<p>Michigan is also very strong in Judaic Studies. Check it out.</p>
<p>Penn and Brandeis should be considered.</p>
<p>Both Emory and Vanderbilt have excellent Jewish Studies programs. As far as Earlham, we visited there and I met with the advisor to Hillel--who told me that "Earlham was a funny place for Jewish kids--there are over 100 kids, but they don't seem to be interested in doing Jewish-identified activities."</p>
<p>How about List College in NYC (part of JTS)? Jewish Studies majors there do a joint program with Columbia or Barnard to also earn a degree in another field of your choice.</p>
<p>My daughter went there and LOVED it. If your D is seriously interested in Jewish studies and advanced in Hebrew, at some colleges she may find she will run out of challenging courses to take. Not so at JTS! </p>
<p>The Hillel there is great, and it's New York! Plus you have the benefit of hanging out with future rabbis & cantors, if you want to get seriously scholastic. My D told how she learned the tune for a part of the service while walking across campus with a friend in the rabbinical school. :)</p>
<p>List College only accepts about 50 kids/year in the joint degree program, but the great thing is, you apply there and then acceptance in Columbia's General Studies program is automatic. My D was more interested in a good J. studies program than necessarily being at an "Ivy" but that was a nice bonus. And you can cross-register at Barnard as well, of course.</p>
<p>I would also second Brandeis. I have known Jewish kids who were very happy at IU, U of Illinois (full of Chicagoans and home to a spanking new Hillel), OSU, and U of Cincinnati.</p>
<p>UW>>IU Bloomington overall and in this area for sure. More intellectual serious students and better faculty and facilities. For the big midwest slot I'd bump it over IU.</p>
<p>Not that there's anything wrong with IU or anything...</p>
<p>Definitely Brandeis.</p>