<p>Indiana : Rose Hulman...most people at my school wouldn't be able to tell you that it's even in our state...But it is a pretty good school.</p>
<p>For IL, I'm going to have to go with Illinois Wesleyan. But I think U Chicago is much more "hidden" from the public eye than it should be.</p>
<p>cptofthehouse - are you referring to usd, university of san diego?</p>
<p>CA: What about the UCs that aren't B, LA, or SD? Really, the whole UC system is very strong; all of its schools are among the top 100 unis in the U.S.</p>
<p>For virginia, I would say Christopher Newport. It was considered a safety school amond VA applicants and now it can be considered a reach for many students. And the campus has grown so much in the past four years. great school!</p>
<p>In Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago, and DePaul University are hidden gems</p>
<p>NH- other than Dartmouth, NH schools are about mediocrity at prices that will make you cry. At the privates, spend more than 30K/yr and you too can be a kindergarten teacher! The "university system" has UNH whch has some good majors and I think they charge 18K/yr for INSTATE; they get their budget cut annually & there's a revolving door in the President's office. My oldest D graduated from Mary Wash in VA (AGREE: HIDDEN GEM)......had no prob getting great Jr Yr London internship and now works at top DC firm (they interviewed & hired her in 2 days and were impressed with her background). Second D just started @ DePaul, but few here on East Coast know about this school so I agree again that this is a hidden gem. We found it on Internet while looking for big school/big city. We had visited Northeastern (>$40K) and needed something with a more manageable price tag. Go Blue Demons!</p>
<p>CA: Definitely the Claremont Colleges. You'd be surprised how many Californians have never heard of them, even Pomona.</p>
<p>IN- Wabash College. It's not widely known because it's an all-male LAC of 800, but is excellent nonethess. It's also very generous with financial aid (need and merit) and gets pretty much whatever it wants through donations by the Eli Lilly corporation. IIRC, a full 1 in 8 of Wabash grads hold the title of president or CEO.</p>
<p>For Michigan, I second Kalamazoo.</p>
<p>Cal Poly Slo</p>