Evansville is a small Lutheran school that takes the liberal arts seriously. You'll actually know your professors, not as a selling point but as a reality—there's no hiding in the back of a lecture hall. The engineering program is surprisingly strong for a school its size, and if you're into music or theater, Evansville's production quality rivals much larger institutions.
The campus feels like a college from a 1950s movie—small-town Indiana, brick buildings, and a genuine sense of community. That's either charming or claustrophobic depending on your personality. Most students are Midwestern, religious (though not dogmatic), and focused on getting a solid education rather than partying themselves into debt.
Evansville works if you want small class sizes, excellent teaching, and a religious-but-not-extreme environment. Pass if you need big-city amenities, top-tier research, or a less white-bread student body.