Computers have become an increasingly important part of a student’s college education, giving them access to volumes of online research and expanding the classroom. Here are the most wired campuses on the nation, according to the U.S. News and World Report.
Ringling College of Art and Design
Computers available to students: 2,500
Total student body: 1,318
Computers per student: 1.90
Cogswell Polytechnical College
Computers available to students: 224
Total student body: 199
Computers per student: 1.13
United States Military Academy
Computers available to students: 5,195
Total student body: 4,621
Computers per student: 1.12 (AP)
Johnson C. Smith University
Computers available to students: 1,646
Total student body: 1,466
Computers per student: 1.12
Ursinus College
Computers available to students: 1,875
Total student body: 1,742
Computers per student: 1.08 (Ursinus College)
Berea College
Computers available to students: 1,600
Total student body: 1,548
Computers per student: 1.03
Hartwick College
Computers available to students: 1,500
Total student body: 1,473
Computers per student: 1.02
Stillman College
Computers available to students: 1,050
Total student body: 1,041
Computers per student: 1.01
United States Naval Academy
Computers available to students: 4,500
Total student body: 4,552
Computers per student: 0.99
Grove City College
Computers available to students: 2,491
Total student body: 2,530
Computers per student: 0.98 (Grove City College)
University of Central Missouri
Computers available to students: 10,000
Total student body: 11,191
Computers per student: 0.89
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computers available to students: 6,818
Total student body: 7,656
Computers per student: 0.89
Maine Maritime Academy
Computers available to students: 800
Total student body: 939
Computers per student: 0.85 (Maine Maritime Academy)
Seton Hall University
Computers available to students: 8,000
Total student body: 9,616
Computers per student: 0.83 (AP)