TMS Top Ten Most Popular Private Colleges!

These colleges have drawn the most applications from TMS seniors over the years.

• University of Puget Sound (WA)
• Lewis & Clark College (OR)
• Chapman University
• Willamette University (OR)
• Goucher College
• Whitman College
• University of San Francisco
• Pitzer College (CA)
• Loyola Marymount University 
• Bard College (NY)

Yeah TEAM!

Love to be a fan and are looking for a place with lots of school spirit?

• University of Oregon
• University of Arizona
• University of Texas
• Gonzaga University (WA)
• Boston College (MA)
• University of Southern California

Colleges for deep thinkers

Do you love to talk endlessly about ideas and philosophy?

• University of Chicago (IL)
• Reed College (OR)
• Macalester College (MI)
• St. John’s College (MD/NM)

Get me out of here!!

If far away isn’t far enough, think about these places.

• Boston University (MA)
• Goucher College (MD)
• Denison University (OH)
• Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
• Wake Forest University (NC)
• Bates College (ME)

Country life is for the birds

These urban colleges might be just what you are looking for.

• Occidental College (CA)
• Northeastern University (MA)
• New York University (NY)
• University of Washington (WA)
• Emory University (GA)
• American University (DC)

Big city life is for the birds

Smaller towns can be cozy and comfortable too.

• Ithaca College (NY)
• Linfield College (OR)
• Sierra Nevada College (NV)
• Marlboro College (VT)
• McDaniel College (MD)
• College of Wooster (OH)
• Gettysburg College (PA)
• Bucknell University (PA)

Near, but not in a city

The best of both worlds might be prefect for you.

• Wheaton College (MA)
• Drew University (NJ)
• Ursinus College (PA)
• Wagner College (NY)
• The Claremont Colleges (CA)
• Brandeis University (MA)

Singin’ in the rain

If umbrellas don’t scare you, think about Washington and Oregon.

• Lewis & Clark College (OR)
• Whitman College (WA)
• University of Puget Sound (WA)
• The Evergreen State College (WA)
• Willamette University (OR)
• University of Portland (OR)

Resources for Learning Disabilities

These colleges are national leaders in providing support.

• University of Arizona
• Northeastern University (MA)
• Lynn University (FL)
• Landmark College (VT)

Price performers

These excellent colleges are more affordable.

• California’s public universities
• University of Oregon
• University of Delaware
• The Evergreen State College (WA)

Flyover gems

Don’t miss these outstanding colleges in the Midwest.

• Cornell College (IA)
• Carleton College (MI)
• Kenyon College (OH)
• Lawrence University (WI)

There’s no place like home!

Take tip from Dorothy - the college that’s right for you might be right here in your own backyard.

• University of the Pacific
• St. Mary’s College of California
• Santa Clara University
• University of San Francisco
• Sonoma State University
• Dominican University of California

Women leaders!

Studies show that more female leaders are graduates of women’s colleges.

• Mills College (CA)
• Wellesley College (MA)
• Scripps College (CA)
• Mt. Holyoke College (MA)
• Bryn Mawr College (PA)
• Smith College (MA)

Are there other students like me (or not)?

These are really diverse places.

• University of Miami (FL)
• Beloit College (WI)
• Pitzer College (CA)
• Rice University (TX)
• Stanford University (CA)
• Randolph College (VA)

Colleges with unique curricula

Does taking one course at a time, studying a topic from various points of view, designing your own major or interspersing internships with coursework sound attractive to you? 

• Colorado College (CO)
• The Evergreen State College (WA)
• Northeastern University (MA)
• University of Redlands (CA)

Nice to meet you…

These colleges are known for being particularly friendly places.

• Connecticut College (CT)
• Elon University (NC)
• Ohio Wesleyan (OH)
• Colgate University (NY)

The world is your oyster

All colleges have study abroad programs, but these are known for outstanding offerings.

• Dickinson College (PA)
• Earlham College (IN)
• Goucher College (MD)
• Middlebury College (VT)
• St. Olaf’s College (MN)
• Syracuse University (NY)

O Canada!

The country with the most singable national anthem also has great universities.

• University of Calgary
• McGill University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Victoria

Half as long but maybe twice as good

If you don’t feel quite ready for a four-year college, a two-year experience might be perfect.

• Marymount College (CA)
• Dean College (NH)
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Mitchell College (CT)

Colleges for the unconventional, even eccentric or funky student

You know who you are.

• College of the Atlantic (ME)
• Bard College (NY)
• Warren Wilson College (NC)
• Skidmore College (NY)
• New College (FL)
• Pitzer College (CA)