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NIU Ranked 19th Ugliest College Campus

Hey, a college education isn't all about looks. How about that football team?

Northern Illinois University's campus isn't the ugliest in the world — just 19th ugliest in the United States, according to Complex Art & Design.

NIU garnered a dubious honor in an article on the CAD website.

Some of my best friends, literally, work and go to school and are alumni of NIU, so this should be taken with a grain of salt, along with any such online and print-publication lists.

Complex Art and Design ranked NIU 19 based on its "bland architecture and uninspiring surroundings." The website also said that NIU is deliberately misleading to prospective students: "It shows pictures of the castle-esque Altgeld Hall online, when most students never get the luxury of even being on that side of campus."

To be fair, the article also says NIU is making progress with some of its new renovations.

To view a complete list of ugly campuses click here.

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