Hanover College has one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, according to the Princeton Review’s latest slate of college lists released Tuesday.

The southern Indiana school of about 1,100 students located about 40 miles north of Louisville, Ky, can boast the 19th most beautiful campus, according to the survey of students at 385 of the nation’s top colleges and universities.

To compile the 2020 rankings, Princeton Review’s survey team asked 140,000 students 80 questions about themselves and their school. 

Nine Indiana schools made the top 385 colleges. The schools are also categorized in more specific rankings, some good and others not so good.

Princeton Review does not numerically rank the top 385 schools, but the smaller lists are numbered.

Butler University students surveyed didn’t care much for the cafeterias (ranked No. 19 on “Is It Food?”). Butler also ranked poorly in the way students of different races and backgrounds mingle on campus (No. 17 on “Little Race/Class Interaction”).

Students at Earlham College in Richmond like the instruction they get (No. 15 on “Best Classroom Experience”) but dislike the people who run the institution (No. 4 on “Administrators Get Low Marks”).

The athletic facilities at Purdue University in West Lafayette ranked 5th in the country. Indiana University ranked No. 42 on the list of Top 50 Game Design: Undergrad programs.

Indiana schools not on the 2020 list include Ball State University, Indiana State University, Southern Indiana University and University of Evansville.

Princeton Review said it chose the top 385 “primarily based on our high opinion of their academics.” The list includes a wide representation of public and private schools from all parts of the country and one in Canada.

Here are all the lists the featured schools were included in: 

Butler University

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Is It Food? No. 19
• Little Race/Class Interaction, No. 17
• Lots of Greek Life, No. 15

DePauw University

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Colleges That Create Futures

Earlham College

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Green Colleges
• Administrators Get Low Marks, No. 4
• Best Classroom Experience, No. 15
• College City Gets Low Marks, No. 2
• Most Liberal Students, No. 9
• Town-Gown Relations are Strained, No. 7
• Tree-Hugging Vegetarians, No. 17

Hanover College

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Green Colleges
• Most Beautiful Campus, No. 19

Indiana University Bloomington

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Green Colleges
• Top 50 Game Design: Undergrad, No. 42

University of Notre Dame

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Green Colleges

Purdue University

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Green Colleges
• Best Athletic Facilities, No. 5

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Best Career Placement, No. 14
• Best Career Services, No. 11
• Best College Dorms, No. 20
• Best Science Lab Facilities, No. 6
• College City Gets Low Marks, No. 6
• Most Accessible Professors, Mo. 9
• Students Study the Most, No. 6

Wabash College

• The Best 385 Colleges
• Best Midwestern
• Best Value Colleges
• Top 50 – Best Value Colleges, No. 29
• Best Alumni Network, No. 2
• Best Career Services, No. 5
• Best Classroom Experience, No. 13
• Best College Newspaper, No. 10
• Best Health Services, No. 15
• Best Schools for Internships, No. 3
• Best-Run Colleges, No. 13
• College City Gets Low Marks, No. 9
• Everyone Plays Intramural Sports, No. 5
• Great Financial Aid, No. 13
• Lots of Greek Life, No. 4
• Most Accessible Professors, No. 3
• Professors Get High Marks, No. 10

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