FCS school rated best looking campus

[whoanellie]

http://www.thebestcolleges.org/most-beautiful-campuses/

The wooded grounds of Elon were originally designated as a botanical garden but have since been converted into beautiful campus for a prestigious university. Located in the heart of North Carolina, this campus not only offers an exceptional education but has been the site of several films, including Spike Lee’s He Got Game. Elon has been named the prettiest campus in the country on multiple occasions, including landing at the top spot in rankings by the Princeton Review and the New York Times. We can’t argue, and Elon takes the top spot in our list of the prettiest college campuses.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

http://www.thebestcolleges.org/most-beautiful-campuses/

The wooded grounds of Elon were originally designated as a botanical garden but have since been converted into beautiful campus for a prestigious university. Located in the heart of North Carolina, this campus not only offers an exceptional education but has been the site of several films, including Spike Lee’s He Got Game. Elon has been named the prettiest campus in the country on multiple occasions, including landing at the top spot in rankings by the Princeton Review and the New York Times. We can’t argue, and Elon takes the top spot in our list of the prettiest college campuses.

Congrats.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Solid list. I'd have Army ahead of Navy and Richmond deserves to be on the list imo.

[bojeta]

All beautiful places I'm sure, but there is a reason San Luis Obispo was voted the best place in the United States to live :)
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/best-places-to-live/8

Oh ya... and the campus is beautiful as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/calpolyview.jpg
New Dorms
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/NewCPdorms.jpg

[Screamin_Eagle174]

All beautiful places I'm sure, but there is a reason San Luis Obispo was voted the best place in the United States to live :)
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/best-places-to-live/8

Oh ya... and the campus is beautiful as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/calpolyview.jpg
New Dorms
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/NewCPdorms.jpg

I love the SLO area. Some photog friends and I drove down PC1 from SF to LA, and SLO was one of the places we stopped, right around sunset to grab some dinner. Wish I had more time to stay and check it out. Definitely one of the places I'd consider living long-term.

[ThompsonThe]

xsmileyclapx Congrats to all of you, but as for me, give me Boone, North Carolina1579315793

[Houndawg]

I love the SLO area. Some photog friends and I drove down PC1 from SF to LA, and SLO was one of the places we stopped, right around sunset to grab some dinner. Wish I had more time to stay and check it out. Definitely one of the places I'd consider living long-term.

You went the wrong direction!

[pike51]

xsmileyclapx Congrats to all of you, but as for me, give me Boone, North Carolina1579315793

Yep... Beautiful Boone, NC...

http://www.roberts-1.com/t/b03/spain/zahara/goat_farm_near_Lake_Z_800x525.jpg

[art vandelay]

anyone notice that they said ithica NY was a quaint little New England town? in case anyone does not know why this is wrong new york is not part of New england

[Cocky]

When I saw Alabama- Tuscaloosa and Wisconsin-Madison on the list I instantly knew there wasnt much research in the list. Tuscaloosa would be lucky to rank in the top ten of Alabama.

[AppAlum2003]

All beautiful places I'm sure, but there is a reason San Luis Obispo was voted the best place in the United States to live :)
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/best-places-to-live/8

Oh ya... and the campus is beautiful as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/calpolyview.jpg
New Dorms
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/NewCPdorms.jpg

Looks nice, but reminds me of ski resorts through Virginia - everything looks exactly the same, too.

[jimbo65]

All beautiful places I'm sure, but there is a reason San Luis Obispo was voted the best place in the United States to live :)
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/best-places-to-live/8

Oh ya... and the campus is beautiful as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/calpolyview.jpg
New Dorms
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/bojeta/College%20Sports/NewCPdorms.jpg

Did the inmates get to vote.
State of California Corrections Department
3232 S Higuera St # 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2015

(805) 549-3251 ‎

[89Hen]

All beautiful places I'm sure, but there is a reason San Luis Obispo was voted the best place in the United States to live :)
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/best-places-to-live/8

Cool looking place, but I'd miss the trees.

