The Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges

peta2 -- the student wing of PETA -- has released its annual list of the Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges. In determining the nominees, judges take into consideration both the quality and the quantity of cruelty-free dining options available on campus and analyze feedback from students all across North America, who report their experiences eating healthy and humane cuisine in the dining halls.

Veganism is more mainstream than ever on college campuses, as students are increasingly aware of the vast inefficiency and inherent cruelty involved in raising animals for food. Award-winning author Jonathan Safran Foer recently reported that 18 percent of college students now identify as vegetarian.

Vegetarian barbecue riblets, vegan Southwest steak wraps, and dairy-free chocolate coconut-cream pie are just a handful of the hundreds of delicious, animal-free menu options now commonplace in dining halls across the nation.

Check out some of this year's standout competitors below, and help peta2 choose the big winner for 2010 by voting for your favorite peta2.com/VeganColleges!

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[GuiltyOne]

02:22 PM on 10/20/2010

Ohio U - Vegan College - ya right ...if you include beer and spirits in there for sure ... the picture shown is the Athens Mental Health Center once known for housing the criminally insane ...something eating just veggies might make you.

[Colleen Werner]

12:04 PM on 10/14/2010

What I would give to go to even a reasonably vegan-friendly college. The dining hall at my college has a salad bar and a grill that sometimes makes veggie burgers. Hardly adequate.

[DSevere]

12:03 PM on 10/14/2010

It's good that students are making an effort to eat more healthy instead of buying into the obesity epidemic. But colleges always have progressive businesses in the surrounding area, so finding food probably not a big issue.

So, how about a piece on Most Vegan Friendly Airports? THAT'S an area that could really use some edible vegetarian food beyond the Subway Veggie Delite, trail mix and Corn Nuts!

[yEvb0]

02:16 PM on 10/14/2010

An airport story would be great - it can be a challenge, and I now usually take my own snacks if I can.

and for students on a meal plan without a lot of extra cash, what's in the dining hall can be a big deal

[OneSweetGay]

06:29 PM on 10/19/2010

Careful. It's a mistake to assume that vegan options are necessarily healthier. (I'm veg, so I'm not slamming) There is nothing healthy about Daiya cheese and it's considered "the best", it tastes good only because it's so high in saturated fat. More often than not there is a lot of excess oil used in vegan dining (especially baking) Commercial products are extremely high in sodium and seitan is pure wheat gluten that can cause major bloating. Not to mention the pitfalls of excess soy with overconsumption. The best sources of naturally occurring vitamins and proteins for a vegetarian or vegan are often those least used (lentils vs chickpeas, almonds vs cashwes, wild rice vs brown rice etc)

[sterlingcollege]

11:00 AM on 10/14/2010

At Sterling College students grow a lot of their own food - eating local and appreciating the whole process of farm to table seems more important than offering vegan bacon.

[Mark A Campbell]

08:59 AM on 10/14/2010

I am so damn proud that my alma mater was NOT on this list.

"Students rave about the countless cruelty-free choices available, from vegan bacon and waffles to vegan wild mushroom Field Roast..." Um, eating that $%#& sounds pretty cruel to me.

[yEvb0]

02:13 PM on 10/14/2010

then it is a good thing you wouldn't be forced to eat any of it - I'm sure you can get a cheeseburger at all of these schools.

Does providing options for all of the students hurt the carnivore's enjoyment of their meals?

[DSevere]

04:02 PM on 10/14/2010

This current generation of children is the first generation whose life expectancy is lower than that of their parents. Main reason: obesity and accompanying type 2 diabetes. You know how people get that? By eating piles of junk food, high saturated fat, high sugar, lots of preservatives, and all around crap.

BTW, I'm not anti-carnivore, my husband eats (free range) meat occasionally and I think that's fine. But being snarky about people's health-saving food choices is just so not called for!

[Fromageball]

09:09 AM on 10/17/2010

Everything you said is true, but some vegans and vegetarians eat very unhealthy diets. Vegan junk food is still junk food.

[shastaman]

09:45 PM on 10/13/2010

Really? WHO cares?

[yEvb0]

02:14 PM on 10/14/2010

vegetarians and vegans? there are a lot of them out there. There are also a lot of news articles out there that I don't care about, but I rarely spend time reading them, much less commenting and belittling others' lifestyle choices.

[shastaman]

10:07 PM on 10/14/2010

Seriously! aren't ya just about tired of all the personal choices needing civil liberties status?
Vegan Schmeegan! I eat some vegan meals am a fervant vegetarin in many aspects and enjoy the heck outta the carcus diet Good for the choice some make and boo hoo at the same time!
Does everything need to be elevated to national status?