By Troy Peden
What's your college or university best known for? Maybe
it's the number one party school in the country. Or it has
a championship lacrosse team. Or it has the most grasshoppers
per capita in the spring and summer. Whatever it may be -
most schools are known for something.
Below is a list of colleges and universities that have carved
a name for themselves by being a part of the novel, interesting
and bizarre. Enjoy!
Easiest School for Admissions
Bellevue College Ð One of about 20 U.S. schools of higher
ed. that admit 100 percent of applicants. (Slept through high
school? There may be hope for you after all.)
No ACT or SAT
Huron University in South Dakota is one of many schools that
do not require test scores for admission.
Most Applicants
UCLA received 32,792 applications for admission last year.
(Just imagine the size of your Psych 101 class if you were
a student here.)
Most Exclusive Schools
Juilliard School of Music accepts only 8% of their applicants.
(Talk about picky·)
Largest Student Body
UT-Austin edges out Ohio State University, with 37,302 students
enrolled.
Smallest Student Body
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts College in New Hampshire
with a mere 61 students wins. (If you don't know all your
classmates here, you need to get checked out for social
phobia.)
Most Out of State Students
More than half - 58 percent -- of the University of Vermont's
student body hails from out-of-state.
Tallest Dormitory
Illinois State University is home to the mammoth Watterson
Towers, 28 stories of co-eds. (It really sucks when the elevators
break down.)
Best Mascot
Several awards are duly earned in this category, including:
The Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech University, the Hardrockers
of South Dakota School of Mines, and the Fighting Squirrels
of Bradford College (which is closing its doors for good at
the end of the 2000 school year).
Most Men On Campus
Looking for a man? If you are lucky enough to be in the two
percent, St. John's University in Minnesota boasts a student
body made up of 98 percent males.
Oldest School in the U.S.
Harvard was founded in 1636. (Hope they've updated the plumbing.)
Most Snow
Northern Michigan University received over ten feet of snow
in 1999.
Hottest Campus
Florida Keys Community College had an average temperature
of 77 degrees last year.
Most Alumni
Need some network connections after graduation? The University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign claims over 460,000 alumni.
Lowest Faculty to Student Ratio
California Institute of Technology has a faculty to student
ratio of 1:3. (Talk about personal attention.)
Most Students Studying Abroad
Kalamazoo College sends over 85 percent of its students to
another country.
Coolest Study Abroad Program
Semester at Sea is the unequivocal winner for its unique international
experience.
Coolest Internship
The Institute for Cultural Ecology offers whale-watching internships
in Hawaii.
Most Interning
Alverno College in Wisconsin requires that every one of its
students hold an internship.
Best Cheerleaders
University of Louisville was the National Grand Champion at
Collegiate Cheerleader Championships.
*Some statistics compiled by © U.S. News & World Report
Inc.