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Colleges: What They Are Like and Who Thrives There

A page for each of the 850 colleges Lens covers, with federal data on size, admissions, cost and majors, plus guides by athletic conference. No rankings: just what each place is like, so you can judge fit for yourself.

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8 private universities in the Northeast

8 college pages

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18 universities from New Jersey to Los Angeles

18 college pages

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16 universities across the South

16 college pages

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18 universities, mostly along the East Coast

18 college pages

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16 universities from Arizona to West Virginia

12 college pages

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Mid-sized universities

19 universities with 3,000 to 11,000 undergraduates

16 college pages

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Liberal arts colleges

20 small colleges from Maine to California

20 college pages

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College pages

College guides by conference

Ivy League

How the Ivy League schools differ →

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Undergrads7,226

Columbia University

New York, New York

Undergrads8,973

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Acceptance8.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads15,995

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

Undergrads4,541

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Undergrads7,601

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

Undergrads5,709

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Undergrads10,650

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Acceptance4.7% for fall 2025

Undergrads6,758

Big Ten

How the Big Ten schools differ →

Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Acceptance75.9% for fall 2025

Undergrads37,806

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Acceptance83.2% for fall 2025

Undergrads40,922

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Undergrads9,201

Ohio State University

Acceptance60.6%

Undergrads45,638

University Park

Acceptance55.3% for fall 2025

Undergrads42,284

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana

Acceptance43.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads44,503

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey

Acceptance58.1%

Undergrads37,751

Los Angeles, California

Acceptance9.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads33,475

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign and Urbana, Illinois

Acceptance36.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads36,258

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Acceptance79.9% for fall 2025

Undergrads22,264

University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland

Acceptance45.0% for fall 2025

Undergrads30,760

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Acceptance16.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads34,177

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Acceptance79.8%

Undergrads31,855

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

Acceptance87.8% for fall 2025

Undergrads19,178

University of Oregon

Acceptance87.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads20,497

University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, California

Acceptance11.2% for fall 2025

Undergrads20,443

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington

Acceptance41.7% for fall 2025

Undergrads31,942

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Acceptance40.8% for fall 2025

Undergrads36,902

SEC

How the SEC schools differ →

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Acceptance46.9% for fall 2025

Undergrads26,816

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Acceptance73.3%

Undergrads30,594

Mississippi State University

Starkville, Mississippi

Acceptance77.6%

Undergrads18,397

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Acceptance51.7% for fall 2025

Undergrads59,615

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Acceptance71.2% for fall 2025

Undergrads33,227

The University of Texas at Austin

Acceptance22.2% for fall 2025

Undergrads42,855

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Acceptance73.9% for fall 2025

Undergrads28,677

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Acceptance20.3% for fall 2025

Undergrads35,629

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Acceptance34.3% for fall 2025

Undergrads32,137

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Acceptance93.5% for fall 2025

Undergrads24,763

University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

Acceptance96.6%

Undergrads21,473

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

Acceptance78.5%

Undergrads23,929

University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma

Acceptance77.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads22,734

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Acceptance56.5% for fall 2025

Undergrads29,820

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

Acceptance43.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads30,418

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Acceptance5.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads7,208

ACC

How the ACC schools differ →

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Acceptance16.4%

Undergrads10,085

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Acceptance42.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads23,300

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Acceptance5.2% for fall 2025

Undergrads6,442

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Acceptance23.8% for fall 2025

Undergrads32,212

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Georgia

Acceptance13.3% for fall 2025

Undergrads18,785

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Acceptance39.5% for fall 2025

Undergrads27,371

Southern Methodist University

Acceptance63.3%

Undergrads7,277

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Undergrads7,554

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Acceptance45.9%

Undergrads15,477

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Acceptance11.0%

Undergrads33,068

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Acceptance79.4%

Undergrads14,727

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

Acceptance18.9%

Undergrads12,913

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Acceptance16.7% for fall 2025

Undergrads20,752

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Acceptance11.3%

Undergrads8,818

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Acceptance59.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads20,370

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Acceptance15.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads17,597

Blacksburg, Virginia

Acceptance54.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads30,923

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Acceptance21.7%

Undergrads5,485

Big 12

How the Big 12 schools differ →

Arizona State University

Acceptance88.4% for fall 2025

Undergrads64,674

Iowa State University

Acceptance87.9% for fall 2025

Undergrads25,367

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Acceptance87.5% for fall 2025

