Most Conservative and Most Liberal Colleges

College Search & Selection
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<p>I found a list of the 10 most conservative and liberal colleges. Since I am bored I shall post the list.</p>

<p>Conservative </p>

<li>Washington and Lee University Generals </li>
<li>Brigham Young University Cougars</li>
<li>United States Air Force Academy Falcons </li>
<li>College of the Ozarks Bobcats </li>
<li>United States Naval Academy Midshipmen </li>
<li>University of Dallas Crusaders </li>
<li>Wheaton College Thunder </li>
<li>United States Military Academy Black Knights </li>
<li>Davidson College Wildcats </li>
<li>Baylor University Bears </li>
</ol>

<p>Liberal </p>

<li>Bard College Raptors </li>
<li>New College of Florida (No Mascot)</li>
<li>Columbia University Lions </li>
<li>Brown University Bears </li>
<li>Hampshire College Frogs</li>
<li>Sarah Lawrence College Griffins </li>
<li>Reed College Griffins</li>
<li>Grinnel College Pioneers </li>
<li>Macalster College Fighting Scots </li>
<li>Carleton College Knights </li>
</ol>

<p>Discuss</p>

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<p>based on what? </p>

<p>Is this an opinion poll? or results of how profs and students voted last Tuesday? I'll assume opinion and opine...</p>

<p>Seems like Beserkely is generally considered pretty liberal
Bob Jones, and Oral Roberts both generally pretty conservative</p>

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<p>It was based on voting Tuesday.</p>

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<p>I somehow doubt this study encompassed a great amount of schools. It's hard to believe that more people at Brown or Columbia voted for Obama than some of the historical black colleges. I also doubt that any of those schools could trump the University of Chicago, since Obama's house is a few blocks away from campus, and even the few conservatives I know here voted for him.</p>

<p>I would like to know the details of the study, though. What kind of questions were asked? Was it just on the presidential choice?</p>

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<p>I'm trying to find the page I found it on. Once I find it I will link it. Anyways the survey was about the whole ballot, not just presidential. So governor, attorney general, senator, etc. was taken in weight.</p>

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<p>You forgot about Texas A&M so probably the most conservative schools out there</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'd love to see how they compiled this; I’m surprised to see Carleton on there and not, say, Wesleyan or Vassar (I know that Carleton is very liberal, but from talking to my friends there, it does not have nearly as many students that lean majorly left as Wes and I would guess Vassar). No one surveyed me, that’s for sure!</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley isn't on the most liberal schools list?!?!!?!?</p>

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<p>Living in Maine, it is clear to me that College of the Atlantic is probably as liberal as any of those. I have heard rumors that cafeteria fare there is vegetarian, though this may be incorrect.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
UC Berkeley isn't on the most liberal schools list

[/quote]

The city of Berkeley, yes. UC Berkeley, no. The large percentage of Asians are quite conservative.</p>

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<p>and what does it have to do with their mascots? :/</p>

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<p>I just felt like posting their mascots. In all my other posts in which I say a college I put the mascot name with it.</p>

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<p>Texas A&M for sure.</p>

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<p>pitzer college for most liberal list</p>

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<p>Another CC poster did a Facebrook study in 2007 about how students self-identified at schools ranked in the USNWR Top 20 National Universities. Here are the results (listed alphabetically):</p>

<p>Students identifying themselves as </p>

<p>Very Liberal/Liberal , Very Conservative/Conservative </p>

<p>30% , 2% , Brown
22% , 4% , Cal Tech
24% , 3% , Columbia
22% , 6% , Cornell
22% , 6% , Dartmouth
21% , 7% , Duke
25% , 5% , Emory
22% , 3% , Harvard
20% , 6% , J Hopkins
19% , 3% , MIT
27% , 4% , Northwestern
15% , 15% , Notre Dame
21% , 6% , Princeton
23% , 8% , Rice
24% , 3% , Stanford
24% , 4% , U Chicago
21% , 5% , U Penn
17% , 14% , Vanderbilt
28% , 5% , Wash U StL
26% , 4% , Yale</p>

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<p>"Liberal</p>

<ol>
<li>New College of Florida (No Mascot)"</li>
</ol>

<p>New College has an official mascot; it is { }. </p>

<p>Empty Sets only compete in intramural sports.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
UC Berkeley isn't on the most liberal schools list?!?!!?!?

[/quote]

Newsflash: This isn't the 1960s.</p>

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<p>Re: Post #15: Stated that Brown University had 30% who responded as "very liberal to liberal" and 2% of the students identified as "conservative/very conservative", which leads to the question as to whether or not 2% of the survey respondents at Brown are dyslexic.</p>

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<p>Swarthmore should be on the list.</p>

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<p>Hampden-Sydney College tops the conservative college list.Alas,it would be nice if Davidson were a conservative college.It is actually a very balanced and civilized campus.
GO TIGERS!!!</p>