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The Experts' Choice: Colleges With Great Reputations That Are Not Incredibly Selective
Discover expert-selected colleges with great reputations that aren't hyper-competitive. Find your perfect match with a strong academic standing and welcoming admissions.
Colleges and Universities That Don't Require Supplemental Essays
Having schools on your list that don’t require supplemental essays gives you more time and energy to apply to more colleges and programs. The following schools do not require supplemental essays as of the 2022–2023 application season. Please keep in mind that if you're interested in special programs such as honors, Nursing, or scholarship opportunities, you may still be required or encouraged to write essays—especially if you don't submit standardized test scores. (This list was compiled by our friends at Moon Prep, with additional research by CollegeXpress.)
source: Moon Prep
Colleges and Universities With the Most School Spirit
Find your tribe! Explore this list of colleges with the most incredible school spirit, passionate student bodies, and unforgettable game-day traditions.
The Experts' Choice: Colleges Sensitive to Students With Different Learning Styles
Everyone learns a little differently. These schools totally get it.
Colleges With Strength in Women's Rugby
These girls ruck, maul, and scrum with the best of them. Check out the colleges that have great women's rugby teams.
Colleges with the Highest Four–Year Graduation Rates
These colleges really know how to get you in, out, and on your way. The numbers are the average percentage of students who graduate within four years.
source: CollegeXpress
Colleges With Great Biology Programs
Most liberal arts and sciences schools offer courses in biology; after all, it's a core subject. But where can you find biology departments that go beyond the basics? The following colleges offer programs that are worth a second look.
FYI, this list is from The College Finder, 2017 edition now available!
source: College Finder Research
Colleges With Strength in Women's Field Hockey
The women at these colleges know how to rule the field; they have been chosen by our experts for this list.
"Green" Colleges and Universities
Explore a list of colleges and universities committed to sustainability. Find schools with eco-friendly campuses, green programs, and environmental initiatives.
source: Grist Magazine, 2007 (Shared with permission)
Colleges With Kosher Meals Available
Find colleges and universities that make keeping kosher easy! Explore schools with dedicated, certified kosher meal plans, dining halls, and robust Jewish student life.
source: College Finder Research
Colleges with Strength in Men's Squash
If you think squash is a game for sweaty old guys, think again. At these schools, sweaty young guys join the fun too.
ROTC x 3: Schools With Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC
These schools have all three ROTC military programs.
Colleges With Strong Culinary/Cooking Programs
Ready to turn your passion for food into a career? Explore our list of top colleges with strong culinary and cooking programs that serve up the best chefs in the world.
The Experts' Choice: Colleges Where Life Is Balanced
So you actually want to be serious about academics while you're at school? Okay, we respect that. But here are some schools that give you a social life too.
FYI, this list is from The College Finder, 2017 edition now available!
source: College Finder Research
Colleges With the Smallest Student–Faculty Ratios
If you attend one of these schools, you won't need to jockey for attention in class or pray that there isn't a wait during office hours.
source: CollegeXpress
Haunted Colleges and Universities
Colleges and universities often have long and illustrious histories. But those histories can also be marred by tragic events...and subsequent ghostly happenings. The schools on this list allegedly have a resident ghost (or two). We don't know what is spookier: thinking about these haunted places or realizing just how many of them there are! (Really, it's more like which colleges and universities aren't haunted?!)
The Experts' Choice: Great Underrated Colleges
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.
source: College Finder Research
Colleges That Accept Many Students Through Early Decision
If you're an early bird, you should definitely look at these schools. Procrastinator? Maybe go to another list. Listed are the percentage of students who applied early decision and were accepted (according to The College Finder 2017 edition).
source: College Finder Research
Colleges with Quality Programs in Film Studies
Are you the next Coppola or Spielberg? Can you tell what kind of camera lens a director used without trying? Do your friends refuse to watch movies with you because you can't stop analyzing the cinematography? Then check out the schools below.
Colleges to Prepare for a Career in Education
Want to mold little minds? Or know-it-all adolescent minds? Or even full-grown, still-know-it-all minds? Become a teacher by studying Education at one of these schools.
source: College Finder Research
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