Haunted Colleges and Universities
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EHP Rating: 63.6
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
In the university's John C. West Hall, the apparition of a young girl's torso has been seen, believed to be the spirit of a student who froze to death outside the dorm. The ghost is said to tinker with the electricity and TVs in the complex. Also, in Stacher Hall …
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EHP Rating: 63.6
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
The University of Northern Colorado is said to be haunted by ghosts both real and imaginary. "Edith" was created when photographer Barry Gutierrez made a series of ghostly photographs starring dance student Jamie Mills, but real disembodied spirits are said to linger here as well, from a ghost who stacks …
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EHP Rating: 63.6
Valencia Community College - First National Bank and Trust Company Building
Orlando, FL
This hefty building went up in the 1920s, and was initially the First National Bank and Trust Company. That name still is etched into the stonework at the top, but today it is used by Valencia Community College. David Whitehead writes of this building in his "Field Guide to Haunted …
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EHP Rating: 63.0
Concordia University Wisconsin
Mequon, WI
At Concordia University Wisconsin, students have reported quite a few ghostly occurrences, thought to have been brought on when nuns sold the buildings to the school. One of the nuns, whom students call Sister Sixtoes, allegedly didn't want to give up her home and remained until her death in the …
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EHP Rating: 62.9
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
Austin Peay State University's Trahern Theater is said to be haunted by Margaret, a ghost who haunts the third floor and the stage. Margaret is said to tinker with elevators and electricity, lock doors, bang on lockers and call the names of students.
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EHP Rating: 62.9
Rockford College
Rockford, IL
Several campus structures seem to be inhabited by haunts. Adams' Arch, the only part left of the original campus, rings with the laughter of young women late at night. The Burpee Building and Talcott Hall are each said to be haunted by men who committed suicide. The Clark Arts Center …
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EHP Rating: 62.5
D'Youville College - Koessler Administration Building
Buffalo, NY
The Kessler Administration Building at D'Youville College is said to have haunted third and fourth floors. Apparitions of children have been seen by many witnesses, perhaps stemming from the fact that the building used to house an orphanage. Also reported here have been unexplained lights, locked doors that open by …
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EHP Rating: 62.5
Keachi Women's College
Keachi, LA
Cold spots and ghostly moans are reported to happen on the second floor.
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EHP Rating: 62.5
Smith Hall - University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Reportedly, a ghost woman roams the hallways and visits residents in the middle of the night. (Submitted by Victor T)
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EHP Rating: 62.5
State University of New York Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
At State University of New York's Blake and Steuben halls, witnesses say apparitions can be seen and unexplained noises can be heard. Some speculate the buildings are haunted by a boy who fell to his death during construction of the buildings. And Monroe Hall is also believed to be haunted …
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EHP Rating: 61.9
City College of New York
New York, NY
Many ghosts are said to have haunted the City College of New York. From as far back as the 1920s, witnesses have seen apparitions of former students and professors. Among those seen have been a student who died in 1918, apparitions wearing clothing from the 1960s or 1970s, and a …
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EHP Rating: 61.5
National Emergency Training Center - St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg, MD
The National Emergency Training Center was once St. Joseph's College, which until 1973 was a Catholic girls' school established in 1809. Witnesses at the former college claim to have seen the ghosts of Civil War nurses who were carrying buckets of amputated human limbs and heard the sounds of soldiers …
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EHP Rating: 61.5
Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Methodist College is home to a ghost of a student who committed suicide by jumping out a window. Witnesses have seen his apparition in the halls or standing by the window from which he jumped.
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EHP Rating: 61.4
Penguin Lady of Graham Hall
Pella, IA
At Central College in Graham Hall, there is a locked room rumored to be inhabited by someone they've nicknamed the Penguin Lady. Residents there say if you place a sheet of paper under the door, it will be quickly sucked into the locked room. When the staff unlock the door, …
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EHP Rating: 61.3
Harris Hall - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
The girl's dorm is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a female student.
