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Just like the colleges themselves, the towns and cities in which they are located vary widely in the opportunities they offer students and recent graduates. The American Institute for Economic Research has created the College Destinations Index, a ranking of the 75 best cities in America to attend college. To determine the rankings, each city was assessed on 12 criteria, including the academic environment it provides, the quality of life it offers and the professional opportunities available to its residents.
The top 75 college cities in the U.S.A:
Major Metros:
1.) New York City; 2.) San Francisco, California; 3.) Boston, Massachusetts; 4.) Washington, D.C.; 5.) Seattle, Washington; 6.) Los Angeles, California; 7.) Baltimore, Maryland; 8.) San Diego, California; 9.) Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; 10.) Miami, Florida; 11.) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 12.) Chicago, Illinois; 13.) Phoenix, Arizona; 14.) Houston, Texas; 15.) Atlanta, Georgia
Mid-Size Metros:
1.) San Jose, California; 2.) Austin, Texas; 3.) Hartford, Connecticut; 4.) Raleigh, North Carolina; 5.) Denver, Colorado; 6.) Salt Lake City, Utah; 7.) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 8.) Orlando, Florida; 9.) Portland, Oregon; 10.) Sacramento, California; 11.) New Orleans, Louisiana; 12.) Richmond, Virginia; 13.) Buffalo, New York; 14.) Nashville, Tennessee; 15.) Providence, Rhode Island; 16.) Rochester, New York; 17.) Jacksonville, Florida; 18.) Columbus, Ohio; 19.) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 20.) Las Vegas, Nevada
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Small Metros:
1.) Boulder, Colorado; 2.) Bridgeport, Connecticut; 3.) Ann Arbor, Michigan; 4.) Gainesville, Florida; 5.) Madison, Wisconsin; 6.) Durham, North Carolina; 7.) Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey; 8.) Honolulu, Hawaii; 9.) Ft. Collins, Colorado; 10.) Santa Barbara, California; 11.) Santa Cruz, California; 12.) Lincoln, Nebraska; 13.) Naples, Florida; 14.) San Luis Obispo, California; 15.) Albany, New York; 16.) Manchester, New Hampshire; 17.) Portland, Maine; 18.) New Haven, Connecticut; 19.) Oxnard, California; 20.) Sarasota, Florida
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College Towns:
1.) Ithaca, New York; 2.) State College, Pennsylvania; 3.) Ames, Iowa; 4.) Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; 5.) Iowa City, Iowa; 6.) Charlottesville, Virginia; 7.) Corvallis, Oregon; 8.) Bloomington, Indiana; 10.) Columbia, Missouri; 10.) College Station, Texas; 11.) Burlington, Vermont; 12.) Athens, Georgia; 13.) Logan, Utah; 14.) Lawrence, Kansas; 15.) Fargo, North Dakota; 16.) Flagstaff, Arizona; 17.) Blacksburg, Virginia; 18.) Lafayette, Indiana; 19.) Morgantown, West Virginia; 20.) Bellingham, Washington
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