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Colleges With the Coolest Pools & Swimming Facilities

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

Love to swim? Most colleges and universities have swimming facilities right on campus for students, faculty, alumni, and sometimes even the local community to enjoy. If swimming is a part of your life or even just a favorite hobby, you’ll definitely want to consider these schools with the coolest pools and swimming facilities. University of …

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Best Colleges for Students Interested in Dinosaurs (Paleontology)

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

Following a career studying dinosaurs isn’t exactly easy, but it can be extremely rewarding if it is your passion. An undergraduate degree is only scratching the surface but your path to becoming a paleontologist definitely starts there. It’s important to note that paleontology isn’t simply about dinosaurs; it includes everything in the history of the …

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5 Colleges with Touching Thanksgiving Traditions

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Most students travel home for Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean college campuses are completely devoid of the heart-warming Thanksgiving spirit! Here are 5 colleges with feel-good Thanksgiving traditions. Smith College: Thanksgiving Day Match-Up Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday meant to celebrate family and friends. The students and faculty at Smith College go a step …

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3 Colleges with the Unique Campuses

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

When you’re searching for your future college, you’re absolutely paying attention to the academic side: your major, the programs, the teachers. However, are you also looking at the campus? After all, while it may be a perfect school for you academically, you may hate its campus or life at the college. Something different may be …

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4 of the Happiest Colleges

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

Happiness is a difficult aspect to track, in any aspect of life. However, some studies do manage to track happiness when it comes to college. These are just four schools that are considered some of the “happiest” for its students in the United States. Vanderbilt University One of the consistently “happiest” schools in the United …

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5 Colleges with the Most Students Involved in Greek Life 

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

If you are keen on getting involved in Greek life as a college student, then the presence or absence of fraternities may be a major deciding factor for you when making your college shortlist. To help you get started, we’ve put together a list of colleges in the US, which have the most students involved …

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5 Vegan-Friendly Colleges

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

If you are a strict vegan looking for vegan-friendly campuses, you are in luck. With more and more people turning over to veganism, an increasing number of colleges are going out of their way to make it easy for vegan students to follow this strict diet that excludes any food derived from animals or animal …

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Thirteen of the Most Haunted College Campuses in the United States

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there are endless spooky stories of hauntings surrounding colleges and universities. Ghost stories are often intertwined with a school’s history and culture, and have been passed down generation to generation. Just in time for Halloween, here are thirteen haunted college campuses. Ohio University Ohio University is considered to …

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Colleges with the Most Alumni who are CEOs

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

Interested in becoming a CEO? Maybe with a Fortune 500 company? These colleges may give you a good chance of pursuing that dream as they currently have some of the most alumni who are CEOs in the United States. The alumni examples listed below are current as of the writing of this article, but those …

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Colleges with the Largest Campuses

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

When students are searching for their future college, they often take the location and size of the college into account. Are you looking for larger than average campuses? These four colleges, academies, and universities have the biggest campuses in the United States. Berry College Berry College is located in Mount Berry, Georgia, just outside of …