Princeton Review Ranks Most Conservative College Students in America

Princeton Review ^ | 28 May 2012 | Princeton Education Review

[Vigilanteman]

Princeton Review is out with their list of the most conservative student bodies on American campuses. The top 10:

1. Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
   
2. Thomas Aquina, Santa Paula, California
   
3. Texas A&M, College Station, Texas
   
4. Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania
   
5. U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
   
6. University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
   
7. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point, New York
   
8. Hampden-Sidney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
   
9. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
   
10. Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
    

[Vigilanteman]

Good starting list for freepers wondering where to send their high school graduates or soon-to-be graduates. You probably can't go wrong with anything in the top 25 or 30.

[ncfool]

I wonder where Stanford and Washington University (STL) rank

[PhilosopherStone1000]

Uhm... that should “Thomas Aquinas”...

Go TAC! (proud alum).

[sockmonkey]

Three of the Top Ten in Texas..
I’m not surprised.

[DesertRhino]

There is no way that the Air Force Academy is more conservative than Texas Tech. No freaking way.

[Jedidah]

Gig ‘em.

[YankeeinOkieville]

No Oklahoma schools? Seriously? None of ‘em?

[svcw]

How are you able to see the full list with out registering?

[tinamina]

What about the famous Lberty University?

[heartwood]

The township and borough of Princeton are like most university towns, very liberal, voting about 80% Democrat.

I drove behind the quintessential Princeton car today, festooned with liberal bumper stickers including a local one, Save the Dinky (a spur railroad to the main line).

If Princeton students are conservative, it’s a relative thing or they are swimming against the tide.

[boop]

Here's a list of liberal universities:

All of them except for about 20 outliers.

[ziravan]

Whoop!

[Irish Eyes]

Three of the Top Ten in Texas.. I’m not surprised.

That is the first thing I noticed also.

Way to go Texas!

And Rick Perry!

;)

[skinkinthegrass]

Good 'ol aTm. :-)

[irishjuggler]

I wonder where Stanford and Washington University (STL) rank

Don't know about the latter, but Stanford is no bastion of conservatives or conservatism. There are conservative scholars at the Hoover Institution, but the rest of the university is pretty typical of American academia (i.e., mostly liberal-left). That's not to say that there aren't a fair number of conservatives in the student body, but probably not significantly more than you'll find at similar elite universities (Harvard, Yale, etc.).

[MacMattico]

My daughter is interested in Grove City, but because they take no Government money we’d have to foot the whole bill. Not that that’s bad. She may be able to secure some private scholarships, she’s an excellent student. And as a private school it has an excellent price tag, keeping Government out of the way helps a school keep it’s values and the cost down. We’ve got a few years to save up.

[dadfly]

bookmark.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I’m surprised that Franciscan University didn’t make this list.

[Gaffer]

With all due respect to Princeton and the Princeton Review, the very first thing I do when I come across lists, reviews, polls, commentary is research who is responsible for the product.

In my estimation Princeton and Princeton Review are just another in a long line of liberal institutions.

While this list may have conservative schools on it, it is by no means all-inclusive, nor necessarily correct.

[AndrewB]

I guess The Citadel was off the charts.