Admissions directors at these schools consider the whole child, not just his test scores. And once accepted, these students enjoy small class sizes and close relationships with people who are not just their professors, but their mentors. Internships, study abroad experiences and community service are the norm at these schools, and students are treated as individuals. The result is a student body of happier, more engaged scholars.
Pope retired in 2006 and died two years later, but his non-profit organization continues his work today, sending speakers to high schools and hosting more than two dozen special college fairs each year.
The 40 colleges include:
- Agnes Scott College
- Allegheny College
- Austin College
- Beloit College
- Birmingham-Southern College
- Centre College
- Clark University
- College of Wooster
- Cornell College
- Denison University
- Earlham College
- Eckerd College
- Emory & Henry College
- Evergreen State College
- Goucher College
- Guilford College
- Hampshire College
- Hendrix College
- Hiram College
- Hope College
- Juniata College
- Kalamazoo College
- Knox College
- Lawrence University
- Lynchburg College
- Marlboro College
- McDaniel College
- Millsaps College
- New College of Florida
- Ohio Wesleyan University
- Reed College
- Rhodes College
- Southwestern University
- St. John’s College, Maryland
- St. John’s College, New Mexico
- St. Olaf College
- Ursinus College
- Wabash College
- Wheaton College, Illinois
- Whitman College
