The Most Beautiful US College Campuses

Students at the University of San Diego judge theirs the best
By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 23, 2025 2:10 PM CST
10 Most Beautiful College Campuses
A building on the University of Richmond campus in Virginia.   (Getty / DGLowrie)

College rankings often assess price, academics, and even the party atmosphere. But beauty? The Princeton Review ranks the most beautiful college campuses in the land, as judged by the students who study there. The results, based on responses from 160,000 students at nearly 400 colleges and universities, puts the University of San Diego at No. 1, per Quartz. The top 10:

  1. University of San Diego, in California
  2. University of Richmond, in Virginia
  3. Bryn Mawr College, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
  4. Lewis & Clark College, in Portland, Oregon
  5. Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, Florida
  6. The University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee
  7. Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts
  8. Washington University in St. Louis, in Missouri
  9. Rice University, in Houston, Texas,
  10. Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee
See the full rankings. (Or check out other lists.)

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