Looking for universities with a drug-free environment and excellent academics?

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@woogzmama

I think you’re likelier to find a straitlaced population in the sciences than elsewhere. Students in those fields are very competitive academically, and often come from conservative (in the “lower-case,” social sense of the word, if not in terms of political affinities) backgrounds.

Substance abuse is by no means less prevalent in the sciences. In fact, Adderall abuse in particular is arguably worse among STEM majors.

@TheDidactic

I don’t think it’s such a terrible thing that OP desires a drug/alcohol free environment. A lot of people generally assume that once you hit college, drinking/doing drugs is a commonplace activity, but technically a lot of the recreational use is underage or illegal.

Sure, you could say it’s the “real world” and bash OP for seeming sheltered. But he shouldn’t be faulted for wanting to abide by the law.

If legality is the issue, then don’t drink or do drugs. That’s simple enough. Being bothered by other people doing them is a very different issue. Substance-free housing was a good suggestion.

At my undergrad, a top private university – which has a reputation as a “work hard, party hard” school, mind you – 55% of students reported in a campus climate survey that virtually none of their social time with friends was spent drinking. A similar percentage reported themselves non-drinkers. That is PLENTY of people to hang out with.