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EHP Rating: 60.9
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle …
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EHP Rating: 60.0
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA
Bloomsburg University is believed to be haunted, at least in a few of its buildings. For example, the Harvey A. Andruss Library is reported to have a ghostly man who appears on the fourth floor, asking library visitors to change his diaper. And in the Haas Center, campus legend says …
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EHP Rating: 60.0
Columbia College
Columbia, MO
The Gray Lady is a campus legend about a ghost of a young Southern Belle who committed suicide after her lover was killed for trying to sneak into her dorm during the Civil War. Her apparition has been seen, and she has been known to close windows and iron clothes. …
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EHP Rating: 60.0
Currier Hall - University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Students like to tell of a triple suicide that occurred on the 4th floor. The reason? Three roommates fell in love with the same man. It is said that if roommates get into arguments, their ghosts will step in to restore harmony. Rumor also has it that the ghost of …
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EHP Rating: 60.0
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building's basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.
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EHP Rating: 60.0
Thomas Hall - University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Thomas Hall, built in 1905, is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The building is named for William Reuben Thomas, the Gainesville mayor and businessman responsible for bringing the University of Florida to Gainesville. Architect William …
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EHP Rating: 59.1
Ohio State University - Mirror Lake
Columbus, OH
Mirror Lake at Ohio State University has a couple of ghosts. One is a student who drowned there in the 1960s, and is sometimes heard splashing and screaming. The other is a jogger who was killed nearby. The jogger apparition creates a cold breeze as he runs and keeps peering …
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EHP Rating: 58.8
Drury University
Springfield, MO
Drury University began in 1873, and was built on land that was both Indian burial grounds and a Civil War battle area. One ghost here is that of a little girl who lived here before Smith Hall was built. She perished in a fire when she re-entered her burning home …
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EHP Rating: 58.8
Stetson University - Hulley Tower
DeLand, FL
Built in 1934 as a mausoleum for Lincoln Hulley (the second president of Stetson University) and his wife Eloise. It once housed a carillon called "The Eloise Chimes," which played daily from 1915 until 2005, when the upper part of the structure was dismantled due to weather damage. The mausoleum …
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EHP Rating: 58.8
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Several claims abound at Tallahassee Community College... First, a strange "shadow figure" that appears in certain classrooms. Second, a garbage can lid started hovering in front of a couple of night janitors. And finally there is a female entity occasionally seen about campus, and the strong scent of perfume follows …
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EHP Rating: 57.9
University of Minnesota - McCall Hall
Crookston, MN
The University of Minnesota's McCall Hall, built in 1946, is alleged to be home to spirits who have been heard laughing and stomping their feet in the halls. Doors open or close on their own, often followed by an apparition of an unknown girl. Strange sounds have been reported here …
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EHP Rating: 57.1
Nye Hall - University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Built on the site of an old graveyard, the whole building experiences some sort of paranormal activity, however it is concentrated on the first and sixth floors. On the first floor, voices are heard in the bathroom when no one is around. On the sixth floor, there is a poltergeist …
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EHP Rating: 57.1
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
This was built over the site of a cememtery and people have reported seeing a gray figure in the bathroom. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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EHP Rating: 57.1
University of Colorado Boulder - The College Inn
Boulder, CO
Sadly, this building was recently (2013) demolished due to asbestos issues. At the former inn, the south side of the third floor used to be a hot spot for supernatural activity. Witnesses have seen smoky forms, bloodlike stains that appear on the walls, and elevator doors that open and close …
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EHP Rating: 57.1
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
West Chester University's Ramsey Hall is believed to be haunted by namesake Dorothy Ramsey; Phillips Hall has several performing ghosts seen on the stage; and Hollinger Field House has a ghost called Drutz who hanged himself in the fourth-floor stairwell on homecoming weekend in the 1920s.
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EHP Rating: 55.6
University at Albany SUNY
Albany, NY
At Mahican Hall on Indian Quad, the ghost of a young girl has been roaming the halls since 1994. And at Pierce Hall on Alumni Quad, the ghost of an unknown woman is said to appear in the halls.
