如果問任何高中生選擇大學的入學最大因素之一，其中的一個答案一定是校園的位置。有些人喜歡被大自然包圍的美麗鄉下地區，另一些人則是喜歡被餐館、博物館和人群包圍的大城市校園。下面這個名單排名了美國的 50 個最美麗的大學校園，聖地牙哥一共有三間學校上榜喔（USD、UCSD、Point Loma Nazarene University）！！
聖地牙哥果然不只是城市美，連學校都美啊！這個名單排名的標準為下：
地點：
這個名單上的每個校區都坐落在擁有十萬以上居民的城市。
獎項與榮譽：
每個學校獲得國際殊榮可得2 分；獲得美國本地的殊榮可得 1 分；學校位於國家歷史文物區可得 1 分。
無論是國家或任何組織頒發的殊榮，這個對此校園排名都有重大的影響。一般來說，越大的殊榮或是越近期的殊榮可使校園的排名前進許多。
校園景點：
校園每個顯著的特點可獲得 1 分。
若是有學校特別景點可供學生享用及觀賞，對於名單的排名也有所幫助。
顯著校園特色或建築：
校園若是有其他特色或是顯著的建築，也可多獲得一分。
其他特色：
每多一個特色可多加一分。這些特色包括有歷史意義的建築或藝術或者是環境友善度….等。
在同分的情況下，校園的自然地形、氣候、歷史意義及學術聲望都會納入考量。
讓我們來看看到底是哪五十所學校上榜吧！
50. University of California–San Diego ▼ San Diego, California, Points: 5
49. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, Points: 5
48. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ▼ Cambridge, Massachusetts, Points: 5
47. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Points: 6
46. Brooklyn College, New York City, New York, Points: 6
45. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Points: 6
44. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, Points: 7
43. University of Minnesota▼ Minneapolis, Minnesota, Points: 8
42. Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, Points: 8
41. Columbia University, New York City, New York, Points: 8
40. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Points: 9
39. Wagner College, New York City, New York, Points: 9
38. Indiana University ▼ Bloomington, Indiana, Points: 9
37. Union College, Schenectady, New York, Points: 9
36. Fordham University, New York City, New York, Points: 9
35. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Points: 10
34. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Points: 10
33. University of Colorado–Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Points: 10
32. Northeastern University ▼, Boston, Massachusetts, Points: 10
31. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Points: 11
30. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Points: 11
29. Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Points: 12
28. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Points: 12
27. Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennesee, Points: 12
26. Rice University, Houston, Texas, Points: 12
25. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Points: 13
24. New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida, Points: 13
23. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California Points: 13
22. Boston College ▼ Boston, Massachusetts Points: 13
21. Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Points: 13
20. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Points: 14
19. Illinois Institute of Technology ▼ Chicago, Illinois Points: 14
18. Occidential College, Los Angeles, California Points: 14
17. Point Loma Nazarene University ▼San Diego, California Points: 14
16. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Points: 15
15. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Points: 15
14. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California Points: 16
13. Scripps College, Los Angeles, California Points: 16
12. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts Points: 16
11. University of Washington ▼ Seattle, Washington Points: 18
10. Belmont University ▼Nashville, Tennessee Points: 19
9. Northwestern University ▼ Chicago, Illinois Points: 19
8. College of the Holy Cross▼ Worcester, Massachusetts Points: 19
7. Vassar College ▼ Poughkeepsie, New York Points: 20
6. University of Notre Dame ▼ South Bend, Indiana Points: 21
5. Duke University▼ Durham, North Carolina Points: 23
4. American University▼ Washington, D.C.Points: 24
3. Stanford University▼ Palo Alto, California Points: 25
2. George Washington University ▼Washington, D.C. Points: 27
1. University of San Diego ▼San Diego, California Points: 28
USD 榮獲第一名果然是實至名歸！！USD 的校園也太漂亮了吧！沒去過的讀者一定要找個機會去看看喔！