Top 25 Best College Towns in America from Niche.com. Find more rankings of cities, town, and suburbs at local.niche.com.

1. TOP 25
Best College Towns
in America

2. 25. Blacksburg, VA
colleges: Virginia Tech

3. 24. Houghton, MI
colleges: Michigan Technological University
Photo: Andrew Jameson

4. 23. Platteville, WI
colleges: University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Photo: Platteville Chamber of Commerce

5. 22. Flagstaff, AZ
colleges: Northern Arizona University

6. 21. College Station, TX
colleges: Texas A&M University
Photo: Aggie0083

7. 20. Stevens Point, WI
colleges: University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point
Photo: David Wilson

8. 19. Moscow, ID
colleges: University of Idaho, New Saint Andrews College

9. 18. Bloomington, IN
colleges: Indiana University Bloomington

10. 17. Morgantown, WV
colleges: West Virginia University

11. 16. Brookings, SD
colleges: South Dakota State University
Photo: Alexis Hora

12. 15. Decorah, IA
colleges: Luther College
Photo: Karen Noecker

13. 14. Boone, NC
colleges: Appalachian State University

14. 13. Charlottesville, VA
colleges: University of Virginia

15. 12. Logan UT
colleges: Utah State University

16. 11. Iowa City, IA
colleges: University of Iowa

17. 10. West Lafayette, IN
colleges: Purdue University

18. 9. Corvallis, OR
colleges: Oregon State University

19. 8. Santa Cruz, CA
colleges: UC Santa Cruz

20. 7. Ames, IA
colleges: Iowa State University
Photo: Tim Kiser

21. 6. Bozeman, MT
colleges: Montana State University

22. 5. Chapel Hill, NC
colleges: University of north Carolina - Chapel Hill

23. 4. Durango, CO
colleges: Fort Lewis College

24. 3. San Luis Obispo, CA
colleges: California Polytechnic State University

25. 2. State College, PA
colleges: Penn State University

26. 1. Santa Barbara, CA
colleges: UC Santa Barbara, Westmont College, Antioch University

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