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EHP Rating: 55.6
University of Minnesota Duluth - Griggs Hall
Duluth, MN
The University of Minnesota Duluth's Griggs Hall has a haunted toilet, students say. And the commode has not one, but two ghosts. Both students died of alcohol poisoning, and the ghosts are said to manifest by the sounds of moaning, profane language, and retching along with a bad smell.
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EHP Rating: 54.6
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.
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EHP Rating: 54.6
University of Denver
Denver, CO
The University of Denver's Mary Reed Hall is reported to have cold and warm spots, doors that open on their own, electrical anomalies, and an apparition, which some say is either building namesake Mary Reed or her daughter Margery. Likewise, Mrs. DuPont's apparition has been seen sitting and reading (in …
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EHP Rating: 54.6
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
At the Alumni Hall at Valparaiso University, two ghost children, age 8 or 9 and wearing jogging pants, are known to run up and down the hallways at about 2 a.m. According to some of the student residents, the ghosts have spoken to them and told them they were playing …
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EHP Rating: 54.2
Salem State University
Salem, MA
Salem State University is reported to have many ghosts, including the spirits of a student who hanged herself and a man in black in Gramley Hall, two girls who were electrocuted at Gramley Library, a little girl who died in the elevator shaft at Clewell Hall, and a haunted portrait …
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EHP Rating: 53.9
Illinois State University - Atkin-Colby Hall
Normal, IL
Atkin-Colby Hall at Illinois State University is rumored to be haunted on its 11th floor. One witness claims to have been pushed down the stairs by the ghost. Also described by witnesses are doors opening, whispers, strange noises, and an overwhelming feeling of discomfort and that you are not wanted …
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EHP Rating: 53.6
Stonehill College
Easton, MA
Rumor has it that an eerie scene re-creates itself on a deadly anniversary at Stonehill College. Years ago, a small passenger plane crashed into the college's pond. Now, every year on the same night, a blue mist comes off the pond and creates a blanket of fog over the campus. …
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EHP Rating: 52.9
Music Administration Building - Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
The second-oldest building on the college campus, the 1874 Music Administration Building is home to Young Cliff, the ghost of a former student and prodigy. Reports say the ghost has been making himself known for several decades.
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EHP Rating: 52.6
Harold B. Lee Library - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
In the Reading Room of the library, where the temperature is said to always be extraordinarily cold or hot, haunt-hunters should listen for a ghostly moaning noise that sometimes sounds like unintelligible talking. In the Harp Room, there is a chair that some local paranormal enthusiasts call the Ghost Chair. …
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EHP Rating: 52.6
McGill Residence - Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
The McGill Residence is a student dorm. The buildings are not so old, but while I was TRU student I had creepy experience at one of the dorm buildings. It happened probably in 2007, Winter semester reading break. The property has 3 dorm buildings, I was lived in the center …
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EHP Rating: 52.6
University of Akron
Akron, OH
The University of Akron, founded in 1870 by the Universalist Church, has a few buildings rumored ot be haunted. One of them is the Sigma Nu House. Campus legend has it that a sorority girl hanged herself in the boiler room and her spirit lingers here to this day. Another …
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EHP Rating: 52.4
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
At the Chapman Graduate Center, you may feel an intense desire to get out of the building. At the Holt Center, you may experience a similar feeling.
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EHP Rating: 52.2
Stephen F. Austin State University - Mays Hall 11
Nacogdoches, TX
According to some reports, the building was once a hospital with a morgue in the basement. Other reports say the city hospital did not actually have a morgue in the basement. A 1940s-era ruined bomb shelter is said to be one one end. An eerie, negative feeling is said to …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
Anna Maria College is believed to be haunted, but the college has somewhat of an affinity for its ghosts. At the Zecco Performing Arts Center, according to resports, two seats are kept open at each performance for ghostly visitors.
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Daemen College
Buffalo, NY
Curtis Hall at Daemen College is believed to be haunted by two brothers who lived in a home on the premises before the hall was built. Rumor has it that these two brothers both hanged themselves after an argument, on opposite sides of the home.
