and famous medical school, JHU could be considered more STEM-focused, although both schools have many strong arts & science programs.</p>