Haunted Colleges and Universities
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EHP Rating: 75.0
1800 College Ave
Regina, SK
1800 College Avenue, at last report, housed a computer-repair business. It used to be a coffee house, and probably a private residence before that. Witnesses have seen the apparition of a bride in a wedding dress and had the eerie experience of a ghost walking right through them. Appliances have …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Bard College - Blithewood Mansion
Red Hook, NY
Blithewood Mansion was built by National Guard captain and real estate mogul Andrew C. Zabriskie, who commissioned four statues for his garden. Each statue would depict one of his four daughters. When tragedy struck and one of his daughters was killed falling out of a window of a New York …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Broward College
Davie, FL
A grisly 2002 murder-suicide at Broward Community College supposedly sparked some paranormal activity near Building 5. Students claim to experience strange smells and see white figures at night in this area, and allegedly there are permanent blood stains remaining on the spot to this day.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
California Lutheran University - Mount Clef Hall
Thousand Oaks, CA
At California Lutheran University's Mount Clef Dorm, the apparition of a young boy is said to roam the upstairs 300 hall. Mud has appeared and then disappeared in beds, and pillows have been thrown across rooms after being yanked from under sleeping residents, followed by sounds of crying and whimpering. …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Callaway Hall - Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
Reportedly haunted by a ghost named Mary.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Camden County College - Jefferson Hall
Gloucester Township, NJ
Jefferson Hall at Camden County College (founded in 1967 as a Roman Catholic seminary) is the center of a ghostly legend. A monk allegedly hanged himself on the third floor and now manifests as a shadowy figure in the night. Witnesses say doors slam by themselves, lights flicker, and weird …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Centennial Hall - University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Reputed to be haunted by both a male and female ghost. The female gets the blame for all the nasty bits of ghosting (of course) while the male ghost is seen as a more benign presence. Supposedly the female ghost is prone to pushing people down the stairs.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
Vague tales from the night staff saying "eerie presences" touched or breathed on them.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
Guilford College is said to have haunts in its 1961 Dana Auditorium. The building is said to stand on the site of a makeshift Civil War hospital where many soldiers died. The oldest ghost in residence is Lucas, a soldier who tends to appear at 2 a.m. in the Moon …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Judson College
Marion, AL
Judson College is a happening haunted hotspot. Several different ghosts, or one very mobile one appears to be haunting Judson. Some claim a specific room is haunted, some claim there are shadows and cold spots and that the ghost will touch or "mark" people in some ways. But the main …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
At Lindsey Wilson College's Horton Hall, rumors abound...especially about the dorm rooms on the second floor. Witnesses say dark ghosts float up and shake the ceiling tiles or creep down into the bedrooms. So the stories go, if you come across these mysterious beings, you should stay really still. If …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Norton Auditorium - University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
A ghost named George is said to live here, a former construction worker who fell from a scaffold as the place was being built.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Skyscraper Building - Loyola University
Chicago, IL
According to local legend, a Jesuit priest and a nun had an affair long ago. The nun became pregnant and asked the priest to run away with her, but he refused, and she hung herself on the 13th floor. When the priest found her body, he was so distressed that …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Southwest Missouri State University's Freudenberger House, or Freddy House, built in 1959 and named for a Latin professor who taught for 45 years, has a female ghost affectionately referred to as the Dorm Mom. She's most often spotted on Floor 5.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
The University of Virginia's College at Wise - Bowers-Sturgill
Wise, VA
The University of Virginia's College at Wise is believed to be home to a ghost. According to legend, she is the spirit of a young girl whose apparition appears hanging from the pipes in Bowers-Sturgill Hall, where she committed suicide.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
University Chapel - Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Originally haunted by a ghost dubbed "Sydney", the spirit of a Confederate soldier who died there. Sydney reportedly manifested in the 20's when an acting troupe took over the chapel and he began bedeviling them. Overactive theater students imaginations or evidence of an actual haunting, who knows, but reportedly Sydney …
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Vermont College - College Hall
Montpelier, VT
At Vermont College in the College Hall Chapel, built in the 1830s, the ghost of a girl who died in one of the towers is said to reside. The pipe organ has been known to play chords when it was turned off.
