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Cities with the Highest
Percentage of College Students
| Storrs, Connecticut |
81.9% |
| Kingston, Rhode Island |
77.5% |
| Isla Vista, California |
76.6% |
| Durham, New Hampshire |
75.0% |
| Stanford, California |
73.6% |
| Amherst Center, Massach |
71.3% |
| Athens, Ohio |
71.1% |
| State College, Pennsylvania |
71.1% |
| Alfred, New York |
68.8% |
| South Hill, New York |
68.2% |
Campus Visit: See For Yourself
Your image of a campus through its website or viewbook may be totally changed when you see and explore a campus for yourself. Be your own investigator:
- See and hear things for yourself
- Stay overnight in a dorm, if possible
- Walk around the neighborhood outside of campus
- Most importantly: imagine living on that campus and in those surroundings.
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Why and How We Recommend Schools
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