<p>I'm looking at the top schools right now, and most of them seem to have a majority left leaning, politically. While I'm not looking at strictly conservative schools by any means (Bob Jones comes to mind), I was wondering what sort of schools you would suggest that are more inclined towards the right. I have no problem with majority liberal schools, just that more conservative ones would be a better fit for me. That in mind, I don't think I would fit in AT ALL at places like Bryn Mawr or Brown. Right now, my top choices are Rice and Georgetown.</p>
<p>[Young</a> America’s Foundation - Top Conservative College List](<a href=“http://www.yaf.org/topconservativecolleges.aspx]Young”>http://www.yaf.org/topconservativecolleges.aspx)
[10</a> Most Conservative Colleges | Online Universities](<a href=“http://www.onlineuniversities.com/rankings/10-most-conservative-colleges/]10”>http://www.onlineuniversities.com/rankings/10-most-conservative-colleges/)
[Conservative</a> colleges - Conservapedia](<a href=“http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_colleges]Conservative”>http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_colleges)
Hope this helps!</p>
<p>A few years back, another poster on CC did a Facebook survey on political leanings of students at the USNWR Top 20 colleges. This was not a scientific study, but I think most agree that these results are probably a decent indication of the political balance (or lack thereof) that you are likely to find on various campuses.</p>
<p>Moderate Political Opinion, College</p>
<p>22% , Rice
21% , Vanderbilt
20% , Cal Tech
20% , Notre Dame
19% , U Chicago
19% , Wash U StL
19% , Emory
18% , MIT
18% , Duke
17% , Cornell
17% , Northwestern
17% , J Hopkins
16% , Princeton
16% , Dartmouth
16% , Brown
15% , Yale
15% , U Penn
14% , Harvard
14% , Stanford
14% , Columbia</p>
<p>Conservative or Very Conservative , College</p>
<p>15% , Notre Dame
14% , Vanderbilt
8% , Rice
7% , Duke
6% , Princeton
6% , Dartmouth
6% , Cornell
6% , J Hopkins
5% , U Penn
5% , Wash U StL
5% , Emory
4% , Yale
4% , Cal Tech
4% , U Chicago
4% , Northwestern
3% , Harvard
3% , Stanford
3% , MIT
3% , Columbia
2% , Brown</p>
<p>Liberal or Very Liberal , College</p>
<p>30% , Brown
28% , Wash U StL
27% , Northwestern
26% , Yale
25% , Emory
24% , Stanford
24% , U Chicago
24% , Columbia
23% , Rice
22% , Harvard
22% , Cal Tech
22% , Dartmouth
22% , Cornell
21% , Princeton
21% , U Penn
21% , Duke
20% , J Hopkins
19% , MIT
17% , Vanderbilt
15% , Notre Dame</p>
<p>Btw, the numbers for each school don’t sum to 100% because some students indicated no preference.</p>
<p>There is a book out which rates schools by a variety of factors including political leanings, but which is essentially a book for conservative leaning applicants. Its called Making the Right Choice. Its at Barnes and Nobles and Borders Book stores.</p>
<p>It gives a conclusory rating of Red Light (meaning left leaning) Yellow Light (meaning caution warranted) and Green Light (meaning all clear.) That does not mean the faculty and students are all right wing nuts. It simply means that a conservative student would find the environment challenging and open, and not subject to being judged harshly by faculty.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>There may be a different book out there, but the main one we use is called, “Choosing the Right College” and can be found here:</p>
<p>[CollegeGuide.org</a> - Browse](<a href=“http://www.collegeguide.org/itembrowse.aspx?f=&m=1&p=1&s=]CollegeGuide.org”>http://www.collegeguide.org/itembrowse.aspx?f=&m=1&p=1&s=)</p>
<p>I suspect it’s the same book referenced above as it does the light system. One of the cons of the book is that it doesn’t rate all colleges, but many of them are on there. This need not be a college just for us fellow moderate to conservative folks, I know people who use it looking for the red lights. While intended for conservatives, it’s actually equal opportunity. If the link doesn’t show up, simply do a google search for the book.</p>
<p>Another site we’ve looked at comes from here:</p>
<p>[Right-Wing</a> Campuses | InsideCollege.com](<a href=“The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress”>The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress)</p>
<p>There’s a variety of level of conservative on that list from overly so to moderately so. Nonetheless, it’s a decent place to start. If the link doesn’t show up, type in insidecollege.com and then put right wing campuses in the search.</p>
<p>I’ve also used the college search on here (cc) and checked off liberal leaning, then eliminated them from consideration or put a cautionary star next to them if they were otherwise appealing (sort of the similar to the backward use of the book above).</p>
<p>Thanks Creek. I incorrectly stated the title to the book. You are correct. Its been a while since I read that book off the shelf.</p>
<p>Also I would add that a well reasoned student who leans center right should pick a challenging academic community and focus on how conservatives are viewed there and treated by faculty. Some schools are not necessarily right wing, but which foster an open and vigorous debate and professors treat every viewpoint with respect. For example, on your listed link of right wing campuses, they neglected to mention Fordham (but mentioned nearby Fairfield…odd that). At Fordham there is a healthy percentage of conservative students, but not a majority. And professors with very very few exceptions are open minded and will not grade a student lower for expressing conservative viewpoints or even challenging a position the prof takes in class. That to me is the crux of the matter. You can make friends among all sorts of students with varying political views, but if the professors are belligerent or hardnosed and onesided, forgettaboutit! </p>
<p>JMHO</p>
<p>Stick with business schools, or universities known primarily for business degrees.</p>