College Rankings - Local Atmosphere

Making the grade: A high Local Atmosphere grade indicates that the area surrounding campus is safe and scenic. Other factors include nearby attractions, proximity to other schools, and the town’s attitude toward students. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
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Augsburg College
Minneapolis, MN
$28,864 3,124
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Barnard College
New York, NY
$30,868 2,400
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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
$22,360 4,360
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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
$21,284 11,138
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Columbia University
New York, NY
$41,316 7,693
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Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
$18,690 3,533
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
$27,343 16,257
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George Washington University
Washington, DC
$41,655 10,505
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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$35,419 5,833
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Marymount University
Arlington, VA
$23,426 2,224
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MIT
Cambridge, MA
$37,782 4,232
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McGill University
Montreal, QC
$15,420 24,065
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Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
$27,100 2,387
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Rice University
Houston, TX
$32,057 3,342
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Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
$25,000 3,919
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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
$27,810 3,015
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
$35,160 6,228
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St. Edward's University
Austin, TX
$28,300 4,476
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University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$36,292 5,111
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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$37,424 5,327
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University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX
$30,006 38,168
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Vanguard Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
$26,342 1,652
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Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
$31,283 842
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American University
Washington, DC
$34,973 6,648
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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
$30,310 2,422