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Austin College is a small liberal arts college about an hour north of Dallas. It is the oldest college in Texas, having been founded shortly after independence from Mexico (in Huntsville originally, if memory serves). It is well known inside of Texas and the region, but not so much nationally, which is not surprising since it has about 1200 students at any given time. It is probably comparable to Grinnell College, or Sweet Briar in Virginia (though it is coed).
Right, I see that. Austin College is the oldest operating under its original charter. In any case, as long as we are talking academics and reuptation both unquestionably belong in the top 10 in the state, along with Trinity.
Austin College is a small liberal arts college about an hour north of Dallas. It is the oldest college in Texas, having been founded shortly after independence from Mexico (in Huntsville originally, if memory serves). It is well known inside of Texas and the region, but not so much nationally, which is not surprising since it has about 1200 students at any given time. It is probably comparable to Grinnell College, or Sweet Briar in Virginia (though it is coed).
Hm... how have I lived in Texas all my life and never heard of it?
Also, I live in DFW...
I asked a few people at work and none of them have heard of it either. I think it may need to get better name recognition.
Hm... how have I lived in Texas all my life and never heard of it?
Also, I live in DFW...
I asked a few people at work and none of them have heard of it either. I think it may need to get better name recognition.
Maybe it's just your particular emphasis. After all, you listed Texas State (an academically lightweight party school), Texas Tech, and Baylor (and North Texas) pretty highly, so I have to think that liberal arts colleges are not really on your radar.
1) University of Colorado-Boulder
2) Colorado School of Mines
3) University of Denver
4) Colorado College
5) Regis U
6) Colorado State U
7) University of Northern Colorado
8) University of Colorado Denver
9) University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
10) CSU-Pueblo
Honorable Mention: Air Force Academy
Rationale: CU-Boulder has many more options than School of Mines. The AFA has a specialized admissions process and a specialized mission, no grad school.
Will also take a stab at Illinois, since I live here now:
1. University of Chicago
2. Northwestern University
3. University of Illinois / Urbana-Champaign
4. DePaul
5. Loyola
6. Bradley
7. Benedictine
8. Illinois Wesleyan
9. University of Illinois at Chicago
10. North Central College
others in the running: Illinois Institute of Technology, Dominican, Wheaton College, Nothern Illinois University, Elmhurt College, St Xavier, Illinois-Springfield, Lewis University
Will also take a stab at Illinois, since I live here now:
1. University of Chicago
2. Northwestern University
3. University of Illinois / Urbana-Champaign
4. DePaul
5. Loyola
6. Bradley
7. Benedictine
8. Illinois Wesleyan
9. University of Illinois at Chicago
10. North Central College
others in the running: Illinois Institute of Technology, Dominican, Wheaton College, Nothern Illinois University, Elmhurt College, St Xavier, Illinois-Springfield, Lewis University
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