Fiske calls Macalester “an international island in the heart of the Great Plains” and describes both its curriculum and politics as “liberal”. At just under 2,000, Macalester is a small liberal arts college located in St. Paul, Minnesota with strong programs in international studies, economics, natural sciences, and political science. New majors include international development and media and cultural studies. US News describes Macalester as “most selective” with only 37% of applicants accepted. The “Scots” compete in NCAA Div. 3.
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| Gettysburg College |
As expected, Gettysburg College is strong in American History with the battlefield in its backyard but it offers much more. With 2,500 students, Gettysburg is a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania and part of the Central Pennsylvania Consortiums that allows students to take classes at nearby Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson. Other strong programs include English, business, the natural sciences, and political science. Gettysburg competes in NCAA Div. 3.
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| University of Chicago |
University of Chicago is a private university with 5,000 undergrads and a student population of 10,000 in the Chicago community of Hyde Park. Known for its comprehensive Common Core and academic rigor, strong programs include economics and all the social sciences as well as linguistics, the biological sciences and math. Undergrads may take classes at any of the university’s graduate and professional schools. With only 19% of applicants accepted, US News considers U of Chicago “most selective”. The “Maroons” compete in NCAA Div. 3.
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| University of Nevada-Reno |
University of Nevada-Reno is a large public university with an undergraduate enrollment of 15,000 offering more than 50 undergraduate degrees and 11 undergraduate engineering majors. The university is home to one of the largest earthquake-simulation labs in the country and specializes in earthquake research. The Reynolds School of Journalism has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners. The “Wolf Pack” competes in NCAA Div. I.
Located in the historic Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Suffolk University has an undergraduate enrollment of 5,770 and offers over 70 majors. Suffolk is also home to the New England School of Art and Design. The school competes in the NCAA Division III.
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Located in the small city of Boulder nestled in the scenic Rocky Mountains, the University of Colorado-Boulder enrolls 24,000 undergraduates. Consistently among the top universities to receive NASA funding, Aerospace Engineering is a strong program along with the sciences, psychology, and music. Varsity teams now compete in the Pac-12 and CU-Boulder’s club sports program is ranked among the nation’s top three for the athletic and academic performance of its teams.
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| Grand Canyon University |
Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona, where more than 6,500 students are currently enrolled. The school offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs in the fields of education, business, fine arts and production, nursing, health care and liberal arts. Grand Canyon University competes in NCAA Div.II.
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| Mount St. Mary's |
Mount St. Mary’s College is a small, Catholic, women’s college in Los Angeles with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,500 students housed on two campuses, the Chalon campus in the Santa Monica Mountains, home to most of the undergraduates, and the Doheny campus near downtown, home to most of the graduate programs. Undergraduates can choose from 35 different majors and minors. The health professions and related programs are the most popular majors.
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| George Mason University |
Located in Fairfax, Virginia,
George Mason University gives students another option for studying in the D.C. area. It is a public university with over 20,000 undergrads. Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top five “up-and-coming” institutions, GMU has strong programs in Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy as well as 74 other degree programs. The Patriots play in NCAA Div. I.
Questions?
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