7. West Virginia University
Location: Morgantown, WV
Class of 2016 Applied: 39
Class of 2016 Accepted: 24
The public school’s 2,800-acre campus is located in the northern part of the state near the Pennsylvania border. Its Center for Service and Learning gives class credits for community service, and its students have won 25 Rhodes scholarships, 22 Truman scholarships and 42 Goldwater scholarships. U.S. News & World Report ranked WVU #99 among public universities.