College Ranking and Review Aggregator Publishes List of the Most Beautiful College Theaters

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Jan 08, 2019, 08:42 ET

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus (https://www.collegeconsensus.com), a unique new college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published their ranking of the 25 Most Beautiful College Theaters at https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/most-beautiful-college-theaters/.

American higher education has been central to the support, cultivation, and development of the arts for centuries, and nowhere is that more true than in the theater - not only in theater programs, but in the architectural wonders of lush, luxurious, and state-of-the-art theaters themselves. To highlight the institutions that make the theater experience memorable, College Consensus is featuring the 25 Most Beautiful College Theaters, a ranking of the theater and performance spaces that are inspirations in themselves, even apart from the groundbreaking work that goes on inside.

Schools have been ranked by their College Consensus score (which combines published academic rankings and real student reviews). The full top 25 (in alphabetical order) are:

Bard College - Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Brown University - Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts

Bryn Mawr College - Marjorie Walter Goodhart Theater

Carnegie Mellon University - Philip Chosky Theater

Clemson University - Brooks Center for the Performing Arts

Cornell University - Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

Emerson College - Cutler Majestic Theater

Emory University - Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

MIT - Kresge Auditorium

Michigan State University - Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Mississippi State University - Riley Center

New York University - Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Northwestern University - Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

Purdue University - Purdue Theater and Elliott Hall of Music

Rutgers University - Mason Gross Performing Arts Center

Syracuse University - Regent Theater Complex

University of Delaware - David and Louise Roselle Center for the Arts

University of Florida - Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

University of Massachusetts - Fine Arts Center

University of Michigan - Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre

University of Minnesota - Rarig Center

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art

University of Notre Dame - DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

University of Rochester - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater

Yale University - Yale Repertory Theater

According to College Consensus writers, "For hundreds of years prior to cinema, the public gathered in velvet seats to watch stage performances," and in the 21st century, after generations of decline, "the auditorium or opera house that serves their university drama or theater department is also a community space." As Consensus writers explain, the beauty of the space is part and parcel with the beauty of the performances: "Prioritizing the wow factor of the art venue on campus goes far in encouraging people to show up." The value of a theater has many facets; "For older spaces, the painstaking work it takes to preserve the historical significance of a building cannot be overstated."

In ranking the Most Beautiful Colleges Theaters, admittedly the process is subjective. "College Consensus editors compiled these beautiful college theaters ranking by looking around at the top theater colleges, and the spaces they perform their craft. Some of the beauty in these theaters include the many options of performance art spaces the offer." They are ordered by their Consensus score, as an objective ranking of beauty would be both foolish, and unfair; the ranking favors the well-off and elite, as a performing arts space is an expense many smaller colleges cannot afford.

College Consensus is a new approach to college rankings. We combine the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores. Learn more about the College Consensus rankings methodology at https://www.collegeconsensus.com/about/.

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