College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)

College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)

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College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)

Founded in 1906, College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian liberal arts college in the small town of Point Lookout, in the Ozark Mountains just south of Branson. The current student enrollment is approximately 1500 individuals; the college maintains a 13-to-one student-to-faculty ratio.

Students at College of the Ozarks pay no tuition. Every student participates in a work-study program and is required to work 15 hours a week while school is in session, and two 40-hour weeks during each break. The college was specifically designed for students who have the merit but not the means to procure a higher education. In turn, the college has been nicknamed “Hard Work U,” a name and motto it has proudly embraced.

College of the Ozarks, which currently offers over 30 majors, has the reputation for being one of the most conservative campuses and having the most conservative student body in the country. The school was named the #1 Best Buy College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report.

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Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis Unknown   01:43:00

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is a private, research university located in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853 as simply Washington University (the phrase “in St. Louis” was added only in 1976), the university now hosts more than 14,000 students. Despite the relatively large student body, WUSTL currently maintains an impressive seven-to-one student-to-faculty ratio.

The university is divided into nine Schools: Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Law, Art, Medicine, Architecture, Business, Graduate Arts and Sciences, and Social Work. The school’s library system contains 14 separate libraries, and is the largest academic collection in the state.

The 2,313-acre campus is home to 19 varsity teams, more than 25 intramural teams (in which 75 percent of students participate), 37 club sports, 300+ student organizations, 10 fraternities, eight sororities, 12 a capella groups. The university also sustains four student media outlets, a student newspaper called Student Life, a student radio station, a closed-circuit television channel, and a monthly print magazine. Fifty percent of students live on campus. WUSTL is also well known for such deeply ingrained traditions such as “Bauhaus,” a huge Halloween costume party sponsored by the School of Architecture.

Washington University in St. Louis is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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