The Best Colleges for Surfing
Thursday, May 19, 2016
As the calendar turns to summertime, the sun emerging from the clouds means one thing for beach bums everywhere: the bird is the word, and it's time to surf.
Despite some recent inhospitable behavior by local beach dwellers, most notably from the "Bay Boys" of Lunada Bay in Los Angeles County, there's no better time for surfers of any skill level to take to the water. Proximity to the best waves can become a top priority for folks this time of year, including college students looking to celebrate the end of the school year.
With this in mind, StartClass found the best colleges for surfers. We considered schools with proximity to nearby surf spots and their popularity among surfers, and took inspiration from Surfer Magazine and Surfline. We settled on 21 schools ideal for surfing, and then ranked them based on their Smart Rating scores, which are based on financial affordability, career readiness, admissions selectivity, expert opinion and academic excellence. The maximum score a college can have is 100.
Unsurprisingly, 13 of the 21 schools are located in California, including three colleges in the northern part of the state — UC Santa Cruz, the University of San Francisco and Humboldt State University. Rhode Island is the only other state with more than one college on the list.
MORE: Check out all of our college data — complete with rankings, admissions, cost and more — on our new Android app
Related Articles
- College Counseling: Specialty Schools
- College Football Bowl Predictions 2015
- College Students Across Country Set to March Over Debt
- College Counseling: Great Schools still accepting applications for Fall 2015
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Zoology and Zoo Management Programs – 2-year degrees
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Undergraduate Programs in Bioinformatics
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Women’s Colleges
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Zoology and Zoo Management Programs
- Colleges with the Highest Standardized Test Scores
- Colleges with the Most Final Four Appearances
- Let’s Pay College Football Players and Abolish the NCAA
- Lewis & Clark Tops Princeton Review “Greenest” College List
- New App Seeks To Make College Applications Easier
- Inside the Matchups: College Football Playoffs
- Economist Ranks the Best and Worst Oregon Colleges
- Hank Stern: Improving the Rules of College Football and Basketball
- Hari Kondabolu Comes to Reed College
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Undergraduate Programs in Architecture
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Two Year Programs in Music Technology
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Freshman-Entry Nursing Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Freshman-Entry Physical Therapy Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Hospitality Management Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for International Relations Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Food and Nutrition Sciences Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Equine Business Management Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Conservatory Dance Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Criminal Justice Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Landscape Architecture Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Majors in Peace and Conflict Studies
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Programs in Environmental Studies & Environmental Science
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Programs to become an Athletic Trainer
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Systems Engineering Undergraduate Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Programs in Communication Disorders
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Pre-Veterinary and Animal Sciences Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Marine Science Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Non-conservatory-style Dance Programs
- College Counseling: Great Schools for Petroleum Engineering Undergraduate Programs
- NEW: First Top 25 Rankings of 2015-16 College Basketball Season Released
- NEW: See What Oregon’s College Basketball Teams are Worth
- Starting College: 11 Tips for Freshmen Kicking Off College
- Ten Reasons Why Your First Year Out of College Stinks
- The 15 Best Online Colleges for 2014
- The Econoimist Ranks Oregon Colleges By Earnings
- Shooting at Umpqua Community College is Nation’s 3rd Mass Shooting this Year
Follow us on Pinterest Google + Facebook Twitter See It Read It