Largest populations without a public university in commuting range that is not highly selective

[ucbalumnus]

@simba9

Except for Tennessee State, which is a HBCU, I was surprised that there was no public university in Nashville. The closest one is Middle Tennessee State, where my daughter went, which is about 35 miles away from downtown. She did the drive from Nashville multiple times a week.

Was your daughter studying something that was not available at Tennessee State but was available at Middle Tennessee State?