[Smitty]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4987254443_34b1676539_z.jpg

Big brown spot is the new courtyard that was recently finished.

http://thereporter.wcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/189311_Fountain_470.jpg

http://www.ashevilleguidebook.com/wnc/wnc-cities/City%20Images/WCU.jpg

[bostonspider]

Richmond is prettier than at least half the schools on that list, and has been rated #1 by the Princeton Review

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/5139976231_a8b12e77f7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/5139976019_a030cf9d03_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/5733835514_26ca292407_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5733835634_b8a7fb2c38_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/5733289867_5cd980f68e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/5733290061_0f5bc15d6c_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/5733289885_54ef8e6c39_b.jpg

[bojeta]

Looks nice, but reminds me of ski resorts through Virginia - everything looks exactly the same, too.

Except that we enjoy a Mediteranian climate rarely exceeding 90 degrees on the high end very rarely do we reach freezing temps and NO stinking hot humid days!!! Now, if we do want to enjoy natures gifts: Beach 10 minutes, Snow skiing 2.5 hours, Lakes 10, 30 and 45 minutes, hiking, mt. climbing, cycling... and all in absolutely beautiful weather nearly year round. I have literally, on more than one occasion, gone body surfing in gorgeous weather in the morning and snow skiing in the afternoon. Not gonna find that in VA. Don't get me wrong, I love Virginia. My father was born and raised in Norfolk and I have lots of family the Norfolk - Portsmouth area, but have no plans of ever leaving California's Central Coast

[DFW HOYA]

1. Princeton
2. Everyone else.

[pike51]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4987254443_34b1676539_z.jpg

Big brown spot is the new courtyard that was recently finished.

http://thereporter.wcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/189311_Fountain_470.jpg

http://www.ashevilleguidebook.com/wnc/wnc-cities/City%20Images/WCU.jpg

Looks like they've done some good things up there. My dad is a WCU alum and we visited my senior year of HS. I honestly refused to get out of the car to even look around when I first saw that place in 1995. Looks much improved now.

[SU DOG]

When I saw Alabama- Tuscaloosa and Wisconsin-Madison on the list I instantly knew there wasnt much research in the list. Tuscaloosa would be lucky to rank in the top ten of Alabama.

I'd have to agree with Cocky on this. Also, Samford University should be considered on the list. If you've seen Samford, you know that this is not just my bias. As for conference, however, I would say the SoCon wins going away.

[ElonPride]

Richmond is prettier than at least half the schools on that list, and has been rated #1 by the Princeton Review



I do agree with you here. Furman, Richmond, W&M and Elon ARE some of of the prettier campuses in the country.

[Apphole]

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=Appalachian%20state%20campus#i=2

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=Appalachian%20state%20campus#i=0

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=Appalachian%20state%20campus#i=1

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=Appalachian%20state%20campus#i=12

We should be top 25 at least. If you've been to Boone you know.

[JmuSkinsfan]

JMU has some great sight lines as well being in the Shenendoah Valley and one of the best "Quads" in the country. When you add our women to the mix, it's gotta be in the top 5 ;) ... if I knew how to post pictures I would. And for anyone that says "but I-81 runs through the campus" ... I-81 is sunken and can't even be seen from most of the campus ... but if the west side of our campus is definitely incredible.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate doesn't even break this Top 50? Seriously?

http://www.integra1.net/io.nsf/html/WEBB8CVC7Q/$FILE/ColgateEntrance.jpg

http://degreedirectory.org/cimages/multimages/2/colgate-university.jpg

http://www.colgate.edu/portaldata//////imagegallerywww/4217/ImageGallery/Campus%20Aerial.jpg

[Wildcat80]

UNH's campus reminds me & others of Cornell.....or penn state. BUT of the colleges I have personally seen and would like to live at I'd be voting for......Notre Dame-summer school.......Colorado-Boulder.......& #1 University of San Diego!!

[Sam]

Colgate is a beautiful campus I Love playing on that field...

