America's Most Scenic Institutions of Higher Learning
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Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
With buildings dating as far back as 1701, Yale University is one of the world's great historic universities. The campus is located in New Haven, Connecticut, giving it a colonial, New England vibe with a hint of gothic and contemporary. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Princeton University
Princeton University is one of only nine colonial colleges established before the American Revolution. The campus features Collegiate Gothic-style buildings on a well-groomed campus.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Scripps College, Claremont, California
Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
