The Experts' Choice: Great Underrated Colleges

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American University (Washington, DC)
Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Belmont University (Nashville, TN)

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Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Carleton College (Northfield, MN)
Carroll University (Waukesha, WI)
Champlain College (Burlington, VT)
Chapman University (Orange, CA)
Clark University (Worcester, MA)
College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO)

Yes, connect me!
Davidson College (Davidson, NC)
Denison University (Granville, OH)
Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
Drew University (Madison, NJ)

Yes, connect me!
Earlham College (Richmond, IN)
Elon University (Elon, NC)

Yes, connect me!
Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)
Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
Hendrix College (Conway, AR)
IESEG School of Management (Puteaux, FR)
Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA)
Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR)
Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)

Yes, connect me!
Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
Mercer University (Macon, GA)

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Montana State University—Bozeman (Bozeman, MT)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
Pacific University Oregon (Forest Grove, OR)

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Rhodes College (Memphis, TN)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Yes, connect me!
Seattle University (Seattle, WA)
St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN)
Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)
The College of Wooster (Wooster, OH)
The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

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The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK)
The University of the South (Sewanee, TN)
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

Yes, connect me!
University of Denver (Denver, CO)

Yes, connect me!
University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)

Yes, connect me!
University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)

Yes, connect me!
Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, PA)
Wheaton College (Norton, MA)

Yes, connect me!
Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA)
Whittier College (Whittier, CA)
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH): The Top Choice

Source: College Finder Research

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The college rankings out there don't get everything right. Here are some schools that aren't exactly ranked supreme, but are pretty awesome nonetheless.

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