<p>I'm looking for a list of average size schools (2500-8000 students) where most students live on campus for all four years (or very close to campus). Prefer warmer weather, nothing in Vermont or upstate New York, please. I'm also looking for decent dorms or housing. None of this packed into bunks like sardines business. Two people to a room or 4 people to a two-room suite, something like that. I already know Rice offers this, but I'm looking for similar alternatives. Major is undecided but leaning toward applied math or econometrics or computer science. Unlikely to have stats to get into Ivies, but just-down from Ivies might be a possibility.</p>
<p>Duke, except it's as selective as most of the Ivies. Wake Forest, Davidson, and Emory as well.</p>
<p>WUSTL was my first thought</p>
<p>Isn't Davidson very small?</p>
<p>What's the weather like at WUSTL?</p>
<p>Lehigh would be a good choice, however more students are being forced off of campus and into student apartments which aren't half bad (the "step-below Ivies" makes me think at once of Patriot league schools, check out Bucknell and Colby as well)</p>
<p>Many kids at Rice live off campus for at least one year. Also, the dorm rooms really vary. D was in a sardine room soph year.</p>
<p>Trinity U (in San Antonio) has wonderful dorms. It would be worth looking into as a match or safety school.</p>
<p>Grinnel.</p>
<p>Occidental(you have to live on campus your first year).</p>
<p>Yes, I'm looking at Lafayette, too. But, I can't find out anything much about the dorms at these schools. Also, don't know how much moving off-campus affects the life at these schools since they are relatively small compared to the big state schools. If there are on-campus locations for parties and such then it doesn't matter as much about the off-campus living during junior and senior years.</p>
<p>What college was your D in?</p>
<p>What I am hearing about some of the rooms at the UC's is that they pack two bunk beds (4 students) into a room the size of a Rice dorm room.</p>
<p>Raindrop: Thanks for the info about Trinity. Hadn't heard of the school before.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt -- nearly everyone lives on campus. They are also in the process of adding residential colleges.</p>
<p>ricegal- HANSZEN-the best, of course!
Seriously- her room freshman year was the 2 bedrooms/living room (4 girls). They shared a big bathroom (2 of everything) with another suite of 4 girls, but one was abroad first semester.
Second year (old section Tower in Hanszen) 4 girls (all friends) on the top floor in 2 room "suite (1 room with all 4 beds and the living room with 4 desks, couch etc. The bathroom was out in the hall and was small. It was shared with some others- not sure how many. They girls thought it would be great, but all had boyfriends and usually you couldn't even MOVE. One girl bailed out in October and moved off campus. Even with just 3, it was pretty bad. My daughter has a wonderful apt (junior year and is keeping it for senior year) about a mile from campus.<br>
Social life remains strong at Rice even if you move off campus. Parties are great and you still have the affiliation with your residential college so you are not at all disconnected from campus life.</p>
<p>Randolph Macon College
Washington and Lee University
U of Richmond
Virginia Tech
Belmont Abbey College
Elon University
U of San Diego
U of Tulsa</p>
<p>for women...
Sweet Briar College
Hollins College
Wesleyan College (GA)</p>