[kperk014]

I know we aren't there yet but here's a video that contains several pictures of the North Alabama campus. The song is Bob Seger's The Famous Final Scene recorded in Muscle Shoals with a couple of former UNA students (Jimmy Johnson-guitar and David Hood-bass) performing. UNA has a great music production program that taps into the rich history of the Muscle Shoals recording industry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHn063Zv5fU

[HailSzczur]

Man, I never knew too much about Elon, it looks gorgeous. I certaintly wouldnt mind making a trip there for a playoff game sometime. It would beat Boone for sure.

I made the trip to JMU 2 years ago for our playoff game and wasn't all that impressed. Maybe it was the part of campus I was on? At the time there was alot of construction taking place on and around campus. The time of year/weather also had to do with it. The big pond was pretty much frozen over and I could barely feel my face, which made the experience oh so enjoyable. Or maybe its the sour taste in my mouth from the game. But the pictures you put up look real nice and it makes me want to come down soon and check out the additions to the stadium.

[Tribal]

JMU has some great sight lines as well being in the Shenendoah Valley and one of the best "Quads" in the country. When you add our women to the mix, it's gotta be in the top 5 ;) ... if I knew how to post pictures I would. And for anyone that says "but I-81 runs through the campus" ... I-81 is sunken and can't even be seen from most of the campus ... but if the west side of our campus is definitely incredible.

I'm no JMU fan but they have a beautiful campus. And, he's correct, I-81 can't be seen unless you need to cross the I-81 bridge. The area near the "rock" is the best part of the campus. Now, dowtown H'burg is another story but this thread isn't about towns. Another campus that should have been on this list is Washington & Lee. SMU should have been on this list, too. Also, the top 50 list seems to be biased towards schools located in warmer cities/towns (Pepperdine for example).

[TheBisonator]

NDSU would probably be on the opposite of this list, if not for some awesome campus-adjacent development that has taken place these past few years, and the abundance of trees on the south side of campus.

WAAAAY too many buildings that look like this

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5249282112_9af54ea590.jpg

Exist in the middle of campus.

Plus, most of the historic buildings on the older part of our campus aren't kept up very well.

There are bright spots to our campus, however, such as the kick-*** new student union, the babbling brook just south of the union, the tree-filled quad just south of that, very nice decorative gates located on key entrances off University drive, wellness center, the south engineering building, and all the new housing that has been built in the past 10 years.

But there are too many parts of the campus that would still be considered sub-standard university buildings.

[bkrownd]

Colgate doesn't even break this Top 50? Seriously?


Didn't bribe the right people, I guess. ;)

[bkrownd]

UNH's campus reminds me & others of Cornell.....or penn state. BUT of the colleges I have personally seen and would like to live at I'd be voting for......Notre Dame-summer school.......Colorado-Boulder.......& #1 University of San Diego!!

I worked at Colorado, and lived kitty-corner to Folsom Field. It's not a memorable campus. Blocky buildings, lots of pavement, not many trees, too much traffic.

[Silenoz]

Pepperdine didn't even make the list... interesting

[bojeta]

[QUOTE=TheValleyRaider;1625112]Colgate doesn't even break this Top 50? Seriously?

Ya... there's no denying that's one hell of a beautiful campus!!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Pepperdine didn't even make the list... interesting

They were 4th i believe.

[Accelerati Incredibilus]

When I saw Alabama- Tuscaloosa and Wisconsin-Madison on the list I instantly knew there wasnt much research in the list. Tuscaloosa would be lucky to rank in the top ten of Alabama.

Elon certainly has a nice campus, but when Florida State showed up on the list I knew there were some serious issues with the people voting. If ASU ever stops the seemingly constantly building since the 70's we may have a shot at making the list. One thing is obvious, the decision makers have never been to Boone during peak leaf season.

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/img/college-photo_4874._445x280-zmm.jpg

[Sader87]

We may not have football schollies but we do have a beautiful campus and a great school. Take the virtual tour:

http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/virtual-tour#

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

We may not have football schollies but we do have a beautiful campus and a great school. Take the virtual tour:

http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/virtual-tour#

All of the PL football schools have nice campuses but i don't believe any of them are top 50. Colgate and Bucknell are probably the closest to making the list. Fordham has one of the nicest "highly urban" campuses in the country imo. Georgetown is nice but a little cramped.

