Small Schools in Ohio that are still rated high.

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm going into my senior year of HS and I'm from Ohio. I'm not really sure where I want to go yet. I thought I would like to go to Ohio State but I'm not so sure anymore. Over spring break, I went to New England and visited Boston U, MIT, Dartmouth, and UVM. Out of those four, I loved Dartmouth and UVM. However, numerous factors (selectivity, price, distance from home) discourage me from going to either. Does anyone know of school like the two in mentioned but that are in Ohio. What I mean is small schools that "give off a good feeling" and have a good atmosphere while also being rated high. Also, are there any that offer some types of engineering?</p>

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<p>I don’t know if they offer engineering, but both Kenyon and Oberlin College are highly regarded LACs.</p>

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<p>College of Wooster is supposed to be a warm, good school. Miami University is supposed to be really gorgeous.</p>

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<p>Case Western is fairly small (~4400 undergrads) and offers good engineering programs (esp. BME).</p>

<p>[Case</a> Western Reserve University](<a href=“http://www.case.edu/]Case”>http://www.case.edu/)</p>

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<p>If you want an amazing atmosphere, I highly recommend Denison University in Granville, Ohio. I just went there for a week and I LOVED IT. I have never seen so many people who absolutely loved where they were, even if the surrounding community of Granville is fairly small.</p>

<p>They have also been working on building and renovating all science and mathematics buildings, one of which (a brand new chem lab building I believe) they started construction on when I was there, and which should be able to open in a year or two.</p>

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<p>Univ. of Dayton is a medium-sized school with engineering. I’ve toured a lot of schools and, IMHO, it ranks highest in “giving off a good feeling.” In fact, it’s always on the list of schools with “the happiest students”.</p>

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<p>Case Western is one of the most underrated universities in the country, IMHO, if you are leaning towards engineering or the sciences. I would also agree with the previous recommendations of Kenyon and Oberlin if you want to go the LAC route.</p>

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<p>Kenyon, Oberlin, Denison and Wooster are great schools but do not offer engineering. U Miami is a public U meant to mimic a private U that does carry engineering. U Dayton is very good for engineering and gives the good feeling desired.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t offer engineering directly but Wittenberg is a nice small school, my sister goes there and really likes it. They have 3-2 engineering programs that allow to spend 3 years at Wittenberg and 2 at either Case Western or Columbia and you’ll receive a bachelor’s in a science and one in engineering.</p>

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<p>Oberlin also has a 3-2 engineering program, in partnership with Case Western, Cal Tech, Columbia, and WUSTL:
<a href=“Program: Engineering - Oberlin College - Acalog ACMS™”>Program: Engineering - Oberlin College - Acalog ACMS™;

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<p>Hi, </p>

<p>You can find a good starting list of well rated LACs in Ohio here: </p>

<p>[Browse</a> Colleges by State - Ohio](<a href=“http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/college-profiles/OH-ohio]Browse”>http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/college-profiles/OH-ohio)</p>

<p>They will list if they have any engineering majors.</p>

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<p>Oberlin, from what I know after doing a quick look up because of recruitmenet.</p>

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<p>^^ I don’t know who published that listing but it is woefully inadequate. The three top LACs in OH are not even listed (Oberlin, Kenyon, Denison). A more complete listing by state is [Ohio</a> Colleges and Universities](<a href=“50states.com – States and Capitals”>Find Colleges & Universities in Ohio – 50states). </p>

<p>^ Oberlin has no engineering degree.</p>

<p>OP, Ohio Northern has engineering. And if you have an ACT >29 you should get some scholarship $.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you look at Pitt and CMU. They’re just over the border from Ohio.</p>

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<p>@Erin’s Dad: As I posted earlier, Oberlin has a consortial five-year engineering program with Case Western, Columbia, Cal Tech, and WUSTL. Students spend three years at Oberlin and then two years at the other school, at the end of which they receive a BA from Oberlin and an engineering degree from the affiliated school.</p>

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<p>^ Anyone know what the completion rate is for people selecting the 3-2 option from Oberlin? I know Occidental has a similar program and only 15% opt to see this through to completion. If the OP wants engineering why not just go straight to Case Western?</p>