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Frat House - Heritage Bible College
Huntsville, AL
At the WHBC frat house, they say former Youth Minister Anthony Stephens' spirit walks through the house later at night. He may flush the toilet as well. The spirits of his brethren Robert Ekisbus and Adam Cooper are said to follow Stephens' spirit around, mysteriously making a noise reported to …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Iowa State University - Memorial Union
Ames, IA
The hall is a tribute to graduate soldiers who died at war. According to reports, a strange low moan can be heard constantly here. Some say is it the voice of the only woman who ever graduated from the school who died in World War I.
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Lawther Hall - University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
According to some reports, a soldier named Augie is said to haunt the building. It is said that he passed away there when the hall was used as the infirmary. Students have reported cold spots, strange sounds, and moving objects. Other reports say that the place was never an infirmary …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
In the early 1970s the theater director is said to have fallen down the spiral staircase backstage and hit his head, after which he suffered mood swings. He then was said to have committed suicide in the sound booth, by loading real bullets into a prop pistol. People have experienced …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
St Lawrence University - The Hub
Canton, NY
This old cottage, called "The Hub" on the St Lawrence University campus, is said to be haunted by the ghost of Florence Lee Whitman, the daughter of John Stebbins Lee, a former President of the college. The famous ghost hunting couple, Ed and Lorraine Warren, visited this location in the …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
University of Bristol - Tyndall Avenue
Bristol, England
Students commonly report a headless horseman while walking along Tyndall Avenue. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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EHP Rating: 50.0
University of Wisconsin - Kjer Theatre
Eau Claire, WI
Kjer Theatre founder Earl Kjer is known to haunt his theater by tinkering with the lights and moving the props and the curtains. His apparition has been seen observing performances from his usual seat.
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EHP Rating: 47.8
Johnson Gym - University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Reportedly haunted by a girl who committed suicide. Considering every university has the rumor of the girl who hanged herself, it should probably be placed in the "dubious" file.
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EHP Rating: 47.1
Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Named for contributor J.W. Fisher, the 1974 theater is rumored to be haunted by Frederica Shattuck, another university theater department contributor. So the story goes, the ghost took up residence in the Fisher Theatre after her Shattuck Theater was demolished.
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EHP Rating: 47.1
Las Casas Dorms - Arizona State University
Glendale, AZ
Are the residents of these dorms really seeing what they claim or are too many all-night "study" sessions causing their eyes to play tricks on them? Residents have reported a variety of ghostly occurrences from books falling off the shelves, doors slamming shut in front of them and voices being …
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EHP Rating: 46.7
UC Santa Cruz - Porter College
Santa Cruz, CA
University of California Santa Cruz - Porter College has several sites rumored to be haunted. In the A Building, the apparition of a student who committed suicide has been seen, as well as others. On the B Building's 1st Floor, there are strange noises and voices, objects that fly across …
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EHP Rating: 46.2
Doane College Library
Crete, NE
The college library is believed to be haunted by a woman in a white dress who appears in the basement or in front of a window during the full moon.
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EHP Rating: 45.0
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Cornerstone University is haunted by a ghost girl in a 1970s-style dress who has been seen waiting outside Pickett Hall late at night. When the ghost realizes she has been seen, she disappears.
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EHP Rating: 44.8
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Grove City College's Lily Room is the stuff of legend. Campus lore says it's a locked-up room in a girls' dorm in which a girl hanged herself. Rumor has it the room was locked for 15 years and when it was opened again, her lily perfume was still heavy in …
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EHP Rating: 44.8
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
Missouri Southern State University has a ghostly Dark Lady who is known to move objects and create cold spots. Some also maintain that the Billingsly Student Center is haunted.
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EHP Rating: 44.4
Ryerson University
Toronto, ON
At Ryerson University, rumor has it that a ghostly white female figure, cold spots, wind gusts, light anomalies and whispered names have been seen or experienced near McAllister Studio.
