"polarized" political campuses?

College Search & Selection
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<p>OK, you’ve got the stats to look at the most selective schools. </p>

<p>My S had a very similar position - personally liberal but wanted a campus with a diversity of political views. (He likes to argue.) He is quite happy at WashU, which has a very strong poli sci dept. WashU is more liberal than conservative, but has a diversity of viewpoints represented, although it isn’t a particularly politically active school overall, better known for med/pre-med. (WashU has hosted more presidential/VP debates than any other school.) </p>

<p>Anything out of the northeast will probably be somewhat less liberal than the northeast schools, e.g. Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, William and Mary.</p>

<p>Syracuse has a good IR program and gives merit aid. </p>

<p>U. Richmond has some very good merit scholarships, which are very selective, but your stats make you competitive for them.</p>

<p>You might want to look over this thread which has a nice list about merit aid.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/696637-merit-aid-percentage-common-data-set.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/696637-merit-aid-percentage-common-data-set.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Claremont McKenna sounds like it might fit the bill. Also, you could look at some schools in the South- even when the students are largely liberal, the surrounding areas are almost always very conservative, so there’s a sense of balance there.</p>