This is a list of college towns : towns and small cities that are socioeconomically dominated by a college or university (but not student quarters of larger cities), sorted by continent.
Generally, to be classified as a college town, a town should exhibit one or more of the following:
The town's cultural identity, social life, and public events are strongly shaped by the institution.
The college or university is a major or primary employer, and its presence significantly influences the local economy.
College or university students form a significant proportion of the town's population, often taken to be 20 per cent or more.[ 1]
Legon (University of Ghana , Presbyterian Boy's Secondary School , Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration , University of Professional Studies, Accra )
Cape Coast (University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast Technical University , St. Augustine's College, Adisadel College , Ghana National College )
Kumasi (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology , Kumasi Technical University , Prempeh College )
Ho (University of Health and Allied Sciences , Ho Technical University )
Winneba (University of Education, Winneba
Tamale (University of Development Studies , Tamale Technical University )
Songjiang University Town , Shanghai (Shanghai International Studies University , Donghua University , DeTao Master Academy, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art , East China University of Political Science and Law , Shanghai University of International Business and Economics , Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce , and Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences )
Suzhou Dushu Lake Higher Education Town (Features the Renmin University of China, Soochow University , Nanjing University , Xi'an Jiantong-Liverpool University, Skema Business School , Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School , as well as campuses for the National University of Singapore , University of Science and Technology of China , Shandong University , Wuhan University , Sichuan University , North China Electric Power University , and much more).
University Town of Shenzhen (Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University , Graduate School at Shenzhen, Peking University , Graduate School at Shenzhen, Harbin Institute of Technology , South University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen University , and more).
Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (Sun Yat-sen University , South China University of Technology , South China Normal University , Guangzhou University , Xinghai Conservatory of Music , and Jinan University )
Wudaokou , Beijing (Tsinghua University , Beijing Language and Culture University , Beihang University , Peking University , and more.)
Bandung (Bandung Institute of Technology , Parahyangan Catholic University , Universitas Islam Bandung , Maranatha Christian University , Indonesia University of Education , Telkom University )
Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency (Padjadjaran University , Bandung Institute of Technology , Institute of Home Affairs Governance)
Jember (Jember University )
Malang (Brawijaya University , State University of Malang , Muhammadiyah University of Malang, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University Malang)
Purwokerto (Jenderal Soedirman University , Telkom University, Purwokerto , Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri State Islamic University)
Sleman Regency (Gadjah Mada University )
Surakarta (Sebelas Maret University )
Kubang Pasu , Kedah (Universiti Utara Malaysia , Polytechnic of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, Malaysia Agricultural College (Kolej Pertanian Malaysia), Industrial Training Institute (ILP), Bandar Darulaman Community College (Kolej Komuniti Bandar Darulaman), Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM), Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN)).
Kampar, Perak (The location of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman as well as Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology main campuses).
Pagoh , Muar , Johor (Houses the Bandar Universiti Pagoh higher educational hub).
Skudai , Johor Bahru , Johor (Location of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia main campus).
Kota Samarahan , Sarawak (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak , Universiti Teknologi MARA Kota Samarahan Campus (2 campuses), Institute of Teacher Education (Tun Abdul Razak Campus), Kota Samarahan Industrial Training Institute (ILPKS) and AAA Zenith Services (English language service provider cum educational consultancy company)).
Sepanggar , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah (The location of the main campus for Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). City University Malaysia Sabah branch campus, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology Sabah branch campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sabah main campus, Kota Kinabalu Industrial Training Institute (ILPKK), Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic, MARA Skills Institute, Kota Kinabalu campus as well as smaller educational and skills institutions located within Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP), are all situated here).
