<p>which schools are most conservative?.....from a student's perspective....socially, politically</p>
<p>interested in some of the top southern schools like Duke, Davidson, Vanderbilt & Emory, as well as the conventional NE elites & LACs.</p>
<p>washington and lee is very conservative, emory not so much.
in the northeast, holy cross, BC, colgate, bucknell, trinity tend to be more conservative than their peers</p>
<p>I would classify Duke as socially conservative but politically liberal (moderate compared to places like Bard or Brown, though), likewise for Emory. Wake Forest is socially conservative and politically moderate; it has a pretty good mix of students. Davidson is conservative socially and politically, but it doesn't take over the campus like it does at W&L.</p>
<p>warblers- any thoughts on how Vanderbilt compares?</p>
<p>What about Notre Dame? It might be conservative because it's a Catholic University.</p>
<p>I go to Vanderbilt and the student body is split about 50/50 between republicans and democrats making it more conservative than most top 20 schools.</p>
<p>Duke, Davidson, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Colgate, Holy Cross, Bucknell are some.</p>
<p>A book written from a conservative viewpoint is "Choosing the Right College" forward written by William Bennett, kudos from Thomas Sowell, William Kristol and others. I refer to it to provide another viewpoint.</p>
<p>This book emphasizes adherence to a core curriculum and Western thought in particular. It also comments on campus life and whether a conservative would feel able to voice their opinion. </p>
<p>The book reviews over 300 schools I think (I don't particularly want to count). You will find review on top schools - liberal or conservative - and as I said, it does provide a different voice in this process.</p>
<p>I don't think Northwestern, Dartmouth or even Colgate are predominantly conservative.</p>
<p>Auburn
Baylor
Babson
Boston C
Brigham Young
Bucknell
Catholic U
Colgate
Cornell
Creighton
Davidson
Denison
DePauw
Fairfield
Florida Southern
Furman
Georgetown
Grove City
Hamilton
Hampden-Sydney
Hillsdale C
Hobart
Holy Cross
Marquette
Middlebury
Notre Dame
U Penn
Pepperdine
Princeton
Purdue
U Dallas
U Richmond
St Lawrence
Southern Methodist
Stetson
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Wake Forest
Washington and Lee
Wheaton
William and Mary
Williams</p>
<p>possibly Penn State, West Virginia U, U Oklahoma, U Missouri Columbia,</p>
<p>Mizzou is conservative? As in conservative religious or conservative republican? or.. both? </p>
<p>Cornell too...? Same question?</p>
<p>ok, so out of the USNews top 50 Nat Uni's & top 50 LACs, which are the 10 most conservative schools?.....how about top 20 conservative schools out of those lists?</p>
<p>The top LAC's that are more conservative (that we've had experience with) are:</p>
<p>Washington & Lee
Lafayette
Furman
Gettysburg
St. Olaf
Wheaton (IL)
Allegheny
Hope</p>
<p>I would also add Grove City College and Hillsdale College to the list - they are regionally known - and excellent.</p>
<p>It would help if you could clarify what you mean by conservative - politically, academically, spiritually, culturally?</p>
<p>Please ignore the bulk of collegehelp's list, there are many schools on that list that are/may have been historically conservative, but their student body today, in no way reflects that view point. </p>
<p>Boston College today, I would say definitely falls into the moderate category for the campus, though the administration is conservative, as would be.</p>
<p>Princeton... I don't know how a school so active and vocal on all side of politics and current events would be deamed conservative. Princeton ohost the extremes of both ends.</p>
<p>Williams??? Williams!!! Williams has been progressive, being the first of New England's top LACs to admit blacks, started the sexuality intiative in dorms that Amherst, Wellesley, and many others were quick to follow. Never seen how this school is conservative.</p>
<p>And why Cornell? Ithaca College, okay...but Cornell?</p>
<p>I agree with BC being moderate....cre8tive1 is right on.</p>
<p>HSC is the most conservative environment imaginable.It has been praised in each of the five or so editions of ISI's Choosing The Right College.Alas,a 2007 edition of that tome will not be forthcoming since ISI is releasing a fantastic book-All American Colleges (available now from Amazon) which will profile about fifty of our nation's best schools for conservatives,old fashioned liberals,and people of faith.
2008 will see the return of the next edition of Choosing The Right College.Both 2007 editions of the Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges and the Fiske Guide To Colleges paint a fair picture of the great life at HSC.</p>
<p>Don't forget USC. Generally a school with a wealthy population will be conservative.</p>
<p>Not always. Most LACs have a wealthy, homogenous student body but are progressive. There does seem to be a correllation between a greek presence and a conservative student body. The same goes with a religious presence, however certain religiously affiliated schools such as Seattle university, which is jesuit, do lean decidedly towards the left. You're best bet is a southern or midwestern rural school.</p>
<p>Pepperdine is SO politically conservative.</p>