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EHP Rating: 75.0
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
Warren Wilson College, a private liberal arts college, is part of the Work Colleges Consortium. Students must work for the college as part of their schooling, in order to graduate. Buildings rumored to be haunted here include Jensen Lecture Hall, where vacuum cleaners turn off, lights flicker, unexplained clanking is …
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EHP Rating: 74.3
University of South Florida Library
Tampa, FL
Ghostly legend here tells of a young woman named Gottlieb, an English major who worked on the library's fourth floor, was found hanging from an oak tree. Foul play was suspected, and after that, strange things happened at the library. Book carts moved by themselves, automatic doors opened without being …
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EHP Rating: 74.3
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Arkansas Tech University, several locations are rumored to be haunted. One is Caraway Hall, where students describe noises in the attic, footsteps on the stairs and whispers in the hallways. There are two legends to explain the hauntings. One is that it is build on top of a Cherokee burial …
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EHP Rating: 73.9
Earlham College
Richmond, IN
Earlham College is a liberal arts college founded by Quakers in 1847. The college has a resident ghost in the Athletic and Wellness Center who is known to play basketball at night.
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EHP Rating: 73.9
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
At the Mary Capp Green residence hall, students are not the only ones in residence. A little ghost girl is rumored to be here, as evidenced by sounds of her giggling and ball-bouncing.
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EHP Rating: 73.9
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX
There are three popular spots with the haunts at St. Edward's University, according to student lore. One is Doyle Hall where a ghostly nun turns on the showers. Another is Mary Moody Northern Theatre, where the ghost of a young man who hanged himself using the sandbag ropes spooks witnesses. …
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EHP Rating: 73.7
Bradford College - Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill, MA
Urban legend has it that this is the very New England college that stored H.P. Lovecraft's famed evil book Necronomicon, buried deep underground. Although the Lovecraft book "Necronomicon" is a work of fiction, fans maintain that the book of spells actually exists at Northpoint Bible College (formerly Bradford College). It …
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EHP Rating: 73.7
Caldwell Hall - Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia
A ghost story told at this historic university explains some mysterious lights and an apparition that appears in Caldwell Hall's attic window. The spirit is said to belong to a priest who took a fatal fall from the window after discovering a book on exorcism.
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EHP Rating: 73.7
Old Chapel - Castleton State College
Castleton, VT
The Old Chapel, built in 1821, is Castleton State College's oldest building. Formerly the college's medical academy, legend has it that the ghost of a partially dissected woman roams the chapel without her head. It seems that the medical academy rarely had enough cadavers to practice on, so the students …
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EHP Rating: 73.7
Webber International University - Camilla Hall
Babson Park, FL
Camilla Hall, one of the girls-only dormitories at Webber International University, supposedly has a shadowy figure haunting the second floor.
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EHP Rating: 73.6
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR
Henderson State University is said to be haunted by the ghost of a student who fell in love with a girl from a rival college. His friends made fun of him, and under pressure from them, he broke it off with her. The girl was heartbroken and committed suicide. As …
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Clarkson University - Holcroft House
Potsdam, NY
Holcroft House, which contains Clarkson University's Office of Admissions and Welcome Center, was built way back in 1822 and houses many Clarkson family heirlooms--including a ghost believed to be Elizabeth Clarkson, the mother of the college's namesake. Witnesses have described apparitions, lights that come on by themselves, footsteps, moving furniture, …
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Lehigh University - Linderman Library
Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh's Linderman Library is believed to haunted by the ghost of an elderly man, a deceased library patron. Some say the library is also haunted by Lucy Packer, daughter of Lehigh founder Asa Packer.
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
The land used to belong to Col. George Wiestling, a veteran of the Civil War who died in 1891. In 1903, the university was founded, but Wiestling is said to remain. A famous photograph taken in 1907 (one of the earliest ghost photos thought to be legitimate) shows a figure …
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Savannah College of Art and Design - Oglethorpe House
Savannah, GA
At this dorm of the Savannah College of Art & Design, the ghost of Gracie Watkins, the little girl who also appears in Bonaventure Cemetery, is said to appear. She has been seen as a transparent form in the hallways or in rooms. Further, it is reported that from room …
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Spartanburg Community College - Evans Building
Spartanburg, SC
The Evans Building was Frank Evans High School in the 1920s but is now the Evans Academic Center of Spartanburg Community College. Not only can footsteps be heard in the hallways, but witnesses say late at night on the old basketball court, you can sometimes hear the dribbling and sneaker …
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EHP Rating: 73.3
Wayne State College - Neihardt Hall
Wayne, NE
Neihardt Hall is said to be haunted by Cora, a young woman who committed suicide in the basement. Also, the ghost of a girl who was electrocuted while playing with a ball near bare electrical wires is said to haunt the tunnels between the dorms.