[JmuSkinsfan]

Bear with me while I try to post some JMU pictures. This is annoying haha.

15796

Overhead shot of the Quad. At the bottom right of the corner, just at the base but off camera is the new state of the art performance center that "closes out" the quad ... just finished this year and is really quite beautiful.

15794

Picture of the JMU quad and Wilson Hall at the top, from the base of the quad right by the tunnel that leads from the base of the quad to the performing arts center that was just constructed

15795

Picture from the east side of campus looking west. I-81 divides the higher elevated east side from the west side, but you can't see it in the picture. JMU is sandwiched between two mountain ranges, the Blue Ridge to the east and, I believe, parts of the Appalachian to the west.

15798

Sunset looking west toward the football stadium area (which is just southeast of the quad) from East Campus. One of the more stunning sights you'll see in the Shenendoah.

15797

Performing Arts Center at the base of the quad. Rendering, obviously.

[WileECoyote06]

Elon certainly has a nice campus, but when Florida State showed up on the list I knew there were some serious issues with the people voting. If ASU ever stops the seemingly constantly building since the 70's we may have a shot at making the list. One thing is obvious, the decision makers have never been to Boone during peak leaf season.

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/img/college-photo_4874._445x280-zmm.jpg

add Wake Forest and UNC to that as well. UNC hospital looks like it's going to shift and transform into Trypticon.

[Franks Tanks]

All of the PL football schools have nice campuses but i don't believe any of them are top 50. Colgate and Bucknell are probably the closest to making the list. Fordham has one of the nicest "highly urban" campuses in the country imo. Georgetown is nice but a little cramped.

Gettysburg is on the list. The town itself is one of the best little college towns around (not that it is just a college town), but the campus itself is ver nice, but not outstanding. I think seveal PL campuses are nicer.

[Franks Tanks]

We may not have football schollies but we do have a beautiful campus and a great school. Take the virtual tour:

http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/virtual-tour#

Holy Cross is very nice, but they have the same problem as Lafayette and Lehigh. All of the schools are boxed in by urban neighborhoods in mid-size cites.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Holy Cross is very nice, but they have the same problem as Lafayette and Lehigh. All of the schools are boxed in by urban neighborhoods in mid-size cites.

I completely agree. Lehigh and Lafayette's campuses are about the same but i'd rather College Hill over South Bethlehem. I might be exiled from my family for saying that but it's true.

Worcester is much bigger than Bethlehem and Easton. I guess it's all relative since the Lehigh Valley is one big metro area.

[93henfan]

Guys. No need to get azz-hurt if your school didn't make the list. It was clearly a subjective, and IMHO poorly researched, attempt. Somebody mentioned Alabama and Wisconsin. The one that really hit home for me on the list that I've visited is UC Santa Cruz. The picture that was shown in the link is not even on campus. It was the surf in the city of Santa Cruz. The campus itself looked unremarkable to me when I visited.

IMHO, it looks slightly better than most community colleges. Here's an aerial:

http://richp.com/pics/aerial-03-31-01/ucsc-200dpi.jpg

[Skjellyfetti]

When I saw Alabama- Tuscaloosa and Wisconsin-Madison on the list I instantly knew there wasnt much research in the list. Tuscaloosa would be lucky to rank in the top ten of Alabama.

lol. No way. Alabama has a gorgeous campus. xrotatehx

[PhoenixSupreme]

I noticed 2 of the 3 smaller pics for Elon's portion were of the same building (Koury Business Center). Way to show off as much of the campus as possible

[Skjellyfetti]

Yep... Beautiful Boone, NC...

People come from all over to enjoy Boone's scenery.

No one. And I mean absolutely nobody goes to Statesboro, GA for the scenery.

[citdog]

who DOESN'T WANT their buildings to look like a prison built by the Moors in Spain?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/307784985_5acef54788.jpg



http://www.citadel.edu/pao/photography/samples/ptbarracks.jpg

[93henfan]

who DOESN'T WANT their buildings to look like a prison built by the Moors in Spain?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/307784985_5acef54788.jpg





http://www.citadel.edu/pao/photography/samples/ptbarracks.jpg

xlolx xbowx

[Tribal]

Pepperdine didn't even make the list... interesting

DELETE...someone beat me to it.

