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9 Of The Nation's Most Beautiful College Campuses

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9 Of The Nation's Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Here are some of the most beautiful college campuses around the US today. If you are unsure of where you want to go to school, take a look at these places and you will be in awe!

1. UC Berkeley - Berkeley, California

University of California Berkeley is home to the world's third tallest clock tower at an impressive 307 feet tall. The campus alone is 1,232 acres wide and houses Hearst Memorial Mining Building, a traditional European-style structure, along with a reflecting pool in front that makes for an even better view.

2. Berry College - Mt. Berry, Georgia

In the Georgia mountains, this college is 27,000 acres of beautiful landscape. Here students can go on various bicycle and foot trails, and even participate in activities such as archery deer hunts in the fall. Of the buildings on campus, Ford Auditorium, an English gothic building with a clock tower and reflecting pool, is the most eye-catching.

This is the Old Mill in the woods of Berry College.


3. University of Colorado Boulder

With the Rocky Mountains in the backdrop of the college, Boulder, Colorado classic red brick buildings are a sight to see in its self. Boulder’s true glory has got to be the amazing natural beauty that surrounds the campus, It also has a planetarium that is one of its biggest attractions.

4. University of Hawaii at Mānoa - Honolulu, Hawaii

Lyon Arboretum is one of Hawaii's nature attractions. Students have access to walk around to see these beautiful sights.

Though attendance there could easily descend into a four-year vacation, the university still has an impressive reputation as a top research institution, where graduate students can study coral reef at a marine biology lab, built on a coral reef!

5. Elon University - Elon, North Carolina

Ranked the nation’s most beautiful campus by The New York Times and The Princeton Review for its classic collegiate architecture, Elon University campus is bursting with colonnades in front of red brick buildings, and the amazing lawns are classified as botanical gardens.

6. Lewis & Clark College - Portland, Oregon

Thanks to over 600 acres of wooded trails, an outdoor swimming pool, and a prime hilltop location that looks out onto Mount Hood, this Oregon spot lands as one of the best views for sightseeing.

7. The University of Mississippi - Oxford, Mississippi

With its Greek Revival architecture, Ole Miss landed on the National Register of Historic Places and influenced nearly every other building that followed. It is also home to the oldest college bell in America. From Ventress to the Cochran Center, the campus is stunning from all points of view. The Grove is one of the biggest attractions for the social lives of students being a place for some high-quality times and tailgating on Saturdays in the fall.

8. University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma


Red brick buildings along with the quad adorned with flowers in the school’s colors highlight OU's campus. The centerpiece, a National Historic Landmark, is Bizzell Memorial Library. It is a great place for a scenic and fun four years.

9. Pepperdine - Malibu, California

Green space, an oceanfront view, and terracotta-roofed buildings tiered across tumbling hilltops; everything on Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus is of high-quality and appealing to the eye. Alumni Park is quite impressive since the Pacific Ocean is

Pepperdine's backdrop. This campus is where you go for an advanced education as well as a beautiful view.

So, if you are looking for a place to go to college, hopefully, this helps your decision. These nine schools provide not only a gorgeous view but also a good education and fun along the way.

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