I have gathered information on ten very large college campuses in the
United States.
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Berry College
"Aside from that, imagine one of the world's largest campuses: 28,000
acres of lush rolling pastures, dense forests with moss-covered oaks,
streams, lakes and deer."
Teen Ink College Reviews
http://www.teenink.com/Past/2003/March/CollegeReviews/Berry.html
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SUNY
"The college operates a multiple campus system comprising of about 1
million square feet of facilities in 186 buildings on 25,000 acres of
land."
State University of New York
http://www.esf.edu/catalog/campuses.htm
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The U.S. Air Force Academy
"The Academy is one of the nation's highest (ranging between 6,380 and
8,040 feet) and largest (18,500 acres) campuses."
National Park Service Cultural Resources
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/114airforce/114locate1.htm
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University of the South (Sewanee)
"Every college and university has valuable historic resources and
preservation issues, but at Sewanee, which was founded in 1857, these
occur on a huge canvas at a traditionally small school. The University
campus, or Domain, covers 10,000 acres (15 square miles), and it is
one of the most richly endowed with comprehensive evidence of the
American past."
The Chattanoogan
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_53775.asp
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Stanford
"The University, founded in 1885 on the site of a well-established
stock farm, includes 8,180 acres."
Stanford University
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/birdsite/pix/maps/map_Central_Campus.html
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New Mexico State University
"At 6,250 acres, NMSU has one of the largest campuses in the nation."
New Mexico State University
http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/General_information.htm
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Penn State
"With a core campus covering 5,448 acres, the University Park campus
is the epicenter for about 42,000 students and almost 80,000 students
throughout the Commonwealth, Penn State is one of the largest
universities in the nation."
Penn State University
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/g/wgc113/Penn/
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Michigan State University
"Michigan State University, three miles east of the state capitol, is
the largest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the
nation's leading cultural, educational and research centers.
It also is one of the most attractive, as the campus spans 5,239 acres
of grass, trees and flowering plants on both sides of the Red Cedar
River."
Michigan State University
http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/school-bio/msu-school-bio.html
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Texas A&M
"Texas A&M now has a physical plant valued at more than $1 billion.
The campus in College Station includes 5,200 acres and is one of the
largest campuses of any major institution of higher education in the
nation."
Texas A&M University
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/UnderGCatalog/General_Info/Hist&Dev.htm
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UC Davis
"UC Davis is the largest of the nine University of California
campuses, with 5,200 acres, second in total expenditures and third in
enrollment."
University of California at Davis
http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog99_00/WebCatFrt/gc_intro.htm
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I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before
you rate my answer.
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pinkfreud |
