Georgetown

Located in Washington, DC, Georgetown is nearly 400 miles from VVille- well past my 200 mile radius- but since I was in the area, I made the mistake of stopping in, just in time to catch DC rush hour afterwards! The first 100 miles of the trip home took 5 hours. The first hour alone found us just 6 miles from campus. Beware the DC traffic!
The college is highly selective; students have an average SAT of nearly 1400 and 4 out of every 5 applicants are rejected. For those who do get in, International Relations, Political Science, and Government are very popular majors. Politics, in general, are of interest to the typical Hoya. Nearly half the junior class studies abroad. Most live on campus and are stereotypically preppy.
Four schools make up the whole; The School of Arts & Science, The School of Foreign Service, The School of Business, and The School of Nursing and Health Science- which is much smaller than the others, accepting only around 80 students per year.

UVM

UVM stands for 'University of the Green Mountains' in Latin. It is the largest college in Vermont with nearly 10,000 undergrads, nearly half of whom will have a major in the College of Arts and Science- one of 7 colleges which make up the University. The others are; Agriculture and Life Science, Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Environmental & Natural Resources. A total of over 90 majors are offered, but the college, like the city and the state for that matter, is and are known for their environmental programs. Freshmen will frequently experience very large classes. The city of Burlington is a great place to be a college student, especially if you are liberal, civic minded, or just love the outdoors.

Champlain College

Also in Burlington, Vt. and right on the lake, Champlain has almost 2000 students. About half live on campus, a campus that looks very new; buildings, computers, dining area, etc. Business is a big major here but the more interesting choices include tech fields such as Game Design, Software Engineering, Digital Forensics, and Information Security as well as Environmental Policy, Hosptality, and Entrepreneurship.
Their unique 'top down' structure has students taking classes in their chosen major right away, finishing required classes only after they have had a chance to see for sure if it's truly a major they want. 2 very unusual items; they seem smitten with the Myers-Briggs type indicator and summer vacation starts on April 30!

Burlington College

With only 200 undergrads, and many of them older than the average college student, Burlington College is definitely not for a typical 18 year old high school grad. Students here tend to know what they want, and what they want is very small classes, a major in either the creative arts (especially film), or the social sciences (especially trans-personal psychology). There is just one academic building, no dining facility, and less than 20 students live in college housing. The building is right on Lake Champlain. Grades in high school are not the most important factor in admissions and SAT's are not required.

UPenn

The University of Pennsylvania is actually a little bit outside of my proposed 200 mile radius but, since it's part of the Ivy League, I wanted to see it anyway. Ben Franklin helped get UPenn up and running in the mid 1700's. Today, it is one of the most selective and prestigious schools in the country. The Wharton School of Business is probably the best undergraduate business school in the world. The schools of Engineering and Nursing are also quite strong and well regarded. Most students are part of the School of Arts and Science. Locust Walk runs through the middle of campus and is usually quite active with students on their way to and from class as well as organizations recruiting new members, advertising upcoming events, or protesting or supporting a cause. The giant white button in the center of the College Green has an interesting and infamous reputation.
Matt Belgiovine (VHS '06) attends UPenn ands has a major combining Business and Engineering. He refused comment when asked about the button, however!

WNEC

Western New England College was the 3rd school in Springfield, MA I looked at. Another place where a B or even a C student could gain admittance, WNEC has just added Pharmacy as a major to go along with their already popular Engineering programs, Business, Criminal Justice , Education and a 6 year Law degree. Obviously, some of these majors would require much higher GPAs than others. 2500 full time undergraduates attend and classes are topped at 35 students. A new residence hall will open next year. An impressive 94% of their grads are employed or in grad school within a year of graduation.

Springfield College

Another college where solid B students can get in, Springfield claims to be the birthplace of basketball. 2200 undergrads attend and nearly all are involved in some type of sport. The athletic facilities here are truly impressive. Their most popular majors reflect this sports related bent; PE, PT, PA, Athletic Training, Sports Management, Exercise Science, and Sports Journalism. They also are growing their Computer Graphics department and regularly have students intern with Pixar in LA.