<p>West Point, Duke, Dartmouth,Notre Dame,</p>
<p>Of the schools I've visited before, Cornell and Northwestern's campuses were the most scenic for me.</p>
<p>But I ended up in a school with a 36 acre campus with barely anything scenic except for the city itself maybe.</p>
<p>Finally people mention UCSC. I agree -- not only do you see the ocean, but the whole area is beautiful: all the trees, creeks, etc. Absolutely stunning.</p>
<p>"Those pictures are peaks in the Wasatch, which are indeed spectacular, and very accessible. Views from campus are not so great."</p>
<p>BYU sits right at the foot of Y Mountain, and it's pretty scenic - especially after the first snowfall in the autumn. It's not as spectacular as some of the other Wasatch mountains, but it's still far beyond what most "scenic" college campuses can offer.</p>
<p>UNC-Asheville</p>
<p>Two not yet mentioned: St. Mary's College of Maryland (beautiful waterfront campus) and Bard College (pastoral setting overlooking the Hudson).</p>
<p>How about Lake Mendota from Observatory Hill in Madison (see the evening photos in particular):</p>
<p>Or the Canadian Rockies from Quest University's campus in BC:</p>
<p>Willamette!</p>
<p>Northwestern. Large lagoon on campus + the Lake Michigan.</p>
<p>Personally I think Middlebury, Dartmouth, Emory, and UNC are beautiful.</p>
<p>Humboldt state. Surrounding redwoods are spectacular. Even the local mountain lions like to stroll through campus.</p>
<p>I'm quite partial to Cornell (I go there, but I don't think I'm being too bias by saying that the natural surrounding is one of the most "scenic" schools out there)</p>
<p>I also like Middlebury, the campus is beautiful, but the town is very tiny, even by my standards.</p>
<p>I agree, Cornell is quite scenic</p>
<p>duke is in the middle of a friggin nature preserve, it has its own gardens and big tall trees</p>
<p>I really like Columbia's campus, its scenic in the sense that the campus itself is such a nice looking contrast from the city area its in. </p>
<p>However, Dartmouth's is also scenic. It looks awesome in the snow. And some of Duke's residential campus is in the middle of a forest (for good or bad...) and it has a garden, river, etc.</p>
<p>Clinton Community College (NY)</p>
<p>thethoughtprocesss: Duke University campus has a river? That's news to me. It has beautiful gardens, true, and a man-made pond, but it has no river. The closest to Duke is the Eno River, but that does not run through the campus. Do tell what river is there, though. I'd be interested to know.</p>
<p>"Willamette!"</p>
<p>Not unless you consider a view of the Oregon state capitol building "scenic." Willamette is right in downtown Salem.</p>
<p>Jack, the river that runs through Edens. I went kayaking in it sophomore year.</p>
<p>College of the Atlantic. You've got the Atlantic ocean literally bordering the campus(the dorms have spectacular views), and then across the street(also literally) is Acadia National Park. There's an almost perfect resort town directly down the block, mountains in the distance, forests all around, it's practically heaven. :)</p>