Undergrads15,142

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Acceptance44.5%

Undergrads11,026

Texas Tech University

Acceptance69.1% for fall 2025

Undergrads32,394

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Acceptance86.1%

Undergrads42,537

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

Acceptance42.8% for fall 2025

Undergrads59,146

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Acceptance88.0% for fall 2025

Undergrads29,882

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Acceptance70.7% for fall 2025

Undergrads31,939

University of Houston

Acceptance75.8% for fall 2025

Undergrads38,380

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Acceptance92.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads21,217

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Acceptance90.1% for fall 2025

Undergrads27,264

Mid-sized universities

How these universities compare →

Mid-sized universities

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

Acceptance36.5%

Undergrads6,437

Mid-sized universities

Colgate University

Hamilton, New York

Acceptance13.9%

Undergrads3,180

Mid-sized universities

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Acceptance10.7%

Undergrads7,298

Mid-sized universities

Fordham University

Acceptance59.3%

Undergrads10,512

Mid-sized universities

George Washington University

Washington, D.C.

Acceptance47.1%

Undergrads11,182

Mid-sized universities

Howard University

Washington, D.C.

Acceptance41.3%

Undergrads10,108

Mid-sized universities

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Undergrads5,693

Mid-sized universities

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Acceptance25.9%

Undergrads5,898

Mid-sized universities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Acceptance4.6% for fall 2025

Undergrads4,535

Mid-sized universities

Tufts University

Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts

Acceptance11.5%

Undergrads7,061

Mid-sized universities

Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana

Acceptance14.0%

Undergrads7,767

Mid-sized universities

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Undergrads7,569

Mid-sized universities

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

Acceptance40.1%

Undergrads6,331

Mid-sized universities

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Acceptance28.1% for fall 2025

Undergrads6,938

Mid-sized universities

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

Acceptance12.1%

Undergrads7,857

Mid-sized universities

Williamsburg, Virginia

Acceptance37.0% for fall 2025

Undergrads7,055

Liberal arts colleges

How these colleges compare →

Liberal arts colleges

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts

Undergrads1,911

Liberal arts colleges

Barnard College

Undergrads3,264

Liberal arts colleges

Lewiston, Maine

Acceptance13.3%

Undergrads1,760

Liberal arts colleges

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

Undergrads1,873

Liberal arts colleges

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Acceptance18.5%

Undergrads2,014

Liberal arts colleges

Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina

Acceptance13.4%

Undergrads1,867

Liberal arts colleges

Grinnell College

Acceptance14.5%

Undergrads1,729

Liberal arts colleges

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York

Acceptance13.6%

Undergrads2,030

Liberal arts colleges

Macalester College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Acceptance28.5%

Undergrads2,131

Liberal arts colleges

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

Acceptance10.8%

Undergrads2,738

Liberal arts colleges

Oberlin College

Acceptance34.2%

Undergrads2,887

Liberal arts colleges

Claremont, California

Undergrads1,666

Liberal arts colleges

Portland, Oregon

Acceptance24.6%

Undergrads1,320

Liberal arts colleges

Northampton, Massachusetts

Acceptance21.0%

Undergrads2,544

Liberal arts colleges

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia

Acceptance24.9%

Undergrads3,414

Liberal arts colleges

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Undergrads1,613

Liberal arts colleges

Poughkeepsie, New York

Acceptance18.6%

Undergrads2,444

Liberal arts colleges

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Acceptance14.1%

Undergrads2,300

Liberal arts colleges

Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

Acceptance16.5%

Undergrads3,067

Liberal arts colleges

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Undergrads2,076

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Alabama

Alabama A & M University Alabama State University Auburn University Jacksonville State University Samford University Talladega College The University of Alabama Troy University Tuskegee University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Montevallo University of North Alabama University of South Alabama

Arizona

Arizona State University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Northern Arizona University University of Arizona

Arkansas

Arkansas State University Arkansas Tech University Hendrix College University of Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Central Arkansas

California

Azusa Pacific University Biola University California Baptist University California Institute of Technology California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, East Bay California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Marcos California State University, Stanislaus Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Concordia University–Irvine Harvey Mudd College Loyola Marymount University Menlo College Minerva University Mount Saint Mary's University Occidental College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Sonoma State University Stanford University UCLA University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of the Pacific Vanguard University of Southern California Whittier College

Colorado

Colorado College Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University–Fort Collins Fort Lewis College Metropolitan State University of Denver Regis University United States Air Force Academy University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus University of Denver University of Northern Colorado

Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College Central Connecticut State University Connecticut College Eastern Connecticut State University Fairfield University Quinnipiac University Sacred Heart University Southern Connecticut State University Trinity College University of Bridgeport University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of New Haven Wesleyan University Western Connecticut State University Yale University

D.C.

