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S...p...r...e...a...d Out: Colleges with the Most Acreage

Here you have to walk a mile to get to class. Don't worry, most of them provide buses. Check out the acreage on these colleges, where bigger really is better.

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• 1. Berry College (Mount Berry, GA): 26,000
• 2. United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, CO): 18,000
• 3. United States Military Academy (West Point, NY): 16,080
• 4. Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN): 13,000
• 5. Duke University (Durham, NC): 9,350
• 6. Stanford University (Stanford, CA): 8,180
• 7. Pennsylvania State University — University Park (University Park, PA): 7,264
• 8. Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA): 6,819
• 9. California Polytechnic State University — San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA): 6,000
• 10. University of California, Davis (Davis, CA): 5,300
• 11. Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI): 5,200
• 11. Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX): 5,200
• 12. Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL): 5,000
• 13. University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT): 4,313
• 14. Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS): 4,200
• 15. University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK): 3,914
• 16. New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM): 3,500
• 17. Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): 3,469
• 18. University of Mississippi (University, MS): 3,340
• 19. University of Maine (Orono, ME): 3,300
• 20. Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA): 3,250
• 21. University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): 3,071
• 22. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL): 2,660
• 23. Principia College (Elsah, IL): 2,600
• 23. University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH): 2,600
• 23. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA): 2,600
• 24. Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN): 2,559
• 25. St. John's University (Collegeville, MN): 2,500
• 26. Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Normal, AL): 2,300
• 27. University of Regina (Regina, CN): 2,298
• 28. University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK): 2,250
• 29. University of Delaware (Newark, DE): 2,012
• 30. Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA): 2,000
• 30. Miami University — Oxford (Oxford, OH): 2,000
• 30. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Pomona, NJ): 2,000
• 30. University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA): 2,000
• 30. University of Florida (Gainesville, FL): 2,000
• 30. University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN): 2,000
• 31. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — New Brunswick (Piscataway, NJ): 1,990
• 32. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ): 1,966
• 33. Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN): 1,937
• 34. University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): 1,900
• 35. Auburn University (Auburn, AL): 1,875
• 36. University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, CN): 1,865
• 37. Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX): 1,839
• 38. Iowa State University (Ames, IA): 1,795
• 39. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): 1,783
• 40. Montana State University — Bozeman (Bozeman, MT): 1,782
• 41. Ohio University (Athens, OH): 1,773
• 42. Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, MS): 1,756
• 43. Washington State University (Pullman, WA): 1,742
• 44. Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA): 1,600
• 44. North Carolina State University — Raleigh (Raleigh, NC): 1,600
• 44. University of Arkansas at Monticello (Monticello, AR): 1,600
• 44. University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL): 1,600
• 45. University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, CN): 1,584
• 46. University of South Florida (Tampa, FL): 1,561
• 47. Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX): 1,502
• 48. The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT): 1,500
• 49. Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK): 1,489
• 49. University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA): 1,489
• 50. University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA): 1,463
• 51. SUNY — Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY): 1,450
• 51. Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario, CN): 1,450
• 51. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID): 1,450
• 52. Oakland University (Rochester, MI): 1,444
• 53. California State Polytechnic University — Pomona (Pomona, CA): 1,438
• 54. Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR): 1,418
• 55. University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL): 1,415
• 56. Clemson University (Clemson, SC): 1,400
• 56. Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD): 1,400
• 56. West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV): 1,400
• 57. Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR): 1,376
• 58. University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA): 1,375
• 59. SUNY — University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY): 1,350
• 60. Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH): 1,338
• 61. Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI): 1,337
• 62. Appalachian State University (Boone, NC): 1,300
• 62. Hamilton College (Clinton, NY): 1,300
• 62. Houghton College (Houghton, NY): 1,300
• 62. Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY): 1,300
• 62. University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO): 1,300
• 62. University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL): 1,300
• 62. University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI): 1,300
• 63. Hampden–Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA): 1,250
• 63. University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD): 1,250
• 63. University of Missouri — Columbia (Columbia, MO): 1,250
• 63. University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): 1,250
• 64. University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA): 1,232
• 65. University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL): 1,224
• 66. College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA): 1,200
• 66. Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH): 1,200
• 66. Kent State University (Kent, OH): 1,200
• 66. Kenyon College (Gambier, OH): 1,200
• 66. Norwich University (Northfield, VT): 1,200
• 66. Saint Joseph Seminary College (St. Benedict, LA): 1,200
• 66. University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA): 1,200
• 66. University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA): 1,200
• 66. Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI): 1,200
• 67. University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA): 1,167
• 68. University of Memphis (Memphis, TN): 1,160
• 69. Ball State University (Muncie, IN): 1,140
• 69. Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC): 1,140
• 70. Southern Illinois University — Carbondale (Carbondale, IL): 1,136
• 71. University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, CN): 1,125
• 72. Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID): 1,100
• 72. Toccoa Falls College (Toccoa Falls, GA): 1,100
• 73. University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS): 1,090
• 74. Alfred State College (Alfred, NY): 1,062
• 75. Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL): 1,050
• 76. University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario, CN): 1,017
• 77. Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL): 1,000
• 77. Baylor University (Waco, TX): 1,000
• 77. College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO): 1,000
• 77. Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN): 1,000
• 77. Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN): 1,000
• 77. St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY): 1,000
• 77. The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA): 1,000
• 77. The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL): 1,000
• 77. The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, CN): 1,000
• 77. University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC): 1,000
• 77. Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY): 1,000
• 77. University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS): 1,100

Source: Wintergreen Orchard House.