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The nation’s 25 fittest colleges, according to Men’s Fitness magazine

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updated 7:10 a.m. ET Oct. 3, 2006

The nation’s 25 fittest colleges, according to Men’s Fitness magazine:

1. Dickinson College (Pa.)

2. Colgate University (N.Y.)

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3. Boston College

4. Wheaton College (Ill.)

5. University of Vermont

6. Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.)

7. Grove City College (Pa.)

8. Texas Christian University

9. Baylor University (Texas)

10. University of Richmond (Va.)

11. University of Virginia

12. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

13. University of California-Santa Cruz

14. Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.)

15. Albertston College of Idaho

16. Santa Clara University (Calif.)

17. Lafayette College (Pa.)

18. Georgetown University.

19. Roanoke College (Va.)

20. California Institute of Technology

21. Virginia Tech

22. University of Denver

23. Ithaca College (N.Y.)

24. University of Mary Washington (Va.)

25. Gonzaga University

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