What are the best college towns?

[Anonymous]

Flagstaff

[Anonymous]

New Orleans isn’t a college town but it’s a pretty great place to be a college student

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PSU

As in State College? Maybe all time bottom 50 of towns that I've spent time in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boston

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that no one has mentioned Austin yet shows what a bunch of parochial rubes are on this forum.

Seriously though, Austin is an awesome place to spend four years or just a long weekend.

Austin doesn't revolve around UT anymore = It's no longer a college town. Still a great spot, no doubt, and a great place to go to college.

[Anonymous]

Philadelphia
Providence
Pittsburg
NOLA
Boulder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Philadelphia
Providence
Pittsburg
NOLA
Boulder

Really?? Philadelphia?

[Anonymous]

Gainesville, of course!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blacksburg

How does Harrisonburg compare to Blacksburg?

[Anonymous]

We liked Madison WI and Burlington VT
Charlottesville in nice
Chapel Hill is small and boring

[Anonymous]

So many of these are not “towns” but cities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Philadelphia
Providence
Pittsburg
NOLA
Boulder

PIttsburgh is a great college town/city!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many of these are not “towns” but cities

That's ok.

[Anonymous]

Evanston

[Anonymous]

Boulder has a fantastic connection between the campus and the community.