University of Wyoming-Casper College Center (Casper, WY) Unlike the other four-year colleges on this list, the University of Wyoming-Casper College Center is actually a partnership between a university (the University...
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public, research university located in the town of Laramie, in the southern part of the state between Casper...
Beloit College (Beloit, WI) Beloit College is a private, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in the town of Beloit, south of Janesville on the Wisconsin-Illinois state line. Established in 1846,...
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) Founded in 1848, the same year Wisconsin entered the union, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public, research university whose flagship campus is located in...
West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV) Founded in 1890 by the United Methodist Church, West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in small town of...
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) Founded in 1867, West Virginia University (WVU) is a public, research university located in Morgantown, nestled on the banks of the Monongahela River in the...
Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA) Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in town of Walla Walla, in the southeastern part of the State. It was originally established as...
University of Washington (Seattle,WA) Founded in 1861, the University of Washington (U of W) is a public, research university located in Seattle. It is one of the oldest universities on...
Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden Sydney, VA) Hampden-Sydney College is a private, liberal arts college for men, located in the small town of Hampden-Sydney, about halfway between Richmond and Lynchburg. Founded in...
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public, research university whose flagship campus is located in Charlottesville, a town northwest of Richmond not far from...
Bennington College (Bennington, VT) Bennington College is a private, liberal arts college located in the village of Bennington, tucked into the southwest corner of the state. The school was founded...
University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) The University of Vermont is a public, research university located on 451 acres in Burlington, which with a population of only about 43,000 is the...
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT) Founded in 1875 by the United Church of Christ, Westminster College is a private, liberal arts college in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt...
Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private university is Provo, Utah, south of Salt Lake City. Established in 1875, BYU is owned and operated by...
University of Dallas (Irving, TX) The University of Dallas (UD) is a private, Catholic university on 744 acres in Irving, a suburb just west of Dallas. The university closely resembles...
University of Texas (Austin, TX) The University of Texas (UT) is a public, research university whose flagship campus is located in the state capital of Austin, in the central Texas...
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) Rhodes College is a private, mostly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, the old Mississippi River port town that is now the largest city in...
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt University is a private, research university in Nashville, Tennessee’s capital and second-largest city. The 330-acre campus is just a mile and a...
Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD) Augustana College, affectionately known as “Augie,” is a private, liberal arts college located in Sioux Falls, the largest city in South Dakota. The 100-acre campus...
University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public, research university located in the small town of Vermillion on dramatic bluffs overlooking the Missouri...
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) Wofford College is a private, liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, northeast of Greenville. Founded in 1854 just before the onslaught of the Civil War,...
Clemson University (Clemson, SC) Originally an all-male military college, today Clemson University is a public, land-grant and sea-grant, coeducational, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, southwest of Greenville. The...
Providence College (Providence, RI) Established in 1917, Providence College is a private, coeducational, Roman Catholic university located in the Rhode Island state capital. The college, which sits on 105 urban...
Brown University (Providence, RI) Brown University is a private, research university located in Providence, Rhode Island. Established in 1764, it is the seventh-oldest higher education institution in the United States,...
Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore College is a private, liberal arts college located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, just eleven miles from downtown Philadelphia on the famous “Main Line.” The college...
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) The University of Pennsylvania, universally known as “Penn,” is a private, research university located on the near West side of Philadelphia. Founded in 1740 by...
Reed College (Portland, OR) Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts school located in Portland, the major metropolitan area in the state. Founded in 1908, the school now has...
University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) The University of Oregon is a public, research, university located in the college town of Eugene, small 65 miles south of the state capital in...
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha, OK) The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) is a public, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Chickasha, a small...
University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a public, research university located in a suburb south of the Oklahoma City, the capital and largest city in...
Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH) Oberlin College is a private, liberal arts college located in the small town of Oberlin, about halfway between Cleveland and Sandusky. The college and the town...
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) Ohio State University is a public, research university located in the state capital of Columbus. Established in 1870 and known as one of the “Public...
University of Jamestown (Jamestown, ND) The University of Jamestown is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1883. Located in the town of Jamestown, about...
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) The University of North Dakota (UND) is a public, research university whose flagship campus is located in Grand Forks, the third-largest city in...
Davidson College (Davidson, NC) Davidson College is a private, liberal arts college located on a 665-acre campus in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Opened in 1837 by local...
Duke University (Durham, NC) Duke University is private research university located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by a group of Quakers and Methodists in 1835, the university serves 14,000 student,...
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) Vassar College is a private, liberal, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson River about halfway between New York City and Albany. Founded...
Columbia University (New York, NY) Columbia University is a private, research university and a member of the famous “Ivy League.” Founded in 1754, it is the oldest institutions of higher...
St. John’s College Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM) Founded in 1964, St. John’s College Santa Fe is the much-younger sister school to St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland (see above)....
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public, research university, whose flagship campus is located in the state’s largest city, Albuquerque. It is...
Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ) Established in 1969, Ramapo College is a coeducational, public, liberal arts and professional studies institution located in Mahwah, in the northeast corner of...
Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) Princeton University, a private, research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the preeminent “Ivy League” schools in the United States. Founded in 1746...
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, NH) Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts school located in Merrimack, New Hampshire (it should not...
Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) Established in 1769, Dartmouth is a private, research university located in the town of Hanover, northwest of Manchester on the Vermont state line. With only about...
Sierra Nevada College (Incline Village, NV) Founded in 1969, Sierra Nevada College is a private, liberal arts college located in the rural community of Incline Village, on the northern shore...
University of Nevada Reno (Reno, NV) Founded in 1874, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) is a public teaching and research university located just 30 minutes north of stunningly beautiful...
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) Founded in 1887, Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts institution associated with the United Methodist Church. Like the University of Nebraska, it...
University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) The University of Nebraska is a public research university located in the state capital of Lincoln. Founded in 1869, it is the state’s oldest and...
Carroll College (Helena, MT) Founded in 1909, Carroll College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college located in the state capital of Helena. The school is dedicated to freedom of...
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) The University of Michigan (often referred to as U of M, or just Michigan) is one of the nation’s premier public research universities. The...
