Suburban colleges

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Suburban colleges

Selective colleges on spacious suburban campuses — room and green space, a quieter setting, with a city usually within reach.

#	College	Location	Accept.	SAT 25–75	Earnings (10 yr)
1	Stanford	Stanford, CA	4%	1510–1580	$124,080
2	Pomona	Claremont, CA	7%	1490–1560	$77,779
3	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	7%	1490–1560	$80,257
4	Amherst	Amherst, MA	9%	1490–1580	$77,644
5	United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	9%	1210–1410	—
6	Claremont McKenna	Claremont, CA	10%	1470–1560	$104,736
7	Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	11%	1455–1560	$99,980
8	Tufts	Medford, MA	11%	1470–1560	$83,214
9	WashU	St. Louis, MO	12%	1500–1570	$86,182
10	Haverford	Haverford, PA	12%	1460–1550	$79,966
11	Harvey Mudd	Claremont, CA	13%	1500–1570	$138,687
12	Emory University-Oxford College	Oxford, GA	13%	1470–1550	$80,137
13	Davidson	Davidson, NC	13%	1400–1530	$81,400
14	Hamilton	Clinton, NY	14%	1450–1550	$78,411
15	Wellesley	Wellesley, MA	14%	1460–1560	$84,803
16	UVA	Charlottesville, VA	17%	1410–1540	$86,863
17	Babson	Wellesley, MA	17%	1390–1530	$123,938
18	Denison University	Granville, OH	17%	1320–1490	$67,753
19	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, NY	19%	1450–1550	$71,366
20	Smith	Northampton, MA	21%	1420–1540	$64,027
21	Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, NY	21%	1340–1480	$69,363
22	Pitzer	Claremont, CA	25%	—	$69,512
23	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo	Fajardo, PR	27%	—	$23,132
24	Villanova	Villanova, PA	27%	1395–1510	$100,423
25	Mississippi Christian University	Clinton, MS	29%	—	$47,485
26	Bryn Mawr	Bryn Mawr, PA	29%	1280–1510	$75,217
27	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, CA	31%	—	$90,768
28	Lafayette College	Easton, PA	31%	1350–1500	$91,410
29	UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	33%	—	$74,915
30	Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	33%	1260–1390	$88,794
31	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	Mercedita, PR	34%	—	$26,721
32	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	34%	1400–1530	$73,490
33	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, NY	34%	1110–1300	$90,610
34	Mount Holyoke	South Hadley, MA	36%	1380–1530	$58,418
35	Scripps	Claremont, CA	38%	1440–1540	$77,539
36	Clemson	Clemson, SC	38%	1240–1410	$71,513
37	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	38%	1080–1270	$59,268
38	Binghamton	Vestal, NY	39%	1340–1500	$80,596
39	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	40%	1200–1350	$58,308
40	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster	Lancaster, PA	41%	—	$86,881
41	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	Aguadilla, PR	42%	—	$24,776
42	UC Davis	Davis, CA	42%	—	$80,838
43	Furman University	Greenville, SC	43%	1260–1430	$68,635
44	Maryland	College Park, MD	45%	1400–1530	$82,860
45	Rollins College	Winter Park, FL	48%	1160–1370	$58,295
46	Stevens	Hoboken, NJ	48%	1380–1505	$108,772
47	Stony Brook	Stony Brook, NY	49%	1330–1500	$74,502
48	The College of Idaho	Caldwell, ID	49%	1070–1280	$48,473
49	Spring Arbor University	Spring Arbor, MI	52%	1010–1240	$51,732
50	UConn	Storrs, CT	52%	1210–1440	$73,997
51	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Cayey, PR	53%	843–1073	$30,958
52	University of Montevallo	Montevallo, AL	54%	—	$42,957
53	University of Puerto Rico-Carolina	Carolina, PR	55%	809–1057	$30,626
54	Florida International University	Miami, FL	55%	1070–1260	$60,249
55	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	Humacao, PR	55%	—	$29,521
56	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, OH	56%	—	$55,624
57	Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, IL	56%	950–1220	$53,213
58	Lancaster Bible College	Lancaster, PA	56%	1070–1280	$44,096
59	Marist University	Poughkeepsie, NY	57%	1190–1340	$77,819
60	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, IL	57%	1190–1393	$61,825

Quick answers

How is a college's campus setting determined?

From the school's IPEDS urban-centric locale (City, Suburb, Town, Rural). We map City → big city, Suburb → suburban, and Town/Rural → college town — the same setting families weigh in the conjoint exercise. It's the physical location, a standardized federal field, not a subjective label.

Does campus setting affect admission odds?

Setting itself doesn't change your odds — it's a fit/preference factor, not an admissions one. But it correlates with size and culture, and it's one of the things QuantAdmit lets you weight so your list reflects the environment you'd actually thrive in.

Setting from IPEDS locale; test scores and earnings from College Scorecard (lag ~2 years). Rankings fill in as more schools are processed. Weight campus setting in your own list with the Best-Fit Simulator.

These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.