<p>Can anyone help me out in finding colleges in urban areas that still have lots of green space on their campuses? Colleges in larger cities or right outside larger cities with green space but still have great access to the amenities provided by a large city. Thanks.</p>
<p>depends on what you mean by “lots of green space”…
Some ideas I am familiar with - Tufts, BC, Brandeis, Holy Cross, U.Rochester, Swarthmore.
I’m sure there are tons more, do you have any other criteria to apply to your search?</p>
<p>American (in DC) and Northwestern (right outside Chicago) are two that I know of.</p>
<p>Ohio State University- Columbus
University of Maryland- College Park
SUNY at Buffalo
Temple University- Philadelphia
UPenn</p>
<p>Vanderbilt - a national arboretum in the heart of Nashville.</p>
<p>Washington-Seattle. UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford. Northwestern, UMinn. lots of them really.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill</p>
<p>University of Richmond</p>
<p>Almost by definition, a campus is a green space. Look up the Latin origin of the word.</p>
<p>American University in DC is a National Arboretum with a really nice quad.</p>
<p>Emory University in Atlanta is stunningly beautiful and known for its flowers. It also has Lullwater Park, with the university president’s home, adjacent to campus.</p>
<p>University of Denver has a very nice campus as well, and the light raid runs right to campus.</p>
<p>Fordham Rose Hill campus. Beautiful green campus. Quick ride to midtown manhattan on the ram van or metro north. </p>
<p>Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Villanova are beautiful and are a quick ride to Philly.</p>
<p>-Lewis & Clark College
-University of Puget Sound
-University of San Diego (not exactly “green”, more like shrub space)
-University of Oklahoma
-UCLA
-UBC - Vancouver</p>
<p>University of Oregon and Oregon State. Portland State is a more urban campus with a marginal amount of green space (lots of trees)</p>
<p>Edit: Oregon State isn’t urban, but has some pretty cool outdoor activity nearby</p>
<p>Seconded on the University of Oregon. It’s an absolutely gorgeous campus right in the middle of the second most populous city in the state. Very underrated academics and great school spirit as well.</p>
<p>Eugene isn’t a particularly large city.</p>
<p>Yes, Eugene in itself is a mid-sized city, but there are certain amenities. UO students ride free on public transit and it has a great arts and music scene.</p>
<p>Portland is great too, but much larger (but not as big as Seattle; UW is also a fine choice, by the way). In terms of “green space,” though, the entire Pacific NW region pretty much counts, it’s quite possibly the most beautiful region in the US. Lots of outdoor activity if that’s your thing…</p>
<p>John Hopkins and u Rochester.</p>
<p>Schools in/near urban areas with solid academics and nicely landscaped campuses (or wooded/mountainous/waterfront areas nearby), listed from more to less selective:</p>
<p>University of Chicago
Swarthmore (Philadelphia)
Northwestern (Chicago)
Rice (Houston)
Johns Hopkins (Baltimore)
Vanderbilt (Nashville)
Wellesley (Boston, women only)
Scripps (LA, women only)
Reed (Portland)
Colorado College (Colorado Springs)
Bryn Mawr (Philadelphia)
University of Richmond
American University (Washington, DC)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
University of Washington (Seattle)
Lewis & Clark (Portland)
Sarah Lawrence (NYC)</p>
<p>Many, many other schools would qualify, or might qualify (depending on definitions). The list above includes a mix of universities and LACs in a variety of regions.</p>
<p>Caltech in Pasadena, CA, has one of the best campuses in the country. Pasadena is just outside LA, but has a unique culture of its own. In other words, you wouldn’t need to drive to LA that much because Pasadena has the amenities of a city on its own.</p>
<p>Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is a smaller state school that resides essentially in a forest outside of St. Louis, MO. Not unusual to awaken and see numerous deer on the lawns of the dorms.</p>