[Cocky]

lol. No way. Alabama has a gorgeous campus. xrotatehx

If your a football coach looking for NFL quality talent it is gorgeous.

[Tribal]

Bear with me while I try to post some JMU pictures. This is annoying haha.

15796

Overhead shot of the Quad. At the bottom right of the corner, just at the base but off camera is the new state of the art performance center that "closes out" the quad ... just finished this year and is really quite beautiful.

15794

Picture of the JMU quad and Wilson Hall at the top, from the base of the quad right by the tunnel that leads from the base of the quad to the performing arts center that was just constructed

15795

Picture from the east side of campus looking west. I-81 divides the higher elevated east side from the west side, but you can't see it in the picture. JMU is sandwiched between two mountain ranges, the Blue Ridge to the east and, I believe, parts of the Appalachian to the west.

15798

Sunset looking west toward the football stadium area (which is just southeast of the quad) from East Campus. One of the more stunning sights you'll see in the Shenendoah.

15797

Performing Arts Center at the base of the quad. Rendering, obviously.

Wait! No pics of burning trashcans during SpringFest?!?!? And you call yourself a Dukie. Shame, shame.

[T-Dog]

Yep... Beautiful Boone, NC...

http://www.roberts-1.com/t/b03/spain/zahara/goat_farm_near_Lake_Z_800x525.jpg

Yes, Boone is located near as goat farm near Lake Zahara in southern Spain. xrolleyesx

The things holding back ASU is that there's construction going on all the time and there's not one blow-away crown jewel of campus.

[Tribal]

Yes, Boone is located near as goat farm near Lake Zahara in southern Spain. xrolleyesx

The things holding back ASU is that there's construction going on all the time and there's not one blow-away crown jewel of campus.

LOL. Right. Common, Pike...if you're going to post pics, make them relevant. "People from all over the country" don't go to Lake Zahara, they go to Boone, NC.

[SFA 93]

Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Texas)
In the Piney Woods of East Texas

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/10856843.jpg
The Father of Texas (Stephen Fuller Austin)

http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles46158.jpg
SFA President's Residence

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/170onc.jpeg
The Old North Church

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UEudgXOpByM/TYX-ayayhkI/AAAAAAAAGYg/3L6-gCY_q0c/Nacogdoches%20TX%20(39)%5B3%5D.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/18091660.jpg
Ruby M. Mize Azelea Garden on campus

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/23427653.jpg
View from the administration office (Thomas J. Rusk Building)

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/35025771.jpg
SFA Ag Pond and Hall 20

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/43378106.jpg
The Old Stone Fort

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/43378767.jpg
Student Union Center

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/13497486.jpg
Arthur Temple College of Forestry

http://www.gregpatterson.com/Studio_and_Garden-G_Patterson_Studio_and_Gallery_files/Garden_pond_gazebo.jpg
Near North Mound Street

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/020htc.jpeg
http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/030nch.jpeg
Downtown (Oldest Town in Texas)

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/076zhc.jpeg
Oak Grove Cemetery

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/085oub.jpeg
The Old University Building from 1858.

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/110ab.jpeghttp://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/130sw.jpeg
http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/132vrh.jpeg
http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/145ap.jpeg

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/168ebh.jpeg
The Eugene H. Blount Home

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/3005entrance.jpeg

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/357woodland.jpeg
http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/365towering.jpeg
http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/380back.jpeg
Margil Park on LaNana Creek Trail

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/393dancinggirls.jpeg
Pecan Park

http://pictures-of-historic-nacogdoches.com/440autumn.jpeg
Bow Bridge at The Pineywoods Native Plant Center

[citdog]

That pic of the downtown with the Stars and Bars was BEAUTIFUL!!

[LegalGaSouthernEagle]

That pic of the downtown with the Stars and Bars was BEAUTIFUL!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4
Nut.

[Tribal]

Ha ha.