George Washington University Howard University

Delaware

Delaware State University University of Delaware

District of Columbia

American University Georgetown University The Catholic University of America

Hawaii

Hawaii Pacific University University of Hawaii at Manoa

Idaho

Boise State University Brigham Young University–Idaho Lewis-Clark State College Northwest Nazarene University The College of Idaho University of Idaho

Illinois

Augustana College Aurora University Bradley University Chicago State University Columbia College Chicago Concordia University–Chicago DePaul University Dominican University Eastern Illinois University Elmhurst University Illinois College Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Knox College Lake Forest College Lewis University Loyola University Chicago Millikin University National Louis University North Central College North Park University Northeastern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Northwestern University Olivet Nazarene University Roosevelt University Saint Xavier University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville University of Chicago University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Western Illinois University

Iowa

Clarke University Coe College Drake University Grinnell College Iowa State University University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa Wartburg College

Kansas

Kansas State University Pittsburg State University University of Kansas Wichita State University

Kentucky

Bellarmine University Berea College Campbellsville University Centre College Eastern Kentucky University Morehead State University Murray State University Northern Kentucky University Thomas More University University of Kentucky University of Louisville Western Kentucky University

Louisiana

Dillard University Grambling State University Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University Loyola University New Orleans McNeese State University Nicholls State University Southeastern Louisiana University Southern University and A & M College Southern University at New Orleans Tulane University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Monroe University of New Orleans Xavier University of Louisiana

Maine

Bates College Bowdoin College Colby College University of Maine University of New England University of Southern Maine

Massachusetts

Amherst College Anna Maria College Assumption University Babson College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bridgewater State University Clark University College of the Holy Cross Curry College Dean College Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Fisher College Fitchburg State University Framingham State University Harvard University MCPHS University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Merrimack College Mount Holyoke College Northeastern University Regis College Salem State University Simmons University Smith College Springfield College Stonehill College Suffolk University Tufts University University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Massachusetts–Boston University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth University of Massachusetts–Lowell Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Western New England University Westfield State University Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University

Minnesota

Augsburg University Bemidji State University Carleton College Concordia College at Moorhead Concordia University–Saint Paul Gustavus Adolphus College Hamline University Macalester College Minnesota State University Moorhead Minnesota State University–Mankato Saint Cloud State University St Olaf College University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Minnesota–Duluth University of St Thomas Winona State University

Mississippi

Alcorn State University Jackson State University Mississippi State University Rust College University of Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi

Missouri

Avila University Lindenwood University Maryville University of Saint Louis Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University–Springfield Missouri University of Science and Technology Northwest Missouri State University Saint Louis University Southeast Missouri State University University of Central Missouri University of Missouri University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Missouri–St Louis Washington University in St. Louis Webster University

Montana

Montana State University The University of Montana

Nebraska

Creighton University University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nevada

University of Nevada–Las Vegas University of Nevada–Reno

New Hampshire

Dartmouth College Keene State College New England College Plymouth State University Saint Anselm College Southern New Hampshire University University of New Hampshire

New Mexico

New Mexico State University University of New Mexico

New York

Adelphi University Alfred University American Musical and Dramatic Academy Bard College Binghamton University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY Brooklyn College CUNY City College CUNY Hunter College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY Lehman College CUNY Medgar Evers College CUNY New York City College of Technology CUNY Queens College CUNY York College Canisius University Clarkson University Colgate University College of Staten Island CUNY Columbia University Cornell University Daemen University Farmingdale State College Fashion Institute of Technology Hamilton College Hartwick College Hobart William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Iona University Ithaca College Le Moyne College Long Island University Manhattan University Manhattanville University Marist University Marymount Manhattan College Mercy University Molloy University Mount Saint Mary College Nazareth University New York Institute of Technology New York University Niagara University Pace University Pratt Institute–Main Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology SUNY Brockport SUNY Buffalo State University SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Potsdam SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY College of Technology at Alfred SUNY College of Technology at Canton SUNY College of Technology at Delhi SUNY Morrisville SUNY Old Westbury SUNY Oneonta SUNY Polytechnic Institute SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Purchase College Sarah Lawrence College Siena College Skidmore College St Bonaventure University St Lawrence University St. John Fisher University St. John's University–New York St. Joseph's University–New York State University of New York at Cortland State University of New York at New Paltz State University of New York at Oswego State University of New York at Plattsburgh Stony Brook University Syracuse University The New School Union College United States Military Academy University at Albany University at Buffalo University of Mount Saint Vincent University of Rochester Utica University Vassar College

