America's Most Scenic Institutions of Higher Learning
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Rice University, Houston, Texas
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Scripps College, Claremont, California
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
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)
