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Best College Food

Best College Food

Grab your Number 2 pencils, kids, because it’s time for a pop quiz: All dining hall food is disgusting with a capital D.

Did you just bubble in “true” on your Scantron sheet? If so, you couldn’t be more wrong…just be thankful this misstep won’t count toward your final grade.

You may think there’s no way you’ll get a decent meal in college unless you live at home but there are plenty of on-campus dining options across the country that have students lining up to fill their plates (and stomachs). With choices ranging from pasta and pecan pie to sushi and sirloin, there’s a meal out there for every student and colleges are doing their part to ensure what they’re serving has enough vitamins and nutrients to sustain a balanced diet.

The Princeton Review lists the following institutions as bearers of the best collegiate food. It’s a serious smorgasbord of deliciousness below. But don’t worry, we won’t tell Mom her pork chops have been bested.

  1. Bowdoin College
  2. Virginia Tech
  3. James Madison University
  4. Wheaton College (Illinois)
  5. Cornell University
  6. St. Olaf College
  7. University of Georgia
  8. Bryn Mawr College
  9. University of Notre Dame
  10. Washington University in St. Louis
  11. Colby College
  12. Scripps College
  13. Middlebury College
  14. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
  15. UCLA
  16. Saint Anselm College
  17. College of the Atlantic
  18. Gustavus Adolphus College
  19. University of Richmond
  20. Occidental College

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