[citdog]

Fully agree with this...

Any best looking campus ranking that doesn't have Princeton Univerisity at #1 is just plain wrong:

http://mytimemattersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Princeton-University.jpg

http://www.tiffanyraecoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PrincetonUniversity.jpg

http://www.textually.org/tv/archives/images/set3/princetonYouTUbeChannel.gif

http://ysfine.com/princeton/nasshall07.jpg

http://www.princeton.edu/~oktour/virtualtour/english/Images/Expansions/HamiltonExp.jpg


pretty school. too bad it's in new jersey. princeton knows how to apologize and make one feel welcome!

1:00 mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUfXFbekqLY

[Accelerati Incredibilus]

That pic of the downtown with the Stars and Bars was BEAUTIFUL!!

I'm betting most people don't have a clue what you are talking about.

[Accelerati Incredibilus]

More Priinceton:

http://www.princeton.edu/~oktour/virtualtour/english/Images/Expansions/MurrayDodgeExp.jpg

http://www.princeton.edu/~oktour/virtualtour/spanish/Images/Expansions/FacultyRoomExp.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3434368631_b644b1729a.jpg

http://www.wherewasitshot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/rsz_holderhall_joeshlabotnik.jpg

Looks like most of those buildings could use a little updating! xrotatehx

"You won't find Ivy covered walls at Appalachian because we don't stand still long enough for it to grow." Former ASU President John Thomas

[ElonPride]

I noticed 2 of the 3 smaller pics for Elon's portion were of the same building (Koury Business Center). Way to show off as much of the campus as possible

Well, the Elon MBA is nationally ranked in the top 5 by several publications.....maybe they were in the right place :)

[GlassOnion]

I like the opposing extremes, either places with great trees and very large rocks, or the Southern spanish moss swamp country. If your campus is flat and not on some natural body of water, you can keep it.

[hapapp]

Apparently an Elon prof has done some investigating of the original link:

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/

[ElonPride]

Apparently an Elon prof has done some investigating of the original link:

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/

Very interesting!

[Skjellyfetti]

lol.

[GoDukes86]

Wait! No pics of burning trashcans during SpringFest?!?!? And you call yourself a Dukie. Shame, shame.


I find your comment especially funny knowing of at least 5 (still current) W&M football players who were at that party that same weekend.

[Silenoz]

They were 4th i believe.
I stand corrected

[GA St. MBB Fan]

Apparently an Elon prof has done some investigating of the original link:

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/


Very interesting!

So what? He makes money just like most other online media sites do? How do you think CNN.com or foxnews.com generates revenue since they aren't charging people to read their articles? Maybe we should go to usnews.com and pay a fee to see what their opinion of the "best" schools are?

[Mntneer]

add Wake Forest and UNC to that as well. UNC hospital looks like it's going to shift and transform into Trypticon.

The hospital is definitely a wart on an otherwise fine UNC, but I don't know where you're coming from with respect to Wake. Beautiful campus.

[Blueandwhitefightfight]

I saw the thread title and was trying to figure out why Georgia Southern wasn't on the list. Then I realized that we were talking about buildings and not women. xcoolx

[ElonPride]

What spaced-out world do you live in?

Elon's MBA is not even ranked in the top 75 MBA programs in the country, let alone the top 5....

the top ten MBA graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report:

1. Stanford
2. Harvard
3. MIT
3. U of Penn
5. Northwestern
5. Chicago
7. Dartmouth
7. UC Berkeley
9. Columbia
10. NYU
10. Yale

Did I mention US News? Nope.

Princeton Review has it in the top 5 in two categories (#4 best administered & #5 best facilities) and BusinessWeek has them ranked #6 (part time). So I WAS wrong about the "several" publications claim.

Here it is plainly spelled out from my "spaced out" world:

Best Administered Schools:

1. Harvard University - Harvard Business School
2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Steven M. Ross School of Business
3. Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management
4. Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
5. Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
6. University of California Berkeley - Haas School of Business
7. Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business


Best Campus Facilities

1. Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
2. University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
3. Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
4. Harvard University - Harvard Business School
5. Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
6. University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
7. West Virginia University - College of Business and Economics

[TheBisonator]

Did I mention US News? Nope.

