Which colleges have the best sense of community?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Which colleges have a strong sense of supportive community, and a warm, cohesive student body?</p>

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<p>Wittenberg University in Ohio for one.</p>

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<p>It depends on what you are looking for. It’s easy enough to find a sense of community among young people from similar backgrounds, family incomes, races, etc. It’s trickier when trying to juggle an atmosphere of diversity with an atmosphere of cohesion and community. I’d say, places that do a good job of balancing both tend to be LACs and I’d include Wesleyan, Vassar, Amherst, Swarthmore and Oberlin at or near the top SLACs.</p>

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<p>Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. It really prides itself on its sense of community. My daughter is a freshman there and has found everyone, upperclassmen, classmates, professors, staff, to be unfailingly nice. [Muhlenberg</a> College](<a href=“http://www.muhlenberg.edu/]Muhlenberg”>http://www.muhlenberg.edu/)</p>

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<p>For larger colleges I like Cornell [This</a> Is on Vimeo](<a href=“http://vimeo.com/23897683]This”>http://vimeo.com/23897683)</p>

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<p>I will second Muhlenberg and add St. Olaf. We have also done several tours of University of Dayton (private Catholic college) and have always been impressed with their students. UD will have much more of a party scene, if that is an issue for you. Clemson also had a great and friendly student body.</p>

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<p>Rice University</p>

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<p>Whitman College</p>

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<p>Clemson!!!</p>

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<p>Tufts university- small school; tons of social events (ie dances, formals, proms), lots of clubs with very high participation rates, speaker events, guest lectures; for some this is a drawback because it feels a little prep school-ey at times; it gets even more communal when you do a frat/soror. because only 10% of the 5,000 undergrads is involved…again pros/cons.</p>

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<p>Big +1 for Witt; an outstanding friendly place where everyone says “hi” and makes lifetime friends. High student satisfaction for quality of teaching also. A lot of LACs will fit the bill as well, probably less so at big research universities, which tend to have smaller subcommunities such as honors colleges, Greek system, co-ops, etc.</p>

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<p>Without question, Virginia Tech. The strong sense of community is its very best attribute imho.</p>