Anonymous wrote:CU-Boulder

Boulder - great quality of life! Academics depends on degree program and student's focus and drive. Same goes for Colo. State in Fort Collins - very very nice small city.

Anonymous wrote:Pitt - students get to bus anywhere for free (plus discount tickets to Pirates/Steelers/Penguines), is an awesome city with much to do and see and explore. Lots of different neighborhoods with every type of food you could imagine. Also has living learning communities to make a large college feel a little smaller. But it's not a super large state school, I think around 20k undergrad

Pittsburgh is a very nice small city with much to do! Plus Carnegie Mellon which is very strong in STEM and Art / Architecture. And Duquesne U. for a smaller catholic univ.

If your child liked Vermont but felt it too small, they'll like U of WI, both schools are predominantly white

Anonymous wrote:No cities or big college towns. But big enough that you won't run into people you know.

Is Iowa City a big college town?
Is Madison a city?

No cities of what size? NY, Boston, Los Angeles? Or No Pittsuburgh, Cleveland, Madison?

CU-Boulder

Also, what about University of Washington?

Anonymous wrote:Your description made me think of College of Charleston (which was already mentioned) and Pitt. I would also consider Tulane.

Pitt and Tulane are fantastic suggestions

Anonymous wrote:Madison is what you want. Burlington is like Madison, but Madison is larger so you won't be able to explore it all in 2 days. Walking around the lakes with headphones is the perfect way to escape. But it isn't a major city, just a really nice sized city. There is a reason it is consistently ranked as one of the top college towns.

+yup. Madison is great. It’s a small city on a beautiful lake. Huge university.

Kalamazoo is a cute city. It’s definitely smaller and a mix of urban/college and families. There’s a medical school downtown, plus Kalamazoo College, plus WMU all within a couple miles of each other. There are several huge companies headquartered there which make for great internships (Stryker, Pfizer..)

If your child has a car, Detroit and Chicago are both 2 hrs away if wanting a bigger city (can even take a $7/ticket train to Chicago). Plus cute Lake Michigan towns and beaches within 45 min-1 hr.

Anonymous wrote:No cities or big college towns. But big enough that you won't run into people you know.

Is Iowa City a big college town?
Is Madison a city?

Iowa City is 77,000. Didn’t a PP say Madison is 250,000? So what is your magic number?

No cities or big college towns. But big enough that you won't run into people you know.

Is Iowa City a big college town?
Is Madison a city?

Your description made me think of College of Charleston (which was already mentioned) and Pitt. I would also consider Tulane.

What about school on the Main Line outside Philadelphia?

I have a family member going to Holy Cross. Regardless of what you think of Worcester, the city and campus aren’t socially that connected. HC is on a hill and students don’t venture into the city as much as you might. HC also has a small student population so the city doesn’t prioritize student entertainment. They end up blending in with local families.

Cleveland