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College Rankings - Best Schools for City Living

One of the coolest things about going to school in a major city is that there's always something going on, whether it's concerts, theater performances, or athletic events. Here's a list of the schools where students experience city living at its finest.

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1
New York University
New York, NY		$38,765
10.00 / 10
2
Boston University
Boston, MA		$39,864
9.89 / 10
3
Florida International University
Miami, FL		$17,502
9.89 / 10
4
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX		$30,006
9.89 / 10
5
UMN
Minneapolis, MN		$15,466
9.85 / 10
6
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA		$21,634
9.78 / 10
7
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA		$20,751
9.74 / 10
8
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA		$23,852
9.70 / 10
9
DePaul University
Chicago, IL		$27,343
9.63 / 10
10
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL		$21,284
9.61 / 10
11
University of Washington
Seattle, WA		$24,367
9.61 / 10
12
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL		$20,005
9.59 / 10
13
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH		$22,251
9.57 / 10
14
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA		$31,835
9.57 / 10
15
George Washington University
Washington, DC		$41,655
9.55 / 10
16
Howard University
Washington, DC		$16,075
9.50 / 10
17
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA		$37,424
9.50 / 10
18
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA		$25,708
9.48 / 10
19
Metropolitan State Denver
Denver, CO		$14,440
9.46 / 10
20
Northeastern University
Boston, MA		$35,362
9.46 / 10
21
American University
Washington, DC		$34,973
9.44 / 10
22
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY		$11,592
9.44 / 10
23
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA		$15,900
9.44 / 10
24
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL		$36,188
9.44 / 10
25
Georgetown University
Washington, DC		$39,036
9.42 / 10

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
For additional information we encourage you to visit school websites or contact the schools directly.