Top localities The American Institute for Economic Research ranked the top localities in which to attend college. Here are the top five in the four population categories.
Major metros:
localities with 2.5 million or more residents:
1. New York City
2. San Francisco
3. Boston
4. Washington
5. Seattle
Midsize metros:
1 million to 2.5 million
residents:
1. San Jose, Calif.
2. Austin, Texas
3. Hartford, Conn.
4. Raleigh, N.C.
5. Denver
Small metros:
250,000 to 1 million residents:
1. Boulder, Colo.
2. Bridgeport, Conn.
3. Ann Arbor, Mich.
4. Gainesville, Fla.
5. Madison, Wis.
College towns:
fewer than 250,000 residents:
1. Ithaca, N.Y.
2. State College, Pa.
3. Ames, Iowa
4. Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
5. Iowa City, Iowa
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