What are the best 50 schools you have likely NEVER heard of?

College Search & Selection
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<p>The hidden jewels of colleges and universities that often get overlooked by parents and students. Some of them might be in your backyard.</p>

<p>I have my list. What are yours? Then lets compare and contrast.</p>

<p>Sorry but by definitiion this likely excludes the top 100 on USNWR and the TOP LAC's and the top state universities.</p>

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<p>If I've never heard of them, how could I comment on them?</p>

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<p>LOL Tarhunt. A poorly worded thread, but nevertheless...
(well short of 50)</p>

<p>U of Tulsa
Westminster College (PA)
SUNY Plattsburgh
Creighton University
George Fox University
Eastern Washington University
Loyola University of Chicago
Saint Louis University
Milsaps College
Mississippi University for Women
Hood College
Sweet Briar College
Canisius College
Georgia College and State University
Richard Stockton College
Hartwick College
Queens University (NC)</p>

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<p>Olin College of Engineering and Webb Institute should definitely be added to the list</p>

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<p>My question was Tarhunt's question. </p>

<p>My answer is my list of noteworthy</a> colleges.</p>

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<p>If you've never heard of them, you couldn't put them on your list. So put ones on your list that you've heard of, ones that the rest of us might like to hear about!</p>

<p>It's pretty simple! :)</p>

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<p>Wells
Hendrix</p>

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<p>Knox
Saint Mary's of MD</p>

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<p>Deep Springs. Although people on CC probably do know it already...</p>

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<p>Deep Springs.</p>

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<p>deep springs... only cuz i got a brochure in the mail today from them lmao</p>

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<p>Western Washington --- chemistry/sciences with more faculty attention than UW.</p>

<p>University of North Texas --- for an aspiring jazz musician.</p>

<p>Cal State Fullerton --- for musical theater </p>

<p>All of the lesser knowns on Tokenadult's "noteworthy colleges" but particularly some serious strivers that manage to train a respectable percentage of students to go on for PhDs: Kalamazoo, Lawrence, Whitman, Willamette. </p>

<p>To that noteworthy list I would add, even if I know nothing about some of them: Chapman University (with newly acquired Nobel in economics), University of Redlands, University of the Pacific, Loyola-L.A., Cal State Monterey Bay, Humboldt State, Evergreen State College, Gonzaga, Longwood, Fayetteville, Sewanee, Sweet Briar, Winston-Salem State, University of Kansas, University of Maine, George Mason, Alverno. </p>

<p>Some are mentioned because friends have been happy with their children's experiences and successes there (add Oregon State under that heading) and some were mentioned because I rarely hear these names and just read an article about a study done on how these colleges bolster chances of student success by providing specific programs and creating certain conditions. Here is a link to the article, a couple years old but still interesting: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-08-28-colleges-success_x.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-08-28-colleges-success_x.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>The South has a lot of great schools that get overlooked:
Warren Wilson
UNC Asheville
UNCW
Birmingham-Southern
Samford
UAB
Rollins
Mary Washington
College of Charleston
USC-Columbia
Embry Riddle
Wofford
Goucher
Randolph-Macon
Hollins
Sweet Briar
Agnes Scott
Berea
Hendrix
Centre
Auburn
Clemson
SMU
Furman
Richmond
Millsaps</p>

<p>Other overlooked schools:
EWU
Cincinnati
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of the Atlantic
Bowling Green State
Hawaii-Manoa
Temple
Wheaton (IL)
SUNY ESF
UVM
Maine-Orono
Kansas
Portland
Howard</p>

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<p>Cincinnati and Bowling Green are both Ohio state universities. </p>

<p>Tuition at our state u's is much higher than average. Unless the school has a particular special degree program that really interests someone, I'd pass on the schools. But if you're from out-of-state, you might get a good scholarship. As a resident, taxpayer, and parent of college kids, I've been surprised (and pretty irritated!) to read on CC about out of state kids getting significant scholarships to our state supported colleges. Our in-state kids pay a lot, and there's not a lot of merit money available. </p>

<p>UC has some great programs in design and performing arts. . . BG's mostly known for teaching degrees, and a flat, windy campus.</p>

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<p>Actually, it seems that <em>no one</em> has heard of Rice in my area. I always get weird looks when I tell people I'm applying there.</p>

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<p>I am impressed with UMBC- my research indicates that the academics are underrated. Also information that the North Carolina system makes readily available on the websites is excellent. They provide data that should be mandatory from all public colleges- private schools also should meet the same standard.</p>

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<p>Overlooked, maybe - - but unknown?</p>

<p>Temple !
Howard !
Goucher !
Kzoo !
Lawrence !
UVM (the safety onn every prep kid's list) !
Guilford
Richmond
AgScott
Sweet Briar
Hollins (used to be called the Smith of the South)
RandyMac (though the sch was having fin problems)
Furman
Eckerd
Charleston</p>

<p>Maybe Greensboro College is unknown</p>

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<p>I can only think of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Cooper Union at the moment.</p>

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<p>100% Yes to Cooper Union</p>

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<p>Babson College, anyone? Unranked B school, #1 in entrepreneurship :p</p>