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EHP Rating: 42.9
Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, MN
Minnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.
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EHP Rating: 42.9
University of North Alabama - Romeo and Juliet statues
Florence, AL
Several witnesses have reported seeing the statues of Romeo and Juliet floating around The University of North Alabama's campus during a full moon. Every year during Halloween a pumpkin mysteriously makes its way into Romeo's hands. Some faculty at UNA believe that Romeo goes in search of pumpkins for his …
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EHP Rating: 41.2
William Tyndale College
Farmington Hills, MI
William Tyndale College closed in 2005, but was rumored to have ghosts that may reside there still. The ghosts were discovered by phantom noises: the clicking of a woman walking down a hall in high heels and the sounds of children playing.
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EHP Rating: 40.7
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA
There is a lecture hall, built in the 1800s, that is said to be haunted by ghosts who fly around the ceiling, making the hanging lamps sway. It is said that there are no air vents, fans, or windows of any sort placed in such a way that would cause …
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EHP Rating: 40.0
Concordia College
Bronxville, NY
There are four halls at Concordia College that are rumored to be haunted. Bohm Hall is said to house the ghost of a girl who was raped years ago. Feth Hall is the home of namesake spirit Rev Dr. Henry Feth. Rippe Hall is haunted by the ghost of a …
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EHP Rating: 40.0
Gamma Phi Beta House - University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Although this haunted spot can be found on most ghost websites, there are very few accounts to be found. Reportedly the bathroom taps turn on by themselves and doors slamming. I'd mark this one as dubious.
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EHP Rating: 40.0
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Valley State University, founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College, has been home to a wide array of paranormal happenings. Students in both Living Centers North and South, as well as residents in Pine Grove Apartments have reported a multitude of odd phenomena. From dark, looming figures, to misplaced …
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EHP Rating: 39.1
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, NC
Ghimghoul Castle near the University of North Carolina campus is a ruin with many legends attached. One says that 18-year-old Peter Dromgoole was buried here in 1833 after he lost a duel for the hand of his beloved Miss Fanny. Another tale says that Fanny loved Peter and didn't know …
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EHP Rating: 38.9
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Kansas State University's Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is rumored to be haunted by a former fraternity brother named Duncan, who died from a hazing accident. And the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House is said to be haunted by a former house mother who was murdered by the house cook. …
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EHP Rating: 32.3
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
The crew team at George Mason University has reported seeing the ghost of an old man near the docks or dam. Legend has it that he's Old Man Johnson, a deceased area rower who, in the 1970s, found his wife having an affair. The distraught man went out rowing and …
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EHP Rating: 31.8
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
The local story says that FSU is haunted by Civil War era cadets of the West Florida Cadet Battalion, who will sometimes still be seen drilling on the campus. Power outages are common, especially when a student is showering - and supposedly the letters "TB" are found drawn on fogged …
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EHP Rating: 30.0
Hay Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL
Yet another one of those vague claims without any substantiation the "haunting of Hay Hall" usually goes something like this: One of the rooms is supposedly haunted by a girl who used to live there.... Really? Did she die there? Why's she there? Did she just love college life so …
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EHP Rating: 30.0
Marist College - Sheahan Hall
Poughkeepsie, NY
Marist College's Sheahan Hall is said to be haunted by a student named Shelly Sperling, who was killed in 1975 by Louis Acedevo, her rejected suitor.
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EHP Rating: 23.5
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
The ghost of a former janitor haunts the library. He's heard most often in the old janitor's closet, even though its been locked for years and years.
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EHP Rating: 23.5
Pickard Theatre - Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
At the Pickard Theater at Bowdoin College, a technician reported seeing a lamp swinging although there was no ventilation in the room, and feeling extremely cold.
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EHP Rating: 20.0
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
The University of Cambridge dates back to 1209 and has been ranked as one of the best universities in the world. With quite a history, it should be no surprise that Cambridge has had its share of paranormal reports. In the Old Master's Lodge, Henry Butts took his own life …
