The 20 US colleges with the most liberal students

As part of its annual college ranking, ThePrinceton Review ranks the US colleges with the most liberal students.While not everyone at these liberal schools are Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging, clove smoking vegetarians, these campuses are home to some of the most left-of-the-spectrum students in the country.These schools also often make The Princeton Review's lists that rank the most politically active students, the most LGBT-friendly students, and students who are the least interested in sports.Every school on the list is a small liberal arts college with an average undergraduate enrollment of 1,613 students among the 20 colleges. Only five schools on the list are from the south and midwest combined, while the remaining 75 percent are located in the northeast, pacific northwest, and California ' typically blue states.From northern New England to southern California, here are the most liberal schools in the US:Sarah Lawrence College ' Bronxville, New YorkWarren Wilson College ' Asheville, North CarolinaBennington College ' Bennington, VermontBard College 'Annandale-on-Hudson, NYMarlboro College ' Marlboro, VermontCollege of the Atlantic ' Bar Harbor, MaineBeloit College ' Beloit, WisconsinReed College ' Portland, OregonNew College of Florida ' Sarasota, FloridaSmith College ' Northampton, MassachusettsMacalester College ' St. Paul, MinnesotaSkidmore College ' Saratoga Springs, New YorkGrinnell College ' Grinnell, IowaPitzer College ' Claremont, CaliforniaMills College ' Oakland, CaliforniaVassar College 'Poughkeepsie, New YorkOccidental College ' Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Evergreen State College ' Olympia, WashingtonLewis & Clark College ' Portland, OregonSwarthmore College ' Swarthmore, PennsylvaniaSEE ALSO:The 20 US colleges with the most conservative studentsFollow us!Business Insider is on InstagramJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: 14 things you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do
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