Maybe you've lived near this school your whole life? Or you've recently made a visit to campus?
Your insider knowledge can help us keep our sites fresh and your fellow readers in the loop.
Share your impressions by rating this school on important aspects of college life!
Characteristic
Rate It!
Average/Total Polled
Liberal schools tend to embrace progressiveness, individuality, and democratic thinking. "Diverse" and "open-minded" are terms often used to describe the overall climate of a liberal campus.
Conservative schools are often socially tamer-in their style of dress, diversity of student backgrounds and interests, campus activities, and political agendas-than their liberal counterparts.
Refers to campus attitudes toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. A school is considered GLBT-friendly if its administrators and campus groups promote acceptance with regard to sexual orientation.
Often associated with drinking culture - and usually situated near an entertainment district - these schools are shrines to revelry, where even serious students are also serious party animals.
In terms of culture and identity, these towns revolve around a particular university. In such places, local business, attractions, and political initiatives support the interests of students.
Sure, beauty is relative. But if looking at a particular campus inspires positive feelings and thoughts, it's likely an attractive place. If the scenery is depressing, then... notsomuch.
At some schools, fraternities and sororities influence the whole campus experience-especially the social scene. At others, they're quieter entities, existing more to serve specific professional and political functions.
A high rating here means that the school is just wild about their team, and there's never any question where students and locals will be on game night. A low rating means sports have little to do with the college experience.
A school's name and mission may imply strong religious ties, but the lifestyle and atmosphere on campus gives a clear picture to what the place is really like.
Some schools go beyond providing the basic gadgets - like computers and microscopes-to test the limits of technology, with state-of-the-art labs, laptops for every student, and the latest in telecommunications.
Join the Discussion