New York City

Barnard College Fordham University

North Carolina

Appalachian State University Belmont Abbey College Campbell University Catawba College Davidson College Duke University East Carolina University Elizabeth City State University Elon University Fayetteville State University Gardner-Webb University Greensboro College Guilford College High Point University Johnson & Wales University–Charlotte Johnson C Smith University Lenoir-Rhyne University Livingstone College North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina Central University North Carolina State University Queens University of Charlotte Shaw University University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Pembroke Wake Forest University Western Carolina University Wingate University Winston-Salem State University

North Dakota

North Dakota State University University of North Dakota

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma State University Oral Roberts University University of Central Oklahoma University of Oklahoma University of Tulsa

Oregon

George Fox University Lewis & Clark College Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Portland State University Reed College University of Oregon University of Portland Willamette University

Pennsylvania

Albright College Allegheny College Alvernia University Arcadia University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Chatham University Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania DeSales University Dickinson College Drexel University Duquesne University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Elizabethtown College Franklin and Marshall College Gannon University Gettysburg College Haverford College Holy Family University Indiana University of Pennsylvania King's College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lafayette College Lehigh University Lincoln University Marywood University Mercyhurst University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Moravian University Muhlenberg College Neumann University Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Abington Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Altoona Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Berks Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Harrisburg Pennsylvania Western University Point Park University Robert Morris University Saint Joseph's University – Philadelphia Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Temple University Thomas Jefferson University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh–Bradford University of Scranton Ursinus College Villanova University Washington & Jefferson College West Chester University of Pennsylvania Widener University Wilkes University York College of Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez University of Puerto Rico–Rio Piedras

Rhode Island

Brown University Bryant University Johnson & Wales University–Providence Providence College Rhode Island College Rhode Island School of Design Roger Williams University Salve Regina University University of Rhode Island

South Carolina

Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Charleston Southern University Citadel Military College of South Carolina Claflin University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston Francis Marion University Furman University Lander University Newberry College Presbyterian College South Carolina State University University of South Carolina University of South Carolina–Upstate Winthrop University Wofford College

South Dakota

South Dakota State University University of South Dakota

Tennessee

Austin Peay State University Belmont University East Tennessee State University Fisk University Lincoln Memorial University Lipscomb University Maryville College Middle Tennessee State University Rhodes College Tennessee State University Tennessee Technological University The University of Tennessee–Chattanooga The University of Tennessee–Martin The University of the South University of Memphis University of Tennessee, Knoxville Vanderbilt University

Texas

Abilene Christian University Angelo State University Austin College Baylor University Dallas Baptist University East Texas A&M University Hardin-Simmons University Houston Christian University Huston-Tillotson University Lamar University LeTourneau University McMurry University Midwestern State University Prairie View A & M University Rice University Saint Edward's University Sam Houston State University Southern Methodist University Southwestern University St. Mary's University Stephen F Austin State University Tarleton State University Texas A & M International University Texas A & M University–Corpus Christi Texas A&M University Texas A&M University–Kingsville Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas A&M University–Texarkana Texas Christian University Texas Southern University Texas State University Texas Tech University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Woman's University The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at Tyler Trinity University University of Dallas University of Houston University of Houston–Downtown University of Mary Hardin–Baylor University of North Texas University of North Texas at Dallas University of the Incarnate Word West Texas A & M University

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Utah

Brigham Young University Southern Utah University University of Utah Utah State University

Vermont

Champlain College Middlebury College Norwich University University of Vermont Vermont State University

Washington

Central Washington University Eastern Washington University Gonzaga University Pacific Lutheran University Seattle University University of Puget Sound University of Washington University of Washington–Bothell University of Washington–Tacoma Washington State University Western Washington University Whitman College Whitworth University

West Virginia

Marshall University West Virginia State University West Virginia University

Wisconsin

Beloit College Carroll University Carthage College Concordia University–Wisconsin Lawrence University Marquette University Milwaukee School of Engineering Saint Norbert College University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire University of Wisconsin–Green Bay University of Wisconsin–La Crosse University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh University of Wisconsin–Platteville University of Wisconsin–River Falls University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point University of Wisconsin–Stout University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

Wyoming

University of Wyoming

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