Sports Illustrated named The University of Missouri at Columbia's student recreation center the best rec center in the country. The gym has 100 cardio machines, 14,000 pounds of free weights, and ten sports courts. The rec center also has an indoor lazy river and waterfall surrounded by palm trees.
Berea College in Kentucky offers laptops to all of its incoming students as part of the tuition package. And if your computer breaks during matriculation, the university will repair it free of charge.
Gourmet dining, vegan options, and a nutritionist on staff
Concerts are expensive and even the most modest of indie acts are charging $35 a ticket--and that's not including fees.
New York University hosts the yearly mystery concert presented by the Program Board, and the best part is all shows are free. Alums include Ghostface Killah, No Age, Big Boi, Broken Social Scene, Raekwon, Animal Collective, Dr. Dog, and Flying Lotus.
At the University of Southern California, students catch free screenings of award-winning, festival-route indie films as well as big blockbusters then get to meet with the Hollywood bigshots who produced, directed and starred in them. Want to meet Spielberg, Zemekis, or Tom Hanks? Visit this school.
At Michigan Tech in the Upper Peninsula, the university actually owns a mountain so students have free access to nearby Mont Ripley. And thanks to its state-of-the-art snow-making systems, the slopes are open a whopping 100 days a year.
City-wide designated driving services that won't tell your Mom
Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas offers a safe ride service that will pick students up anywhere within the Lubbock City Limits and return them home free-of-charge. Added bonus: Texas Tech promises to not tell your parents.
