<p>^^^ Georgetown University is well-located with respect to places many college students and 20-somethings would find attractive. It’s a fairly short bus ride away from DC’s “central business and cultural core” (the Mall etc.) Shopping and night-life along M Street and Wisconsin Ave are within easy walking distance. </p>
<p>The University of Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood isn’t exactly a College Town. ~30 minutes of public transportation separate the university from attractions in the downtown Loop area. That’s after a long walk to the train platform (up to 1 mile away), if that is how you choose to travel. I don’t have a clear idea of the total walk + transit time to downtown by bus.</p>
<p>Harvard and Columbia would be two other contenders, among comparable universities, for accessibility to urban attractions. Many LACs are in more rural or small town locations. Macalester (St. Paul MN) is an exception. Other possibilities: the Claremont Colleges, Colorado College, Occidental, Reed.</p>