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EHP Rating: 73.2
St. Leo University
St. Leo, FL
Not much information on this one - just that some stories have it that the ghost of a young woman is seen on campus, often walking through walls.
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EHP Rating: 73.1
California State University - Laxson Auditorium
Chico, CA
Laxson Auditorium at California State University is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an elderly theatergoer. Performers have noticed her apparition sitting in a balcony seat.
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EHP Rating: 72.7
Goddard College
Plainfield, VT
The manor house is believed to be haunted. A tale is told about a prospective student who walked in and asked a man who was playing a piano for directions, but the man just kept on playing as if he hadn't heard her. The student left in a huff, then …
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EHP Rating: 72.7
St. Charles Hall - Carroll College
Helena, MT
It was in the men's restroom here that a drunken student passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage after falling and hitting his head on a sink one night, and it is here that the hauntings happen. Witnesses, both maintenance men and students, have described finding blood in the sink where …
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EHP Rating: 72.7
The University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Many ghosts haunt this university, from a sea captain named Jacobs to a 1992 student who died of electrocution and now tinkers with the electricity. Several houses have their own ghosts: the Allen House's lives on the top floor, and the Bittersweet House's wears 1800s garb. From various buildings and …
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EHP Rating: 72.5
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
Rumored hauntings at the University of Central Missouri range from Hawkins Hall, where strange occurrences are attributed to a student who hanged himself, to Diemer Hall, where a bathroom sink has turned on by itself. Also noteworthy are North Ellis, where an alarm clock has flown across the room and …
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EHP Rating: 72.2
Bowdoin College - Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Brunswick, ME
The museum is named for a former owner, Civil War general, Bowdoin College president, and Maine Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain. Built around 1924, the Greek Revival home is still home to Chamberlain and his wife Fanny, some say. Their apparitions have been seen in the house many times, as well …
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EHP Rating: 72.2
Troy State University
Troy, AL
Students pass along the tale of the ghost at Pace Hall, a female apparition, and of strange noises and objects that move and shake by themselves. At Shackelford Hall, now reported to be condemned, a ghost named Sally is said to haunt the third floor. She is said to have …
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EHP Rating: 72.0
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
It is reported that two administrators had an experience with an elevator to another dimension. Instead of stopping at their desired floor, the elevator continued to the basement. When the door opened, they saw a thriving hospital scene, only without sound. Frightened, the two desperately finally managed to close the …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
College of Saint Benedict - Benedicta Arts Center
St. Joseph, MN
The Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict was built in 1964 and is rumored to be home to a tall, ghostly shadow figure. Local legend says it's the spirit of a man named Steve who fell to his death during the building's construction. Steve has shattered lights …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
Illinois Weslayan University - Kemp Hall - International House
Bloomington, IL
Kemp Hall International House, or I-House, is said to be haunted by a ghostly Lady in Red. She is believed to be Mrs. A. E. DeMange, former owner of the mansion. She passed away after living here only a year, in 1908. Mr. DeMange sold it to the Illinois Weslayan …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
Mater Dei College - Academy at Ivy Ridge
Ogdensburg, NY
The former Mater Dei College, later the Academy at Ivy Ridge, was a school for troubled teens. Reports are unclear as to its status today, but the building is said to still stand, with plenty of ghosts inside. Witnesses claim that there is a ghost boy, a phantom nun, a …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
St. Francis Xavier University
Saint Andrews, NS
St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish is reported to have several ghostly presences who manifest as apparitions, objects that move by themselves, an elevator that works on its own, footsteps in the halls, screams in the game room, voices in the restrooms/halls, toilets that flush by themselves, and, in particular, …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, NC
The 1840s Horace Williams House was the home of University of North Carolina's Philosophy Department chairman and taught future renowned author Thomas Wolfe. Williams is said to haunt his former home, moving objects around, rocking a rocking chair and flushing toilets.
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EHP Rating: 71.4
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI
Established in 1973, the Wisconsin Lutheran College is believed to have 6 ghosts. One is an evil presence; another is a group of children who laugh eerily. There are also a singing nun, a mother superior, a janitor and a poltergeist.
