31 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the U.S.
You’ve finally done it! You’ve graduated high school, and it’s time to go to college! There are a lot of things to take into consideration. First, does it have your chosen field? Next, you need to make sure that the program is accredited. From that point, it might feel tough to choose between schools. Most of them maintain a certain standard that's followed to a "T", so students are left with a few options – each one just as good as the last one.
If you’re having a hard time choosing between them, you could always go with the one that looks prettiest. Okay, we know. That sounds pretty superficial to decide where you’ll spend four to five years of your life based on the beauty of the campus, but there are some excellent reasons to choose the one that’s visually impressive.
You’ll be more likely to go outside. You can soak up the sun and some vitamin D. Plus, being around somewhere beautiful actually improves your mood. Considering how stressful college can be, every little bit can count, right? Heck – some of these colleges even have architecture that’s so stunning that you’ll probably get a creative boost.
Ultimately, there are a ton of reasons to choose a beautiful campus. We pulled 31 universities that create an atmosphere that’s inviting and enhancing. You may even find reasons to wander around campus; not every student can say that. Those of who you are smart enough to gain acceptance into these schools will be begging your professors to have class outside.
University of California, Berkeley
Did you know...
- Where are the most-learned people in America? According to a 2019 WalletHub study, the most educated city in America was Ann Arbor, Michigan. The San Jose and Washington, D.C. metro areas followed closely behind. The least educated city, according to the study, was Visalia, California—in between Fresno and Bakersfield.
- Boston has the highest concentration of higher ed institutions in the nation. There are over 100 colleges and universities in the Greater Boston area. It also has seven R1 "very high research activity" universities: Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Brandeis, Boston College, Northeastern, and Tufts. This R1 concentration, too, is a record.
- The City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, is the school with the largest student body. It has a whopping enrollment of over 55,500 students. Students in China, meanwhile, spend an average of three hours a night on primary and secondary school homework. Head north to Finland and students have on average only three hours of homework a week!
- The oldest continually operating higher ed institution in the world is the University of al-Qarawiyyin. It was established in Fez, Morocco, in the year 859. That makes it over 1,160 years old! It was founded by a woman, Fatima al-Fihri, and became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers in the Muslim world. It joined the modern Morocco university system in 1963.
- Did you know that illiteracy and crime are correlated? One study found that up to two-thirds of students who could not read with proficiency by the end of 4th grade ended up on welfare or in jail. One of the most effective anti-crime efforts is to fund quality educational programs.