21. California Institute of Technology
Based in Pasadena, CA, the California Institute of Technology is a small-sized STEM institute. Founded as Throop University in 1891, it was renamed California Institute of Technology in 1920. Majors are called “options” at Caltech, and some of the most popular are computer science, electrical engineering and physics. Caltech is often considered one of the best schools for return on investment. Roughly 75% of Caltech students participate in undergraduate research. The school has 3/2 dual degree programs with 13 select liberal arts colleges, in which students can complete two bachelor’s degrees in five years. The Fleming Cannon, an 1857 artillery piece, is fired for important events such as Commencement and Ditch Day, an annual tradition dating back to 1920 where seniors depart from campus and leave behind elaborate puzzles, or “stacks,” for the underclassmen to solve. Frank Borman, a member of the class of 1957, commanded the 1968 Apollo 8 Mission, the first team of astronauts to circle the moon. Home to 32 Nobel laureates, previous Caltech faculty members include Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
22. Davidson College
Davidson College is a small private liberal arts college in Davidson, NC, 20 miles north of Charlotte. Since being established in 1837, Davidson has produced 23 Rhodes Scholars. The school offers 25 majors and 17 minors, as well as self-designed interdisciplinary options. On campus there are over 200 student organizations, ranging from academic groups to sports clubs. In 2007, Davidson became the first liberal arts school to eliminate loans in favor of guaranteed financial aid through grants and student employment. Davidson competes in Division I athletics with 19 varsity teams. Notable attendees include former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and NBA star Stephen Curry. The tradition of Davidson’s Freshman Cake Race began in 1930 as a mandatory 1.7 mile race between first year students to uncover hidden talent for the track team; now it is an annual voluntary race that awards cakes to the winners.
23. Duke University
Founded in 1924, Duke University is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The most popular undergraduate majors are economics, public policy, biomedical engineering, biology and psychology. The private university exceeded $1 billion in research expenditures in 2012. Notable Duke alumni include Melinda Gates, journalist Dan Abrams and musician Mike Posner. The university also houses the world’s largest colony of endangered primates, housing some 200 lemurs, bush babies and lorises at the Lemur Center. Duke’s 26 Blue Devil teams compete in NCAA Division I athletics and take their name from the French aerial soldiers of World War I who were nicknamed “Les Diables Bleus.”
24. University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Established in 1890 by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and the American Baptist Education Society, the university has grown into one of the preeminent research institutions in America, with leading graduate programs in economics, business, law and medicine. The university is affiliated with 87 Nobel laureates, 48 Rhodes Scholars and nine Fields Medalists. Notable alumni include former Goldman Sachs and MF Global CEO Jon Corzine, scientist Carl Sagan, novelist Kurt Vonnegut and Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. One of the school’s most celebrated traditions is a scavenger hunt in which student and faculty teams run around campus collecting eccentric objects, each with different point values to be assessed by a panel of judges at the end. The University of Chicago competes in NCAA Division III athletics and the school mascot is the Phoenix.
25. Tufts University
Located near Boston and nicknamed a “Little Ivy,” Tufts is a private research university known for its internationalism and study abroad programs. Undergraduates can pick from more than 70 undergraduate degree programs in two schools. Nearly 90% are enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences and some 10% are in the School of Engineering. Over half of Tufts students study abroad, with sponsored programs in Chile, China, Ghana, Oxford and Paris, among other places. Students compete in NCAA Division III sports, with a mascot of Jumbo the elephant. A number of elephant statues exist around the main campus and each Halloween students secretly place pumpkins on their tusks around midnight. Since 1980, the campus has hosted a Spring Fling concert, showcasing acts such as Lupe Fiasco, the Decemberists and Drake. In 1984, the university flag orbited Earth 127 times aboard a space shuttle with astronaut and alumnus Frederick Hauck.
26. Vassar College
Vassar College was originally founded as a women’s college in 1861. After declining to merge with Yale University, Vassar became one of the first all-women’s colleges to go coed in 1969. The class of 2017 is 57% female, 43% male. The school offers over 50 majors (English, political science and the biological sciences are among the most popular), plus a self-designed major. The only mandatory requirements for graduation are proficiency in a foreign language, a quantitative course and a first-year writing course. Vassar occupies a 1,000-acre campus in the Hudson Valley region of New York and includes an organic farm and ecological preserve. Notable alumni include Flickr cofounder Caterina Fake and filmmaker Noah Baumbach. The school’s 22 varsity teams compete in Division III athletics.
27. United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a coeducational public liberal arts college that sits on 10 acres of former Fort Severn in Annapolis, MD. It was established in 1845 and its motto is “From Knowledge, Sea Power.” Students must have a congressional nomination to apply. The academy offers the Bowman Scholar Program to a select group of students who serve in the Nuclear Navy power program. The campus is a National Historic Landmark and is 33 miles from Washington, D.C. and 30 miles from Baltimore. The school competes in NCAA Division I athletics as the Midshipmen and the colors are navy blue and gold. First-year students climb the Herndon Monument as a rite of passage. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered the 2014 commencement address and the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over the graduation ceremony as they do every year.
28. Georgetown University
Georgetown University is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. It occupies 54 buildings across 104 acres on a rise above the Potomac River and also has campuses in Italy, Turkey and Qatar, plus a law campus on Capitol Hill. Georgetown administers 180 programs in four undergraduate schools, three graduate and professional schools and several specialized institutes. Center stage to domestic and international policy, the school graduates an endless array of distinguished government officials, from presidential appointees to heads of state, including the notable former president Bill Clinton. The international affairs and law faculty are particularly acclaimed; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is among them. Campus groups include the nation’s oldest student theater group, The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society. Georgetown is home to the nation’s largest entirely student owned-and-operated corporation, Students of Georgetown, Inc., as well as the oldest and largest student-run financial institution, Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union. The Georgetown Hoyas are NCAA Division I athletes and share the Verizon Center with the NBA’s Washington Wizards. The men’s basketball team has won 17 Big East championships, played in five Final Fours and won the national championship in 1984.
29. Wellesley College
Wellesley College
30. Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, VT. It was established in 1800 and founded with the aid of Gamaliel Painter, who left $13,000 along with his four-foot cane to the college when he died. Today, graduates receive replicas of Painter’s four-foot ivory and oak cane at graduation along with their diplomas. Currently, Middlebury College has about 2,500 undergraduate students and enrolls about 575 to 600 new students for the fall semester each year. The first of Middlebury’s internationally acclaimed language programs began in 1915, and the Bread Loaf writing programs were established in 1920. In October, the Dalai Lama made his third visit to Middlebury College to give a special lecture on international cooperation and optimism. Alexander Twilight (1823), was the first African American graduate of any U.S. institution of higher learning. The school competes in NCAA Division III athletics. It hosted the NCAA Skiing Championships for the fifth time at its downhill ski facility, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl.
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