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...
- Finland has some of the highest performing schools in the world. They often lead world rankings in education. Even so, primary school isn't compulsory until the age of seven. There are no national tests, no rankings, no inspections, and very few private schools. Finish students also report some of the highest satisfaction levels and lowest anxiety levels.
- Teaching is a hard job, and when compared to other industrialized nations, American teacher pay is middle-of-the-pack. Maybe that’s what explains a University of Pennsylvania study that found a third of teachers quit the profession within the first 3 years. When you extend the time frame to five years, 46% leave.
- Among industrialized countries, French students are at school the least! A normal school week is 4.5 days, compared to 5 on average. It's common to take a mid-week break by having Wednesdays off. Typically, they are in school 162 days a year, compared to 185 on average for everyone else.
- 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!
- 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.