Join Me in Ogling These Pics of the Prettiest College Campuses

It goes without saying that when you're deciding where to apply for college, there are about eighty million important factors to consider, like how much it costs, how hard it is to get into, the kinds of classes it offers, how far away it is from home, and so on. But what about how pretty the campus is?! Yeah, your parents probably don't care about that part, but it's fine if you do. You're the one who will be spending years of your life there! Would you rather pull an all-nighter in an old Gothic library or an sunlight-filled modern space? How does rushing to class on a campus that is also a botanic garden sound to you? (Yeah, at Elon University, that's a real thing.)

Given that it's definitely still up in the air whether anyone will be physically stepping foot on campus this fall, how your college *looks* might be completely irrelevant. But hopefully one day soon, once the U.S. government get the coronavirus pandemic under control, you will be able to head to school and do all the fun in-person stuff, like actually raise your hand in class rather than digitally on Zoom. And hey. Last time I checked, looking at pretty pics of manicured lawns and stately academic buildings wasn't illegal.

We've got thousands of colleges here in the U.S., and a ton of them are truly STUN-NING. So without further ado, here are the 50 most beautiful college campuses.