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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Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
$31,283 842
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Barnard College
New York, NY
$30,868 2,400
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Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI
$18,440 1,980
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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
$21,846 10,146
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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
$21,284 11,138
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Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
$19,900 3,533
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
$27,343 16,257
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Emmanuel College - Massachusetts
Boston, MA
$34,450 2,256
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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
$22,978 2,644
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Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$33,846 3,165
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McGill University
Montreal, QC
$15,420 24,065
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New York University
New York, NY
$38,765 21,759
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North Central University
Minneapolis, MN
$17,400 1,117
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Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
$21,900 1,595
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Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
$25,965 1,516
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Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
$28,310 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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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
$36,240 1,933
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Art Inst. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$37,560 2,375
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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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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
$41,782 2,240
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
$28,298 7,640