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EHP Rating: 70.8
SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, NY
State University of New York Cortland is no stranger to the spirit world. Rumor has it that the ghost of a bleeding football player appears every year in Clark Hall's Room 716. And at Brockway Hall, the ghost of a former cook has appeared standing at the top of the …
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EHP Rating: 70.8
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX
The Wupperman Theatre is said to house the ghost of a small girl wearing a blue dress, and she seems to want to play hide-and-seek. Lights flicker and the trap door opens by itself at times. In the Trinity Building dorm, lights can be seen to flicker on and off, …
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EHP Rating: 70.6
Illinois State University - Williams Hall
Normal, IL
Illinois State University's Williams Hall was the site of the university's first library, and is thought to be haunted by the spirit of the first librarian, Angie Milner. Even though a new library was eventually built in her name, and the old one was turned into Williams Hall, the ghost …
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EHP Rating: 70.6
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
Ceres Hall is believed to be haunted by a man who hanged himself from a heating pipe during World War II. The basement and the third floor are both believed to be haunted, perhaps by two different entities. And Minard Hall, once rumored to be the site of a possible …
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EHP Rating: 70.6
Southern Arkansas University
Magnolia, AR
In Bussey Hall, the ghost of a female student who hanged herself in one of the rooms in the 1950s is said to appear. And in the Horton Theater, the ghost of a student actress who was killed by a train on her way to her starring performance has been …
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EHP Rating: 70.4
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
There are three halls rumored to be haunted at Central Washington University. Apparitions are seen in Beck Hall, and Room C-37 of Barton Hall is believed to be haunted by a former student. Witnesses have seen his apparition and heard strange noises. Also, Kamola Hall is said to be haunted …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
Aiken Hall - Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Witnesses say in this dorm, they feel an uneasy feeling and are sometimes touched by unseen hands. Strange noises and TVs that turn on by themselves have been reported, as well as cold spots.
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EHP Rating: 70.0
Brigham Young University - Alfred McCune Home - McMune Mansion
Salt Lake City, UT
This 21-room hilltop mansion, which was completed in 1901, may have more to it than its beauty and historic value. Its former owners, the McCunes, donated it to the Mormon Church in 1920 and it was a school of music until 1953 when it became Brigham Young University's Salt Lake …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
Friley Hall - Iowa State University
Ames, IA
One dormitory room is nicknamed Satan’s Legion. Rumor has it that a student killed himself there, and everyone who is assigned to that room either dies or disappears. Reports say many students are afraid to go into the room, and some maintain that because of this, the university stopped assigning …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
Montana Tech - Hennessy Mansion
Butte-Silver Bow, MT
This historic mansion is rented out by the room to college students. Witnesses say that Daniel J. Hennessy himself still haunts the place. His apparition has been seen in the basement, the staircase, and the kitchen. It is said that he likes to watch over his house and the people …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Two spots at Occidental College are rumored to be haunted. Erdman Hall is said to be haunted by two spirits: a young person who plays tricks like turning water faucets or lights on and off or writes messages on the walls, and a dark entity that inhabits a closet. Newcomb …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
South Dakota State University - Doner Auditorium
Brookings, SD
The ghost who haunts Doner Auditorium is believed to be a former janitor who fell to his death in 1919 from an alcove that housed an organ. After that, the organ played randomly on its own until it was dismantled. The ghost still walks, though, tinkering with the electricity and …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
St. Lawrence University - Herring-Cole Hall
Canton, NY
Herring-Cole Hall at St. Lawrence University is a T-shaped sandstone building said to be a hot spot for spirits. Rumor has it that the haunts who live here along with the great acoustics make it a favorite spot for séances and meditation.
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EHP Rating: 70.0
University of Alberta - Pembina Hall
Edmonton, AB
The University of Alberta's Pembina Hall, built in 1914, is said to be haunted by a young nurse who died during an influenza epidemic. Stories say her beloved died around the same time she did, and her ghost is trying to find him.
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EHP Rating: 70.0
University of Rhode Island
South Kingstown, RI
Haunted places at this university include thethird floor of the Chi Omega Sorority house, where the apparition of a woman has appeared and doors and windows open and close by themselves; the Sigma Pi House, where TVs and lights turn on and off by themselves and a figure has been …
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EHP Rating: 70.0
University of Rochester - Rush Rhees Library
Rochester, NY
Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester was named after the university's third president Benjamin Rush Rhees. It still houses the original elevator from when it was dedicated in 1930. The library's stacks are allegedly haunted by a workman who fell during construction in 1929.
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EHP Rating: 69.2
Western State College - Robidoux Hall
Gunnison, CO
The third floor of Roubidoux Hall at Western State College has a ghost, that of a man who died of smoke inhalation during a fire several years ago. Students have seen his apparition at the side of their bed at night, and have found the doors locked from the outside, …
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EHP Rating: 69.0
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA
At Framingham State University, visitors may hear ghostly laughter or feel cold spots, and orbs are often photographed at Horace Mann Hall. And in Peirce Hall, residents have awoken to find all the mirrors in the rooms have been stacked outside in the hallways, piled with the reflective sides facing …
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EHP Rating: 68.8
Jackson's Garden - Union College
Schenectady, NY
Jackson's Garden at Union College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Alice Van der Veer. According to legend, Alice fell in love with a man her father didn't approve of, so he killed his daughter's young lover. In retaliation, an angry mob captured Alice and her father …
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EHP Rating: 68.8
Mount Marty College
Yankton, SD
Ghosts said to haunted this campus include construction workers who fiddle with the electricity, showers and water fountains; a nun; a music teacher; and numerous other apparitions. Students say Whitby Hall was so haunted that is was closed down, and it contains a ghost of a man in gray polyester …
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EHP Rating: 68.4
Fordham University
Bronx County, NY
Ghostly activity abounds at Fordham University. Sources say dozens of ghosts reside here, perhaps because it was built on the site of an old hospital. Among the eerie things reported here: In the Administration Building, the phantom smell of cigar smoke has been noted in the halls. At Collins Auditorium, …
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EHP Rating: 68.2
State University of New York Brockport - Hartwell Hall
Brockport, NY
Hartwell Hall at the State University of New York Brockport is rumored to be haunted. The ghost may be Edward P. Rowley, who was a resident in 1888. According to an old newspaper report, he fell through some planks covering a cistern and became trapped, drowning in the seven feet …
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EHP Rating: 68.2
Texas A and M - College Hall Bell Tower
Kingsville, TX
The bell tower is said to be haunted by a man who hung himself here. At midnight, his shadow is said to appear on all four corners of the bell.
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EHP Rating: 68.0
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA
The College of William and Mary, the second-oldest college in the nation, has several legendary campus ghosts. One, who resides on the third floor of St. George Tucker Hall, is said to visit students who pull all-night study sessions. Another haunting happens in the Wren Building: Footsteps are said to …
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EHP Rating: 67.9
Western Carolina University - The Moore Building
Cullowhee, NC
As rumor has it, in the mid-1960s a student was murdered after she refused a man's amorous advances. She now is said to haunt the third floor, crying, screaming and pacing. The man was caught and served a few years in a mental hospital, but then was released. He passed …
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EHP Rating: 67.7
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
At Canisius College's Christ the King Chapel, witness have described unexplained voices in the confessionals and the apparition of an old man in the basement. At Frisch Hall, a ghost of a student who committed suicide has been seen on the 5th floor, and on the 4th floor of Lyons …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
A haunted wheelchair is said to reside on the stage in the performing arts building. Sometimes it has been known to roll out onto the stage during rehearsals or performances. Legend has it that it is the spirit of a former theater director paying a friendly visit.
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Chaminade University
Honolulu, HI
At this site a plethora of ghostly goings-on have been reported, from a spectral skateboarder to soldiers’ spirits lingering from a wartime morgue. Unexplained sounds and electronic phenomena abound, seemingly stemming from a suicide and an exorcism. Strange dreams shared by multiple folks and a feeling of being choked during …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Darke Hall - University of Regina
Regina, SK
Darke Hall, the music and arts hall at the University of Regina, opened in 1929 and is believed to be haunted by several ghosts. It was formerly a military storage unit and a schoolhouse, where students and children were quarantined and died after a typhoid epidemic. Some of their ghosts, …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Florida Southern College - Annie Pfeiffer Chapel
Lakeland, FL
Florida Southern College's chapel, one of the campus's famous Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings, may be home to the ghost of Wright himself. Rumor has it that the chapel's choir screen was installed incorrectly, and Wright's apparition has been seen in the chapel, poring over the improperly placed choir screen.
