COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6, 2015 — CollegeRank has released a list of the 50 Most Amazing College Museums. The list was compiled after exhaustively looking at public data on every college and university museum in the country. Some of the factors considered were public access, past, current, and planned exhibits, architecture, history, and campus integration and support.
The ranking can be viewed here: www.collegerank.net/most-amazing-college-museums/
Sara Moore, the article’s author, had this to say regarding the ranking: “These facilities represent a vast array of history, art and culture at some of the finest universities and colleges in the country. The goal of the list is to bring attention to deserving campus museums that are often under-appreciated campus treasures. We hope this list draws attention to some great facilities around the country and allows them the opportunity to continue to foster art and history education in their respective locations.”
The 50 Museums (In Alphabetical Order)
Amherst College – Amherst College Mead Art Museum
Arizona State University – Arizona State University Art Museum
Auburn University – Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auburn University
Brandeis University – Brandeis University Rose Art Museum
Brigham Young University – Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Culture
Brown University – Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Dartmouth College – Dartmouth College Hood Museum of Art
Drexel University – Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Fairfield University – Bellarmine Museum of Art
Florida International University – The Wolfsonian Florida International University
Gallaudet University – Gallaudet University Museum
Gonzaga University – Jundt Museum
Harvard University – Harvard Museum of Natural History
Howard University – Howard University Gallery of Art
Indiana University – Indiana University Art Museum
Institute of American Indian Arts – Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Institute of Contemporary Art – Institute of Contemporary Art Museum
Mills College – Mills College Art Museum
Naval War College – U.S. Naval War College Museum
Northwestern University – The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Oberlin College – Oberlin College Allen Memorial Art Museum
Ohio State University – Orton Geological Museum
Princeton University – Princeton University Art Museum
Rhode Island School of Design – RISD Museum
Smith College – Smith College Art Museum
St. Louis University – St. Louis University Museum of Art
University of Alaska – Museum of the North
University of Arizona – University of Arizona Arts & Museums
University of California Berkeley – Berkeley Natural History Museums
University of California Los Angeles – Fowler Museum
University of Chicago – The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
University of Colorado – University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
University of Connecticut – Connecticut State Museum of Natural History University of Connecticut
University of Delaware – University Museums at the University of Delaware
University of Florida – Museum of Natural History
University of Iowa – University of Iowa Museum of Art
University of Kansas – University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art
University of Michigan – University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Minnesota – Weisman Art Museum
University of Mississippi – University of Mississippi Museum
University of Nebraska – University of Nebraska State Museum
University of Oregon – University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
University of Pennsylvania – University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Texas at Austin – Harry Ransom Center
University of Tulsa – Gilcrease Museum
University of Virginia – The Fralin Museum at the University of Virginia
University of Washington – Burke Museum of Natural History
University of Wyoming – Geological Museum, University of Wyoming
Williams College – Williams College Museum of Art
Yale University – Yale Peabody
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