Baguio (University of the Philippines Baguio , Saint Louis University , University of Baguio , Baguio Central University , and University of the Cordilleras )
Baybay, Leyte (Visayas State University )
Batac, Ilocos Norte (Mariano Marcos State University )
Dumaguete (Silliman University , Negros Oriental State University , Foundation University , and St. Paul University Dumaguete )
Iloilo City (Central Philippine University , University of the Philippines Visayas , West Visayas State University , University of San Agustin , Iloilo Science and Technology University , University of Iloilo , St. Paul University Iloilo , and John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University )
La Trinidad, Benguet (Benguet State University )
Lopez, Quezon (Lopez Campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines , South Luzon Campus of the Philippine Normal University , Quezon Campus of the Technological University of the Philippines , Lopez Campus of Laguna State Polytechnic University )
Los Baños, Laguna (University of the Philippines Los Baños )
Marawi (Mindanao State University )
Mintal, Davao City (University of the Philippines Mindanao )
Muñoz (Central Luzon State University )
Musuan , Maramag, Bukidnon (Central Mindanao University )
Manila (University Belt )
Cebu City (Don Bosco Technical College-Cebu, Inc. , University of San Carlos , University of San Jose-Recoletos , University of the Visayas , University of Cebu , University of the Philippines Cebu , Cebu Institute of Technology – University , Southwestern University (Philippines) , Cebu Normal University , Cebu Technological University , Cebu Doctors' University , Velez College , Saint Theresa's College of Cebu , University of Southern Philippines Foundation , Cebu Institute of Medicine , Asian College of Technology , Cebu Eastern College , Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology , College of Technological Sciences–Cebu )
Wenzizun , New Taipei (Fu Jen Catholic University , and Ming Chi University of Technology )
Hsinchu (National Tsing Hua University , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University , Chung Hua University , Hsuan Chuang University , Yuanpei University of Medical Technology , and National Hsinchu University of Education )
Huwei Township (National Formosa University )
Puli Township (National Chi Nan University )
Miaoli City (National United University )
Minxiong Township (National Chiayi University , WuFeng University and National Chung Cheng University )
Pingtung City (National Pingtung University )
Shoufeng Township (National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan Hospitality and Tourism University )
Taipei University Special Zone (National Taipei University , National Academy for Educational Research
Hall in Tirol (UMIT – Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology )
Innsbruck (University of Innsbruck , Medical University of Innsbruck , MCI Management Center Innsbruck )
Klagenfurt (University of Klagenfurt )
Krems an der Donau (University for Continuing Education Krems , IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems )
Kufstein (University of Applied Sciences Kufstein )
Linz (Anton Bruckner Private University , Catholic Private University Linz , Johannes Kepler University Linz , University of Art and Design Linz )
Leoben (University of Leoben )
Salzburg (University of Salzburg , Paracelsus Medical University , Mozarteum University Salzburg , Alma Mater Europaea )
Aachen (RWTH Aachen University )
Bamberg (University of Bamberg )
Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth )
Bielefeld (University of Bielefeld )
Bochum (Ruhr University Bochum )
Bonn (University of Bonn )
Braunschweig (Braunschweig University of Technology , Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig , Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel )
Bremen (University of Bremen , Jacobs University Bremen )
Chemnitz (Chemnitz University of Technology )
Clausthal-Zellerfeld (Clausthal University of Technology )
Cottbus (Brandenburg University of Technology )
Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Technology )
Duisburg (University of Duisburg-Essen )
Eichstätt (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt )
Erfurt (University of Erfurt )
Erlangen (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg )
Essen (University of Duisburg-Essen )
Flensburg (University of Flensburg )
Frankfurt (Oder) (Viadrina European University
Freiberg (Freiberg University of Mining and Technology )
Freiburg im Breisgau (Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg , International University of Cooperative Education, Protestant University for Applied Sciences Freiburg , University of Freiburg )
Friedrichshafen (Zeppelin University )
Garching (Technical University of Munich )
Giessen (University of Giessen )
Göttingen (University of Göttingen )
Greifswald (University of Greifswald )
Halle (Saale) (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg )
Heidelberg (Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Schiller International University , University of Applied Sciences in Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg )[ 6]
Hildesheim (University of Hildesheim )
Ilmenau (Technical University of Ilmenau
Ingolstadt (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt )
Jena (University of Applied Sciences in Jena, University of Jena )
Kaiserslautern (Kaiserslautern University of Technology )
Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology )
Kassel (University of Kassel , Summer University , International Winter University (IWU) Kassel )
Kiel (University of Kiel )
Koblenz (University of Koblenz-Landau )
Konstanz (University of Applied Sciences in Konstanz, University of Konstanz )
Landau (University of Koblenz-Landau )
Lübeck (University of Lübeck , Lübeck University of Applied Sciences )