Princeton Review has it in the top 5 in two categories (#4 best administered & #5 best facilities) and BusinessWeek has them ranked #6 (part time). So I WAS wrong about the "several" publications claim.

Here it is plainly spelled out from my "spaced out" world:

Best Administered Schools:

1. Harvard University - Harvard Business School
2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Steven M. Ross School of Business
3. Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management
4. Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
5. Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
6. University of California Berkeley - Haas School of Business
7. Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business


Best Campus Facilities

1. Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
2. University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
3. Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
4. Harvard University - Harvard Business School
5. Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
6. University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
7. West Virginia University - College of Business and Economics

Those college rankings are mostly BS. And I'm talking about ALL college rankings. Too much criteria to sort thru and a LOT of it is subjective. The carnegie classifications are better, cause it's easier to put schools in tiers of performance rather than ranking individual schools like one would with the college basketball RPI.

UND fans often use those kinds of lists to knock NDSU whenever the rare occasion happens where their school makes it on a top anything list. But to be fair, NDSU fans do the same to UND fans vice-versa.

[Tribal]

I find your comment especially funny knowing of at least 5 (still current) W&M football players who were at that party that same weekend.

BS. Name them.

[WileECoyote06]

The hospital is definitely a wart on an otherwise fine UNC, but I don't know where you're coming from with respect to Wake. Beautiful campus.

Nice yes. . .Amazing? Awe inspiring? Nah. Not in the top 50; maybe top 100.

[GoDukes86]

BS. Name them.


Now why in the h**** would I do that? Is that they way you roll at W&M? Tattle tale on each other? I couldn't care less if you think it was BS or not, the whole event spread throughout Face Book and drew students from everywhere. You think W&M players and or students were immune from a weekend college party...if you do, you're living in your own dreamland.

"Name them." Ha!

[PhoenixSupreme]

Elonpride, let me help you a little and return to your quote in which you were talking about the Elon MBA as a whole and not the facilities or a mere part-time MBA program:

so please stop the nonsense

again Elon is not even regarded as a top 50 MBA program, let alone a top five MBA program.

You do realize that ElonPride owned up to his mistake where he said "So I WAS wrong about the "several" publications claim." in that quote of yours. No need to bring up a moot point.

[Twentysix]

I may hate em, but they have some interesting architecture around campus.

http://collegeprowler.com/images/standard/26251/image.jpg

http://crooksandliars.com/files/uploads/2007/10/hands_3168_sm.jpg

http://www.moderntulsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/oru08.JPG

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSARJkP3k-02rNBxrMd1Tyao10PLHuzmtTm8qQCkJqFhA_2ldy&t=1

I doubt they would be represented on an FCS website though i didnt look through all the pages.

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I really enjoyed alot of UNI's campus for walking.

I wont post pictures for a panther though.

[appst97]

Yep... Beautiful Boone, NC...

http://www.roberts-1.com/t/b03/spain/zahara/goat_farm_near_Lake_Z_800x525.jpg

That is just our 'advanced lawncare program'

[StorminASU]

That is just our 'advanced lawncare program'

It's our green program that saves grass mowing and fertilizes at the same time.

[PhoenixSupreme]

That is just our 'advanced lawncare program'

so that's what all the App football players end up majoring in...turf management

[appst97]

so that's what all the App football players end up majoring in...turf management


If Eloan's D didn't give up so much turf, maybe they could wear the ring. SIX in a row

[Eaglesrus]

That is just our 'advanced lawncare program'

Yeah, y'all started that just after AE's accident a couple of years ago, right?

[ElonPride]

Elonpride, let me help you a little and return to your quote in which you were talking about the Elon MBA as a whole and not the facilities or a mere part-time MBA program:






so please stop the nonsense

again Elon is not even regarded as a top 50 MBA program, let alone a top five MBA program.

Again, I did NOT mention US News. That was your assumption. And hey, I fessed up to a mistake about the "several publications" claim. No need to take this any further.

