Back to school: College campuses on the Greenway

College and university campuses aren’t just hubs of learning - they also make a great destination for a trip on the Greenway. Whether you’re interested in perusing an art museum, seeing historic buildings or just soaking in the atmosphere of a busy campus, read on for 30 schools within a half mile of the Greenway.

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Bates College - Lewiston, ME

Founded in 1855; enrollment: 2,000; mascot: Bobcats; notable landmark: Historic Quad

Bowdoin College - Brunswick, ME

Founded in 1794; enrollment: 1,805; mascot: Polar Bear; notable landmark: Hubbard Hall

Harvard University - Cambridge, MA

Founded in 1636; enrollment: 19,819 (6,699 undergraduates, 13,120 graduate & professional students); mascot: Crimson; notable landmark: Harvard Yard

Boston University - Boston, MA

Founded in 1869; enrollment: 34,262 (16,792 undergraduates, 15,238 graduate & professional students); mascot: Terriers; notable landmark: Marsh Chapel

College of the Holy Cross - Worcester, MA

Founded in 1843; enrollment: 3,000; mascot: Crusaders; notable landmark: Fenwick Hall

Brown University - Providence, RI

Founded in 1764; enrollment: 20,254 (7,043 undergraduates, 3,211 graduate & professional students); mascot: Bears; notable landmark: Carrie Tower

Rhode Island School of Design - Providence, RI

Founded in 1877; enrollment: 2,544 (2,051 undergraduates, 493 graduate students); notable landmark: Living Learning Center

Yale University - New Haven, CT

Founded in 1701; enrollment: 13,433 (5,964 undergraduates, 7,469 graduate & professional students); mascot: Bulldogs; notable landmark: Dwight Hall & Memorial Chapel

Columbia University - New York, NY

Founded in 1754; enrollment: 33,032 (8,931 undergraduates, 24,101 graduate & professional students); mascot: Lions; notable landmark: Low Library

Barnard College - New York, NY

Founded in 1889; enrollment: 2,500; notable landmark: Lehman Lawn

Princeton University - Princeton, NJ

Founded in 1746; enrollment: 8,105 (5,260 undergraduates, 2,845 graduate students); mascot: Tigers; notable landmark: FitzRandolph Gate

Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ

Founded 1766; enrollment: 50,254 (36,039 undergraduates and 14,215 graduate students); mascot: Scarlet Knights; notable landmark: Old Queens

Stevens Institute of Technology - Hoboken, NJ

Founded in 1870; enrollment: 6,929 (3,431 undergraduates, 3,498 graduate students); mascot: Ducks; notable landmark: Edwin A. Stevens Hall

University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA

Founded in 1740; enrollment: 21,960 (10,605 undergraduate, 11,355 graduate students); mascot: Quakers; notable landmark: Locust Walk

University of Delaware - Newark, DE

Founded in 1743; enrollment: 24,120; mascot: Blue Hens; notable landmark: Kissing Arches

Towson University - Towson, MD

Founded in 1866; enrollment: 22,923 (19,818 undergraduates, 3,105 graduate students); mascot: Tigers; notable landmark: Stephens Hall

St. John’s College - Annapolis, MD

Founded in 1696; enrollment: 475; notable landmark: McDowell Hall

United States Naval Academy - Annapolis, MD

Founded in 1845; enrollment: 4,500; mascot: Midshipmen; notable landmark: Main Chapel (note: passport or drivers license required to visit the campus)

Catholic University of America - Washington, D.C.

Founded in 1889; enrollment: 5,956 (3,332 undergraduates, 2,624 graduate students); mascot: Cardinals; notable landmark: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA

Founded in 1838; enrollment: 31,076 (24,058 undergraduates, 7,018 graduate & professional students); mascot: Rams; notable landmark: James Branch Cabell Library

Randolph-Macon College - Ashland, VA

Founded in 1830; enrollment: 1,488; mascot: Yellow Jackets; notable landmark: the Fountain

Meredith College - Raleigh, NC

Founded in 1891; enrollment: 2,000 (1,700 undergraduates, 300 graduate students); mascot: Avenging Angels; notable landmark: Johnson Hall

NC State University - Raleigh, NC

Founded in 1887; enrollment: 33,819 (25,255 undergraduate, 8,564 graduate); mascot: Wolfpack; notable landmark: Memorial Bell Tower

North Carolina Central University - Durham, NC

Founded in 1909; enrollment: 8,207 (6,434 undergraduates, 1,773 graduate & professional students); mascot: Eagles; notable landmark: statue of James Edward Shepherd

UNC Wilmington - Wilmington, NC

Founded in 1947; enrollment: 16,747 (14,452 undergraduate, 2,295 graduate students); mascot: Seahawks; notable landmark: Hoggard Hall

College of Charleston - Charleston, SC

Founded in 1770; enrollment: 10,783 (9,880 undergraduates, 903 graduate students); mascot: Cougars; notable landmark: Randolph Hall

Savannah College of Art And Design - Savannah, GA

Founded in 1979; enrollment: 14,000; mascot: Bees; notable landmark: Alexander Hall

Flagler College - St. Augustine, FL

Founded in 1968; mascot: Saints; enrollment: 2,574; notable landmark: Ponce de Leon Hall

Stetson University - Deland, FL

Founded in 1883; enrollment: 4,330 (3,084 undergraduates, 1,246 graduate students); mascot: Hatters; notable landmark: Sampson Hall

University of Miami - Coral Gables, FL

Founded in 1925; enrollment: 17,331 (10,868 undergraduate, 6,214 graduate students); mascot: Hurricanes; notable landmark: Lake Osceola

 

Visited some of these campuses recently? Tell us your favorite part! Is there a snack bar, coffee shop, library or historical site nearby you'd recommend? Email lisa@greenway.org with your ideas.