Lüneburg (Leuphana University of Lüneburg )
Magdeburg (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg )
Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz )
Mannheim (University of Mannheim , Mannheim University of Applied Sciences )
Marburg (University of Marburg )
Münster (University of Münster )
Oldenburg (University of Oldenburg )
Osnabrück (Osnabrück University )
Paderborn (University of Paderborn )
Passau (University of Passau )
Potsdam (University of Potsdam )
Regensburg (University of Regensburg )
Rostock (University of Rostock )
Saarbrücken (University of Saarland )
Senftenberg (Brandenburg University of Technology )
Siegen (University of Siegen )
Speyer (German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer )
Trier (University of Trier )
Tübingen (University of Tübingen )
Ulm (University of Ulm )
Vechta (University of Vechta )
Weimar (University of Vechta )
Witten (Witten/Herdecke University )
Wittenberg (University of Halle-Wittenberg
Wuppertal (University of Wuppertal )
Würzburg (University of Würzburg )
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol[ edit ]
Białystok (University of Białystok , Bialystok University of Technology , Medical University of Białystok )
Bydgoszcz (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz , Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology , Nicolaus Copernicus University Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz )
Gdańsk (University of Gdańsk , Gdańsk University of Technology , Medical University of Gdańsk )
Kielce (Jan Kochanowski University , Kielce University of Technology )
Kraków [ 6]
Lublin (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University , John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , Lublin University of Technology , Medical University of Lublin )
Łódź (University of Łódź , Łódź University of Technology , Medical University of Łódź )
Rzeszów (University of Rzeszów , Rzeszów University of Technology )
Toruń (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń , Rzeszów University of Technology )
Wrocław (University of Wrocław , Wrocław University of Science and Technology , Wrocław Medical University , Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences , Wrocław University of Economics , SWPS University )
An Office for National Statistics analysis of towns and cities in England and Wales in 2021 identified that a high share of 16 to 24 year olds in the population was linked to the presence of a university, across all sizes of town and city outside of London. One of the main findings was that: "While most small towns had a relatively low share of 16- to 24-year-olds, shares were higher in the small number of small towns with a university." The average proportion of 16 to 24 year olds across England and Wales was 10.69 per cent.[ 7] The presence of a university has also been linked to a high proportion of the population working in education; the top quintile for this across all built-up areas in England and Wales is 14.1 per cent and above.[ 8]
The UK settlements with the highest proportion (over 30 per cent) of full-time students are St Andrews in Scotland (53 per cent), Aberystwyth and Bangor in Wales (both 42 per cent), and Durham and Canterbury in England (both 35 per cent). With the exception of Canterbury, these towns are dominated by a single institution that was established as a university or university college before the end of the 19th century. Canterbury has three universities – one established in the 1960s and two that became universities in the 21st century.
Towns and cities with a university and a high proportion of 16 to 24 year olds (over 75 per cent above the average across England and Wales) in 2019 are listed below,[ 9] [ a] along with the 2021 population of their built up area (BUA),[ 10] the 2020/21 enrolment in their universities,[ 11] [ b] the proportion of people in the BUA employed in the education sector[ 8] and the proportion of people in the BUA who identified in the census as full-time students (England average 7.7 per cent).[ 12]
The BUA with the highest proportion of full-time students is Durham, with 35 per cent of the economically active population, closely followed by the multi-university city of Canterbury. The largest BUA to have over 20 per cent of its population composed of full-time students is Nottingham, at 24 per cent, with a population of almost 300,000, while the largest BUA containing only a single major institution is Exeter, with a population of over 125,000 and 21 per cent full-time students.
Town name
Universities
16 to 25
Population
Enrolment
Ratio
Employment in education
Full-time students
Penryn
Falmouth University
36%
11,195
6,000[ c]
54%
13.8%
29.8%
University of Exeter
Canterbury
University of Kent
33%
55,090
18,585[ d]
79%
19.4%
34.7%
Canterbury Christ Church University
16,355
University for the Creative Arts
8,420[ e]
Durham
Durham University
32%
50,510
20,645
41%
21.1%
35.2%
Egham, Surrey
Royal Holloway, University of London
28%
28,000
12,295
44%
12.1%
29.9%
Loughborough
Loughborough University
27%
64,860
18,335
28%
17.1%
28.6%
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire
25%
41,560
30,100
72%
8.3%
28.0%
Bath
University of Bath
23%
94,080
18,555
30%
14.9%
22.7%
Bath Spa University
9,235
Oxford
Oxford Brookes University
22%
170,805
17,810
26%
23.2%
25.6%
University of Oxford
27,150
Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
22%
299,790
38,995[ f]
25%
10.7%
23.9%
University of Nottingham
35,785
Falmouth
Falmouth University )
21%
24,070
6,170[ g]
26%
11.7%
19.8%
Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University ;
21%
152,740
32,180[ h]
36%
21.1%
24.6%
University of Cambridge
22,155
Guildford
University of Surrey
20%
77,880
16,565
21%
12.5%
20.9%
Lincoln
University of Lincoln
20%
104,555
17,565
19%
