<p>You might look at Pitzer in California and Haverford in PA. Pomona isn’t out of the question, either, imo. (While Claremont isn’t really urban, Los Angeles certainly is, and very close) Your son is only a sophomore, and if he can keep up his gpa and continues with his music and other passions, he’ll be an attractive candidate to many colleges. Keep in mind that LACs look for promising out of state students (they like someone from every state if possible) and boys have a slight advantage, just due to the numbers of applicants. He seems like a great kid!</p>