For most students, a premier college experience is cultivated beyond the classroom — from great campus food to standout career services and beautiful surroundings.
Business Insider looked at 11 campus-related categories from The Princeton Review's 2016 college rankings to determine which colleges offer the best overall campuses.
Our list combines rankings of more than 100 colleges for categories including college libraries, dorms, campus scenery, quality of life, and more. Read about our methodology here.
There is no discernible connection between the types of colleges that come out on top. Ivy League universities, small liberal-arts colleges, and technical schools are all represented. Still, each school on this list boasts a great campus experience.
An earlier version of this list was compiled by Emmett Knowlton and Peter Jacobs.
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20. Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
The smallest college in the Ivy League system has an undergrad enrollment of just over 4,000 and strives to offer its students nothing but the best. This year, Dartmouth ranked in the top 10 in Best Quality of Life.
The school's nine libraries are all part of the collective Dartmouth College Library, which this year earned a top-10 ranking on the Best College Library list.
17. (TIE) Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Located in the heart of New Orleans, Tulane holds top rankings in Princeton Review's Quality of Life and City Gets High Marks ranking.
The 110-acre campus sits along the oldest streetcar line in the country, and the historic St. Charles streetcar makes the 4-mile trip into the downtown and French quarters of New Orleans easily accessible.
17. (TIE) Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
The private university in Central Florida was named the most beautiful campus by the Princeton Review this year. The 70-acre school, on the banks of Lake Virginia, features distinctive Spanish-Mediterranean architecture.
Rollins also received a top-10 ranking in the Easiest Campus to Get Around category.
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