College Ranker Names the 50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- College Ranker has released the 50 best college towns to live in forever. This list highlights 50 college towns around the US that can provide a permanent home for college students after they have completed their collegiate experience. Every city and town in America with a college or university was considered and weighed, and these 50 were chosen based on metrics and statistics involving strength of local schools, vibrancy of the local economy, and family friendliness.

The full ranking can be viewed here: http://www.collegeranker.com/ranking/best-college-towns/

Mackenzi Flannery, the article's author, had this to say: "Hundreds of cities and towns hope to retain their students after graduation and incorporate their newly acquired skills into the local economy. It's a competitive environment for attracting college graduates, and these 50 college towns have well positioned themselves to retain their local college students for a lifetime."

The complete list can be seen here (in alphabetical order):
Ames, Iowa
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Asheville, North Carolina
Athens, Georgia
Athens, Ohio
Auburn, Alabama
Beaufort, South Carolina
Berkeley, California
Bloomington, Indiana
Boulder, Colorado
Bozeman, Montana
Brunswick, Georgia
Burlington, Vermont
Charlottesville, Virginia
Columbus, Mississippi
Corvallis, Oregon
Duluth, Minnesota
Durham, North Carolina
East Lansing, Michigan
Eugene, Oregon
Fargo, North Dakota
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Flagstaff, Arizona
Fort Collins, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Ithaca, New York
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawton, Oklahoma
Lincoln, Nebraska
Logan, Utah
Long Beach, California
Madison, Wisconsin
Malibu, California
Manhattan, Kansas
Monroe, Louisiana
Morgantown, West Virginia
Oxford, Mississippi
Panama City, Florida
Provo, Utah
Santa Cruz, California
Savannah, Georgia
South Bend, Indiana
St. Augustine, Florida
State College, Pennsylvania
Syracuse, New York
Tempe, Arizona
Troy, Alabama
Vermillion, South Dakota
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Williamsburg, Virginia

About CollegeRanker.com: Our purpose is to research all factors of college life, both educational and lifestyle, and then present helpful information and guides to potential college students with the goal of helping them make the most important decision of their lives.

Contact:
Mackenzi Flannery
Phone: 609.784.2421
http://www.collegeranker.com/contact/

SOURCE College Ranker

Related Links

http://www.collegeranker.com/ranking/best-college-towns

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED