Google Street View Lets Virtual Visitors Tour More College Campuses

By Todd R. Weiss

The University of Miami is a private research university with some 15,000 students who can enjoy a tropical climate and scenic pathways winding through palm trees and clear blue water.

Georgetown, which was established in Washington, D.C., in1789, is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. The school has about 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

The University of Regina in Canada was founded in 1911 and is known for its emphasis on experiential learning. Located in Regina, Saskatchewan, the school has about 12,600 students.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison was founded in 1848 and covers some 936 acres, many of which sit on the shores of beautiful Lake Mendota. This image shows the iconic and famous Memorial Union Terrace, where students and faculty go to unwind after classes.

Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876, and is a leader in both teaching and research. About 5,125 undergrad and 1,945 grad students attend the school.

Founded in 1764, Brown is located in historic Providence, R.I., and is the seventh-oldest college in the United States. The school has about 6,400 undergrad and 2,000 grad students.

Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma serves more than 30,000 students in a wide range of programs.

An 81-year-old school, Boise State is Idaho’s largest university, with 22,678 students in almost 200 fields of interest. This is the school’s football stadium for its beloved Broncos.

Founded in 1924 and tracing its roots to North Carolina’s former Trinity College, Duke University was established by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Some 14,600 students attend the school each year.

Founded in 1910, Kent State has more than 39,000 undergraduates and 5,500 graduates enrolled from all 50 states and 100 countries. It is one of Ohio’s premier colleges.

Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University is a land-grant college that today has more than 34,000 students and nearly 8,000 faculty and staff. The school is known for its leadership in education and research, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Rice University sits on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston and includes highly respected schools of architecture, business, engineering, humanities, music, natural sciences and social sciences. It serves some 3,920 undergraduates and 2,567 graduate students.

Nicknamed Ole Miss, the University of Mississippi was founded in 1848 and is the state’s largest school, serving more than 21,500 students.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was chartered in 1869 and offers 136 undergraduate majors, 76 master’s degree programs, 39 doctoral programs and six professional degree programs.

The University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, is a public research institution that was founded in 1966 and serves some 31,800 students. Formerly it was a branch of the University of Alberta.