Stunning College Campuses in All 50 States (Plus D.C.)
See which universities from across the country caught our eye.


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Alabama
Auburn University
Location: Auburn University
Established: 1856
Notable Alumni: Octavia Spencer, Tim Cook, Bo Jackson
Pictured: The clock tower at William J. Samford Hall is one of the most recognizable structures on campus.
Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Established: 1917
Pictured: University of Alaska Museum of the North highlights native cultures, wildlife and more.
Arizona
Arizona State University
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Established: 1885
Notable Alumni: Al Michaels, David Spade, Phil Mickelson
Pictured: West Hall was built in 1936 and was originally a women's dormitory.
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Established: 1871
Notable Alumni: Pat Summerall, Jerry Jones
Pictured: Built in 1875, Old Main is the oldest building on campus.
California
Pepperdine University
Location: Malibu, California
Established: 1937
Notable Alumni: Kim Fields, Brandy Norwood, Tia and Tamera Mowry
Pictured: The campus is located on a hillside that overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Established: 1876
Notable Alumni: Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Chris Fowler, Rick Reilly
Pictured: The sprawling campus is home to over 30,000 students.
Connecticut
Yale University
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Established: 1701
Notable Alumni: Anderson Cooper, Meryl Streep, George W. Bush
Pictured: Sterling Memorial Library opened in 1931.
Delaware
University of Delaware
Location: Newark, Delaware
Established: 1743
Notable Alumni: Joe Biden, Joe Flacco, Chris Christie
Pictured: Memorial Hall is a historic building on campus.
Florida
Flagler College
Location: St. Augustine, Florida
Established: 1968
Pictured: The Ponce de Leon Hotel, built in 1888, is now part of Flagler College.
Georgia
Berry College
Location: Mount Berry, Georgia
Established: 1902
Pictured: Western-style castle and Ford Dining Hall.
Hawaii
Brigham Young University—Hawaii
Location: Laie, Hawaii
Established: 1955
Pictured: Main entrance to the university.
Idaho
Boise State University
Location: Boise, Idaho
Established: 1932
Pictured: Bronco statue on campus during winter.
Illinois
The University of Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Established: 1890
Notable Alumni: Roger Ebert, Kurt Vonnegut, Saul Bellow, Susan Sontag
Pictured: The Main Quadrangle, Culver Hall built by architect Henry Ives Cobb in 1897 in Chicago neo-Gothic style.
Indiana
Indiana University
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Established: 1820
Notable Alumni: Mark Cuban, Isiah Thomas, Tavis Smiley
Pictured: The Student Building on campus.
Iowa
Iowa State University
Location: Ames, Iowa
Established: 1858
Notable Alumni: George Washington Carver, Carrie Chapman Catt, John Vincent Atanasoff
Pictured: The Campanile clock tower on campus.
Kansas
University of Kansas
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
Established: 1865
Notable Alumni: Paul Rudd, Wilt Chamberlain, Gale Sayers
Pictured: Dyche Hall Museum of Natural History.
Kentucky
University of Louisville
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Established: 1798
Notable Alumni: Sue Grafton, Tom Jackson, Johnny Unitas
Pictured: The Thinker statue in front of Grawemeyer Hall.
Louisiana
Tulane University
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Established: 1834
Notable Alumni: Newt Gingrich, Jerry Springer
Pictured: Gibson Hall, the oldest building on campus. Over 13,000 students attend Tulane University.
Maine
Colby College
Location: Waterville, Maine
Established: 1813
Notable Alumni: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Billy Bush
Pictured: Colby College Museum of Art.
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Established: 1876
Notable Alumni: Woodrow Wilson, Wolf Blitzer, Michael Bloomberg
Pictured: Gilman Hall is located at the Homewood campus and was named for the university's first president, Daniel Coit Gilman.
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Established: 1636
Notable Alumni: Natalie Portman, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien
Pictured: The campus reflecting on the Charles River.
Michigan
University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Established: 1817
Notable Alumni: Tom Brady, Gerald Ford, Sanjay Gupta
Pictured: University of Michigan Law School designed in the English Gothic style.
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Established: 1851
Notable Alumni: Yanni, Tony Dungy, Brock Lesnar
Pictured: The Weisman Art Museum designed by Frank Gehry is located on campus.
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Location: Oxford, Mississippi
Established: 1848
Notable Alumni: William Faulkner, Eli Manning, Shepard Smith
Pictured: The lawn in front of Lyceum, the most famous building at the university.
