<p>I am looking for a list of Colleges that a) Are in an exciting (and not too run down) part of a MAJOR city - but, also have a real live college campus:</p>
<p>Two that qualify are Penn and UCLA</p>
<p>USC almost qualifies, but the surrounding area is just a little too sketchy
NYU doesn't qualify because there is really no campus
GWU barely has a campus</p>
<p>Can you help me add to the list that starts with UCLA and Penn?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Columbia
Northwestern
Washington University in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins
UChicago
Emory
Tufts
Boston University</p>
<p>There are a lot more. What do you want to study?</p>
<p>OSU makes its own campus, and is in Columbus, a pretty big city. As far as exciting goes, if you're into sports, you can't do better.</p>
<p>Depends on your major, but OSU has solid (if not outstanding) programs in all areas and some outstanding areas as well.</p>
<p>Penn is in a "sketchier" part of its city than USC is. If you are willing to put up with Penn's neighborhood you should be able to handle USC.</p>
<p>Technically speaking, Northwestern and Tufts should not qualify since both are located in inner-ring suburbs just outside of their respective major cities.</p>
<p>I'd like to study Biology. I added USC to the list, to be fair. It IS smack dab in the middle of LA.</p>
<p>Great help so far</p>
<p>UCLA
Penn
USC
Ohio State
Washington University in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins
UChicago
Emory
Boston University</p>
<p>Where else????</p>
<p>Rice, Georgetown</p>
<p>Harvard and MIT are both in Cambridge/Boston, the ultimate college area. I'm very fond of the U of C and the campus is beautiful, but to call Hyde Park an exciting part of the city is a bit of a stretch (I used to think that Hyde Park was like Cambridge with everything to do taken out. But things have improved since then. :) ) DePaul in Lincoln Park should be considered. The area of Chicago fits. Whether it has enough of a campus for you I'm not sure.</p>
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Technically speaking, Northwestern and Tufts should not qualify since both are located in inner-ring suburbs just outside of their respective major cities.
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<p>But practically speaking, Northwestern qualifies. :) The suburb borders Chicago; the distance between it and downtown Chicago is about the same as the distance between UCLA and downtown LA; all the good Chicago neighborhoods are pretty much between downtown Chicago and Northwestern.</p>
<p>I second the Rice suggestion - Rice Village is a nice area of Houston and the campus is well-defined. Ditto for SMU in Dallas. The areas of Nashville surrounding Vandy are generally pretty upscale, with lots of bars, restaurants, etc. </p>
<p>I haven't visited Pittsburgh (just driven through it a few times) but I hear that Carnegie Mellon and Pitt are in a nice area just east of downtown. Maybe also the U of Washington? Also never been there and don't know how much of a campus feel there is, but it is smack dab in the middle of Seattle. To me, the U of Minn. definitely has an urban feel, and it is tough to tell where the campus and surrounding city begin and end.</p>
<p>[yeah, I was being a bit of a smart-aleck about Northwestern, ha ha... close enough in my book]</p>
<p>Boston University in no way has a cohesive campus. Boston College is boderline suburb/urban. Northeastern has a real campus and is in Boston.</p>
<p>Please critique and/or add - Colleges that a) Are in an exciting part of a MAJOR city - but, b) also have a real live college campus:</p>
<p>UCLA
Penn
USC
Ohio State
Washington University in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins
UChicago
Emory
Boston University
Rice
Georgetown
Harvard
MIT
Depaul
SMU
Vanderbilt
Pitt
CMU
U of Washington
U of Minnesota
Northeastern</p>
<p>Georgetown University Hoyas
Washington University in St. Louis Bears
Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays
Carnegie Mellon University Tartans
Vanderbilt University Commodores
Emory University Eagles
University of Chicago Maroons</p>