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Colleges by Rankings: Local Atmosphere

A high Local Atmosphere grade indicates that the area surrounding campus is safe and scenic. Other factors include nearby attractions, proximity to other schools, and the town’s attitude toward students.

Boston UniversityA+
Emerson CollegeA+
Georgetown UniversityA+
Harvard UniversityA+
MITA+
New York UniversityA+
Northeastern UniversityA+
UCLAA+
University of Texas at AustinA+
American UniversityA
Barnard CollegeA
Boston CollegeA
Columbia UniversityA
Fashion Institute of TechnologyA
Hofstra UniversityA
Howard UniversityA
Hunter CollegeA
Northern Arizona UniversityA
Ohio State UniversityA
San Diego State UniversityA
The George Washington UniversityA
UC San DiegoA
University of Central FloridaA
University of MiamiA
University of San FranciscoA
Arizona State UniversityA-
Brown UniversityA-
Clark Atlanta UniversityA-
Drexel UniversityA-
Emory UniversityA-
Georgia TechA-
Loyola Marymount UniversityA-
Loyola University ChicagoA-
Macalester CollegeA-
Occidental CollegeA-
Reed CollegeA-
Rhode Island School of DesignA-
Rollins CollegeA-
Saint Joseph's UniversityA-
Seattle UniversityA-
Simmons CollegeA-
Southern Methodist UniversityA-
Spelman CollegeA-
Temple UniversityA-
Tufts UniversityA-
UC BerkeleyA-
University of ChicagoA-
University of ColoradoA-
University of GeorgiaA-
University of MinnesotaA-
University of PennsylvaniaA-
University of San DiegoA-
University of South FloridaA-
University of Southern CaliforniaA-
University of VermontA-
University of WashingtonA-
University of WisconsinA-
UNLVA-
Valparaiso UniversityA-