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Best Small College Campus Atmosphere

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Published on October 18, 2001

Park University's Hedera helix-coated campus sits on a walnut bluff overlooking the Missouri River, just a short stroll down Highway 9 from downtown Parkville, Kansas City's loveliest hamlet hanger-on. Mackay Hall's imposing clock tower rises 135 feet above the autumn colors. Cozy athletic fields and 100-year-old buildings nestle into the campus' hillside, giving the growing university all the charm and grace of an Ivy League brain factory.