[SCPALADIN]

I have no idea what the middle picture is for number 12, Furman. Did we build a new building recently that I'm not aware of?

[coover]

Pepperdine didn't even make the list... interesting
When did Pepperdine join the FCS? It is a beautiful campus and certainly would have been considered if they had a football team and played FCS football. But DI Basketball just doesn't count.

[49RFootballNow]

When did Pepperdine join the FCS? It is a beautiful campus and certainly would have been considered if they had a football team and played FCS football. But DI Basketball just doesn't count.

Its not an FCS-only list.

[Saint3333]

so that's what all the App football players end up majoring in...turf management

No many actually get paid to play after college.

[PhoenixSupreme]

If Eloan's D didn't give up so much turf, maybe they could wear the ring. SIX in a row


No many actually get paid to play after college.

I wish people would have just rolled with my joke xbawlingx

[OL FU]

http://www.thebestcolleges.org/most-beautiful-campuses/

The wooded grounds of Elon were originally designated as a botanical garden but have since been converted into beautiful campus for a prestigious university. Located in the heart of North Carolina, this campus not only offers an exceptional education but has been the site of several films, including Spike Lee’s He Got Game. Elon has been named the prettiest campus in the country on multiple occasions, including landing at the top spot in rankings by the Princeton Review and the New York Times. We can’t argue, and Elon takes the top spot in our list of the prettiest college campuses.

Very Nice. I won't complain being number 12

[GoDukes86]

Next Upcoming Thread: Who has the best-looking, cutest, kids, nieces, nephews, grand kids, etc....?

[whoanellie]

turkey processing plant perhaps?
Next Upcoming Thread: Who has the best-looking, cutest, kids, nieces, nephews, grand kids, etc....?

[GoDukes86]

turkey processing plant perhaps?

Versus what? The cosmopolitan town of Burlington?

[Go...gate]

Colgate doesn't even break this Top 50? Seriously?

http://www.integra1.net/io.nsf/html/WEBB8CVC7Q/$FILE/ColgateEntrance.jpg

http://degreedirectory.org/cimages/multimages/2/colgate-university.jpg

http://www.colgate.edu/portaldata//////imagegallerywww/4217/ImageGallery/Campus%20Aerial.jpg

I thought we would do better than we did. They must have evaluated it in January!

[PaladinFan]

Very Nice. I won't complain being number 12

The american association of landscape architects ranks Furman as one of the prettiest places in the country, and a dude with a keyboard sides with Elon. Oh well.

[Dane96]

1. Princeton
2. Everyone else.

Agreed.

And that list is just awful. As a FSU fan...I can say that the school doesnt remotely belong on anyone's top 50. Gainsville (painful to admit) belongs on that list...as does College Park Maryland and a host of others. This is a **** list.

Harvard, BTW, a campus I am on at least twice a week...is not that pretty.

[StorminASU]

HAHAHAHA!!!
Turns out everyone was right, this list is complete BS by an Elon graduate. They want to be important so badly.

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/

BTW, I didn't do the investigating, but I will take the rep for itxcoolx

[GA St. MBB Fan]

HAHAHAHA!!!
Turns out everyone was right, this list is complete BS by an Elon graduate. They want to be important so badly.

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/

BTW, I didn't do the investigating, but I will take the rep for itxcoolx

Old news, already posted in this thread:

Apparently an Elon prof has done some investigating of the original link:

http://meganelon.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/about-the-50-most-amazing-campuses-thing/


Very interesting!


So what? He makes money just like most other online media sites do? How do you think CNN.com or foxnews.com generates revenue since they aren't charging people to read their articles? Maybe we should go to usnews.com and pay a fee to see what their opinion of the "best" schools are?

[StorminASU]

and I wanted so desperately to be important too. Oh well.

[PhoenixSupreme]

HAHAHAHA!!!
Turns out everyone was right, this list is complete BS by an Elon graduate. They want to be important so badly.



If you would actually take the time to read the blog, the professor clearly states that she is unsure if the guy who created this site attended Elon or not (see #2). Don't go putting words in everyone's mouth.

[Boo Boo]

I think such a list is worthless. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.