<p>-LAC or small university
-beautiful campus
-friendly people
-Not a huge athletic haven (not very athletic)
-Location-anywhere other than midwest (prefer east coast but open to west)
-relatively difficult to get into...(28-40% acceptance)
-strong in political science/govt
-fairly prestigious/wellknown
-smaller (no more than 5,000 people)
-great alumni network and career prospectives</p>
<p>Tufts, Clark U., Vassar, Hamilton, Union College, Haverford, Bates.</p>
<p>Holy Cross, Bowdoin, Colby.</p>
<p>Colgate, Bucknell obviously..</p>
<p>The College of William and Mary</p>
<p>Aren't Holy Cross, Bucknell, Colgate, and Bowdoin kind of jock-ish? The OP stipulated a "not very athletic" school.</p>
<p>I'd add Furman</p>
<p>According to the 2009 Princeton Review, these are the top ten for most beautiful campuses:</p>
<p>Here is the Princeton Review 2009 rankings:</p>
<p>Princeton
Sweet Briar
Colgate
Wagner
Mt Holyoke
Scripps
Notre Dame
U of Richmond
U of San Diego
College of the Holy Cross</p>
<p>wesleyan, vassar, connecticut college, bates, skidmore</p>
<p>I second Tufts!</p>
<p>If you are female, you might consider Wellesley, too.</p>
<p>Rice would be good if you're willing to look into Texan schools.</p>
<p>Definitely look into Claremont McKenna and/or Pomona</p>