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For the second straight year, Newsweek breaks down the best schools in America–for 25 types of college-goers. As with last year, our rankings were designed with the philosophy that different schools are best for different students. We considered outcomes after graduation as well as the quality of life and education during college, and created methodologies tailored to each list. But no matter the list, or the underlying data that drives it, the message from this year’s diverse rankings are clear: somewhere, in some part of the country-or even the other side of the globe-there’s a school that’s fit for you.

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  1. Sacred Heart University
    1. Athletic
  2. Saint Johns University
    1. Most Service-Oriented
  3. Saint Marys College of California
    1. Athletic
  4. Santa Clara University
    1. Happiest
  5. Sarah Lawrence College
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    2. Free-Spirited
  6. Scripps College
    1. Free-Spirited
  7. Seattle Pacific University
    1. Best Food
  8. Seattle University
    1. Best Food
  9. Seton Hall University
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    2. Best Food
  10. Skidmore College
    1. Free-Spirited
  11. Smith College
    1. Activists
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    2. Best Food
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    3. Foreign Students
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    4. Greenest
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    5. Happiest
  12. Soka University of America
    1. Best Weather
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    2. Free-Spirited
  13. Southeastern University
    1. Best Food
  14. Southern Methodist University
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    2. Best Food
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    3. Future CEOs
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    4. Happiest
  15. St. John's College (MD)
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    2. Brainiacs
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    3. Most Rigorous
  16. St. John's College (NM)
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    2. Best Weather
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    3. Most Rigorous
  17. St. Olaf College
    1. Best Food
  18. Stanford University
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    5. Future Politicians
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    6. Gay-Friendly
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    7. Greenest
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    8. Happiest
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    9. Horniest
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    10. Most Beautiful
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    11. Most Rigorous
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    12. Return on Investment
  19. SUNY at Binghamton
    1. Least Rigorous
  20. SUNY at Geneseo
    1. Least Rigorous
  21. SUNY College at Oneonta
    1. Artistic
  22. SUNY College at Oswego
    1. Best Party Schools
  23. Swarthmore College
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  24. Sweet Briar College
    1. Accessible Professors
  25. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
    1. Best International Schools
  26. Syracuse University
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    3. Most Service-Oriented
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