5. MSOE, the Milwaukee School of Engineering
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- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- What Makes it Special?: 14 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 21; undergraduates receive lots of hands on experiences; highly ranked undergraduate engineering college; new Grohamm Museum and 210,000 square-foot fitness center; good grant aid
- Blog Spotlight from February 13, 2010
- MSOE admissions profile
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4. UMBC, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- What Makes it Special?: located with easy access to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Washington D.C.; #1 position in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of "up-and-coming national universities"; good blend of the advantages of small colleges and large universities; NCAA Division I athletics in the America East Conference; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
- Blog Spotlight from February 3, 2010
- UMBC admissions profile
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3. Eckerd College
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- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- What Makes it Special?: waterfront campus near one of Florida's nicest beaches; good financial aid; strong programs in marine science and environmental studies; featured in Loren Pope's highly-regarded Colleges That Change Lives; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for its strong liberal arts and sciences
- Blog Spotlight from January 25, 2010
- Eckerd College photo tour
- Eckerd College admissions profile
- Share your impressions of Eckerd College
2. Morehouse College
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- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- What Makes it Special?: highly ranked historically black college for men; 15 to 1 student faculty ratio; attended by Martin Luther King Jr., Maynard Jackson, Spike Lee and many other world-changing African Americans; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for its strong liberal arts and sciences
- Blog Spotlight from January 18, 2010
- Morehouse College admissions profile
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1. Wesleyan College
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- Location: Macon, Georgia
- What Makes it Special?: ranked #3 in the 2010 Princeton Review's "best value private colleges"; 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 20; first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women; low cost and excellent financial aid; attractive campus with Georgian style buildings
- Blog Spotlight from January 13, 2010
- Wesleyan College admissions profile
- Share your impressions of Wesleyan College