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Forest Lawn Memorial
Cypress, CA
One story from this cemetery involved a group a teenagers using a ouija board in the 1980's; at midnight, they jokingly tried to summon a ghost, but instead brought something onto them much more sinister. They said they were surrounded by fog, but an invisible force manifested and charged after …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Founders Hall - Athens State University
Athens, AL
According to legend, a female student was killed while she was trying to sneak out after curfew. They were holding candles, and her hair caught fire. It is to her that witnesses attribute the sound of footsteps, lights that turn on and off by themselves, cold spots, and a phantom …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Indian River Community College
Fort Pierce, FL
The theatre at Indian River Community College is apparently haunted by a tall fellow who appears mostly blue in color. He hangs about in the broom closet near the left side of the stage, or in the sound room. Some people swear he danced or waved at them, others say …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Bloomington is said to be haunted in several spots on campus. One is the Career Center, babies are heard crying, and at the Folklore Office a deceased department head has been seen. At the Indiana Memorial Union, suicide victims and a ghost dog roam, and apparitions have been …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Marlboro College
Marlboro, VT
Near the Dalrymple Hall and Howland Dormitory, a female apparition is said to wander, making students in these dorms feel uneasy. Cold spots have been reported as well.
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
Many ghosts are said to haunt the historic Millikin University, including Rail Girl, who haunts the Albert Taylor Theater. Her ghost appears, as her name suggests, along a rail in the upper part of the theater. Students have a tradition of leaving her three pieces of candy before a show …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Palm Beach Atlantic University Library
West Palm Beach, FL
The University's Library, built many years ago, is claimed to be haunted by an old janitor. He worked there for many years, and then mysteriously disappeared. He is claimed to be heard rummaging through the old janitor's closet that has been locked up ever since the day of his odd …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Regents Center - Luther College
Decorah, IA
Students tell the story of an unfortunate janitor at this sports facility who committed suicide in the 1990s. Staff members have reported seeing his ghost.
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
Swope Hall - Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
A ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and …
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EHP Rating: 66.7
The Barn - Roger Williams University Theatre
Bristol, RI
The William N. Grandgeorge Theatre at The Barn was originally two barns built in 1840 and 1894. They were located on the Whipple Steere Farm in Glocester, Rhode Island, and were disassembled and rebuilt in the 1980s. Now, a ghost nicknamed Banquo is said to haunt the theater, playing tricks …
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EHP Rating: 65.5
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
Many unexplained events have been reported here, including orbs that show up in the basement, phantom eyes in the room corners, blood on dorm walls, and dorm windows that break for no apparent reason.
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EHP Rating: 65.2
Kean University
Union, NJ
Several places at Kean University, originally established in 1855 as the Newark Normal School, are said to be visited by spirits. East Campus and Rogers Hall are haunted by former students, the Eames building has a negative spirit, and the Wilkins Theater sports the ghost of a man named George …
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EHP Rating: 65.0
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
At the photo lab at El Paso Community College, strange things may be afoot. Students have seen the revolving door open by itself and felt the touch of an unseen hand while inside. Also, some say there is an overwhelming feeling of a presence watching you, and sometimes a feeling …
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EHP Rating: 65.0
SUNY Fredonia - Igoe Hall
Fredonia, NY
SUNY Fredonia State College's Igoe Hall is said to be haunted by a former student named Jimmy Igoe, the hall's namesake, who drowned in Lake Erie on a fishing trip. He is said to slam doors, change TV channels, and tinker with lights, water faucets, and the elevators. The hall …
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EHP Rating: 64.7
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
Bowling Green State University's ghosts include Alice, a deceased actress who haunts Brown and Saint Theaters and must have a formal invitation to every theater performance, and Amanda, who haunts the Chi Omega Sorority House. Amanda was killed accidentally in an initiation, and is a poltergeist. At one time, the …
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EHP Rating: 64.7
Eliza C. Morgan Hall - Peru State College
Peru, NE
The Morgan Hall dormitory is said to be haunted by Eliza Morgan herself. Legend has it that she once lived in the house that makes up the center of the dormitory, and she died in the basement.
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EHP Rating: 64.3
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Students say the all-male Wenonah Cook dorm it is haunted by the ghost of a woman. They say her screams can sometimes be heard, and along with them may come the smell of decaying flesh.
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EHP Rating: 64.3
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Las Vegas, NV
There is a ghost here named Mr. Petre who was either formerly a janitor or a teacher. Another ghost, thought to be Will Lowden (the school benefactor's deceased son), plays the piano even though the room is empty. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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EHP Rating: 64.3
University of Hawaii at Hilo - Hale Kanilehua
Hilo, HI
In the Hale Kanilehua dorm, a ghost of a little boy is said to reside. Rumors say he lived in the house that once stood here, but was killed during its demolition. The ghost has been seen on the ground floor of the girls' side, and he has been heard …
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EHP Rating: 63.6
Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, IA
It is reported that on the ninth floor a student once jumped to his death. Students say his ghost roams the halls carrying an ax, and footsteps and screams may be heard at night.
