<p>why are there so many misconceptions surrounding whether a school is conservative or liberal? i hope you all are kidding when you say duke, USC, Stanford are conservative; the most common (fallacious) reasoning i see for such blasphemy is that "there are lots of rich white preppy kids walking around there! lol!" can "rich kids" not come from liberal families? and regardless, such universities are liberal becuase of the faculty/ administration, NOT the economic backround of the average student. the only truly conservative colleges in this country are religious (mainly catholic) ones which few people on CC have never heard of-- thomas aquinas, franciscan u of stubenville, christendom college, etc. there is really only one prestigious college which is notably LESS liberal than every other one: Washington and Lee. Baylor and wheaton, although less prestigious, are also fairly conservative. However, schools like georgetown and boston college are NOT to be considered conservative merely because they were founded by the society of jesus in the catholic tradition. although they are perhaps more conservative than the ivies, duke, stanford, etc., they are generally still thought of as very liberal by catholics and the majority of the jesuit order.</p>