Missouri
University of Missouri
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Established: 1839
Notable Alumni: Sam Walton, Jim Lehrer, Sheryl Crow
Pictured: An aerial view of the campus, which was the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River.
Montana
University of Montana
Location: Missoula, Montana
Established: 1893
Notable Alumni: J.K. Simmons, Carroll O'Connor
Pictured: A grizzly bear sculpture is the centerpiece on campus.
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Established: 1869
Notable Alumni: Johnny Carson, Warren Buffet
Pictured: A side entrance to the campus.
Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Established: 1957
Notable Alumni: Guy Fieri, Kenny Mayne, Jimmy Kimmel
Pictured: The central campus at UNLV.
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
Location: Durham, New Hampshire
Established: 1866
Notable Alumni: Mike O'Malley, Carlton Fisk, Chip Kelly
Pictured: Thompson Hall was built in 1892.
New Jersey
Princeton University
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Established: 1746
Notable Alumni: Jeff Bezos, Alan Turing, Dean Cain
Pictured: Blair Hall was built in 1897.
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Established: 1888
Pictured: The campus was renamed New Mexico State University in 1960.
New York
Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
Established: 1865
Notable Alumni: Bill Nye, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Maher
Pictured: The view of campus from McGraw Tower.
North Carolina
Duke University
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Established: 1838
Notable Alumni: Ken Jeong, Richard Nixon, Charlie Rose
Pictured: Duke Chapel, which is located in the center of campus.
North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Established: 1890
Pictured: Entrance to campus along North University Drive.
Ohio
Oberlin College
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Established: 1833
Notable Alumni: Lena Dunham, Ed Helms, Liz Phair
Pictured: The Memorial Arch in front of Peters Hall.
Oklahoma
Oral Roberts University
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Established: 1965
Notable Alumni: Kathie Lee Gifford, Joel Osteen
Pictured: The Praying Hands sculpture at the main entrance.
Oregon
Reed College
Location: Portland, Oregon
Established: 1908
Notable Alumni: Steve Jobs, James Beard, Larry Sanger
Pictured: Built in 1912, Eliot Hall features Tudor Gothic architecture.
Pennsylvania
Lehigh University
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Established: 1865
Notable Alumni: Lee Iacocca, Michael Smerconish
Pictured: Linderman Library in autumn.
Rhode Island
Salve Regina University
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
Established: 1934
Pictured: Historic Ochre Court Mansion was built in 1892 and later became part of the university.
South Carolina
Furman University
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Established: 1826
Notable Alumni: Clint Dempsey, Mark Sanford, Amy Grant
Pictured: A view of the Bell Tower from across Furman Lake.
South Dakota
Augustana University
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Established: 1860
Pictured: Sculpture of Augustana University mascot Ole the Viking on campus.
Tennessee
Sewanee: University of the South
Location: Sewanee, Tennessee
Established: 1857
Notable Alumni: Jon Meacham
Pictured: All Saints Chapel.
Texas
Rice University
Location: Houston, Texas
Established: 1912
Notable Alumni: Howard Hughes, Lance Berkman, Candace Bushnell
Pictured: Students walk the grounds of campus with Lovett Hall in the background.
Utah
Utah State University
Location: Logan, Utah
Established: 1888
Notable Alumni: Harry Reid, Chris Cooley
Pictured: The quad at Utah State University.
Vermont
Middlebury College
Location: Middlebury, Vermont
Established: 1800
Notable Alumni: Ari Fleischer, James Cromwell, Roscoe Lee Browne
Pictured: Mead Memorial Chapel stands high above the autumn trees.
Virginia
University of Virginia
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Established: 1819
Notable Alumni: Alexis Ohanian, Tina Fey, Katie Couric
Pictured: A blossoming tree just outside the Thomas Jefferson Rotunda.
Washington
University of Washington
Location: Seattle, Washington
Established: 1861
Notable Alumni: Ana Faris, Hope Solo, Rainn Wilson
Pictured: Buildings surround Drumheller Fountain in the center of campus.
Washington, D.C.
Howard University
Location: Washington, D.C.
Established: 1867
Notable Alumni: Thurgood Marshall, Sean Combs, Taraji P. Henson
Pictured: Founders Library is a National Historic Landmark.
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Established: 1867
Notable Alumni: Jerry West, Don Knotts, Billy Mays
Pictured: Woodburn Hall was built between 1874 and 1876.
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Established: 1848
Notable Alumni: Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Joan Cusack
Pictured: Bascom Hall is located on top of Basom Hill, a popular location for students.
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Established: 1886
Notable Alumni: Dick Cheney, Jerry Buss
Pictured: The Classroom Building on campus.