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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
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX		$30,006
9.98 / 10
3
UMN
Minneapolis, MN		$15,466
9.91 / 10
4
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL		$21,284
9.81 / 10
5
Boston University
Boston, MA		$39,864
9.81 / 10
6
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA		$20,751
9.76 / 10
7
DePaul University
Chicago, IL		$27,343
9.74 / 10
8
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA		$21,634
9.72 / 10
9
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA		$23,852
9.68 / 10
10
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH		$22,251
9.68 / 10
11
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA		$36,090
9.61 / 10
12
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA		$27,874
9.61 / 10
13
Florida International University
Miami, FL		$18,077
9.59 / 10
14
University of Washington
Seattle, WA		$24,367
9.59 / 10
15
Northeastern University
Boston, MA		$35,362
9.57 / 10
16
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA		$30,935
9.55 / 10
17
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA		$15,900
9.53 / 10
18
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL		$20,005
9.53 / 10
19
George Washington University
Washington, DC		$41,655
9.51 / 10
20
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL		$36,188
9.46 / 10
21
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY		$10,359
9.46 / 10
22
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL		$24,424
9.44 / 10
23
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY		$11,592
9.44 / 10
24
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA		$37,424
9.44 / 10
25
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV		$17,437
9.40 / 10

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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.