9.6%
18.3%
Bishop Grosseteste University
2,465
Exeter
University of Exeter
20%
126,175
30,250[ i]
24%
13.6%
20.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle University
20%
286,445
27,775
16%
11.0%
19.5%
Northumbria University Newcastle
31,860[ j]
Lancaster
University of Lancaster
19%
52,655
17,470
51%
17.9%
19.6%
University of Cumbria
9,280[ k]
Proportions of full-time students from the 2022 Census for Scotland by census settlement[ 19]
Towns and cities with a university and a high proportion of 16 to 24 year olds in 2019:[ 9]
Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Saint Francis Xavier University )
Church Point, Nova Scotia (Université Sainte-Anne )
Guelph, Ontario (University of Guelph )
Kingston, Ontario (Queen's University at Kingston , Royal Military College of Canada )
Peterborough, Ontario (Trent University )
Sackville, New Brunswick (Mount Allison University )
Waterloo, Ontario (University of Waterloo , Wilfrid Laurier University )
Wolfville, Nova Scotia (Acadia University )
Blake Gumprecht wrote the first major study of US college towns in 2008.[ 20] [ 1] For this work, he identified 305 cities where enrolment in 4-year colleges was more than 20% of the population and which met other criteria, including having an urban-area population of less than 350,000 and being physically separated from any larger city.[ 1] : 2–3 He specifically mentioned Austin, Texas , which is dominated by the state government, and of Tempe, Arizona , which is part of a larger urban area, as examples of places that have some of the characteristics of college towns but that he does not include.[ 1] : 1 The study covered 60 towns, including three cities located in urban areas that were noted as not meeting the criteria: Cambridge, Massachusetts , Berkeley, California and Claremont, California .[ 1] : xix The full list of college towns that met the criteria in 2000 was published online as supplemental material.[ 21]
Gumprecht's college towns had a median population (in 2000) of 11,998, a median enrolment of 6,153, a median enrolment to population ratio of 48%, a median fraction of the population in the 18–24 age range of 31%, and a median fraction of employment in education of 21%.[ 21] Most colleges in college towns were established in the 19th century, with a median establishment date of 1883. There are 12 (4% of the total) from post-1945, with the most recent being Saratoga Springs , where the first college in the town was founded or moved there in 1971.[ 21]
Angwin (Pacific Union College )[ 21]
Arcata (Humboldt State University )[ 21]
Azusa (Azusa Pacific University )
Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley )[ 22]
Chico (California State University, Chico )[ 21]
Davis (University of California, Davis )[ 21]
Irvine (University of California, Irvine )
La Verne (University of La Verne )
Loma Linda (Loma Linda University )
Long Beach (California State University Long Beach )[ 22]
Malibu (Pepperdine University )[ 22]
Moraga (St. Mary's College of California )
Orange (Chapman University )
Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona )
Redlands (University of Redlands )
Riverside (University of California, Riverside , California Baptist University , La Sierra University )
Rocklin (Sierra College , Jessup University )
San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University )[ 21]
San Marcos (California State University San Marcos )
Santa Barbara (University of California, Santa Barbara )[ 21]
Santa Clara (Santa Clara University )
Santa Cruz (University of California, Santa Cruz )[ 21] [ 22]
Seaside (California State University, Monterey Bay )
Turlock (California State University, Stanislaus )
Albany (Albany State University )
Athens (University of Georgia )[ 21] [ 22] [ 29]
Augusta (Augusta Technical College , Augusta University )
Blue Ridge (University of North Georgia )
Brunswick (College of Coastal Georgia )[ 22]
Carrollton (University of West Georgia )[ 21]
Columbus (Columbus State University , Columbus Technical College )
Dahlonega (University of North Georgia )[ 21]
Demorest (Piedmont University )[ 21]
Fort Valley (Fort Valley State University )[ 21]
Glennville (Southeastern Technical College )
Kennesaw (Kennesaw State University )
Lawrenceville (Georgia Gwinnett College , Gwinnett Technical College )
Madison (Georgia Military College Madison Campus)
Macon (Mercer University , Middle Georgia State University , Wesleyan College , Central Georgia Technical College , Fort Valley State University – satellite campus, Georgia College & State University – satellite campus)
Milledgeville (Georgia College & State University , Georgia Military College )[ 21]
Mount Vernon (Brewton-Parker College )[ 21]
Oxford (Oxford College )
Rome (Berry College , Shorter University )
Savannah (Armstrong Atlantic State University , Savannah State University , Savannah College of Art and Design , Savannah Law School )[ 22]
Statesboro (Georgia Southern University , East Georgia State College )[ 21] [ 1] : 25
Swainsboro (East Georgia State College , Southeastern Technical College )
Valdosta (Valdosta State University )[ 21]
Vidalia (Southeastern Technical College )
Waleska (Reinhardt University )[ 21]
Watkinsville (University of North Georgia )
Aurora (Aurora University )
Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan University )
Bourbonnais (Olivet Nazarene University )
Carbondale (Southern Illinois University Carbondale )[ 21] [ 1] : 218
Champaign–Urbana (University of Illinois )[ 21] [ 1] : 12,24,109,278
Charleston (Eastern Illinois University )[ 21]
Deerfield (Trinity International University )
DeKalb (Northern Illinois University )[ 21]
Downers Grove (Midwestern University )
East Peoria (Illinois Central College )
Edwardsville (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville )[ 21]
Elgin (Judson University )
Elmhurst (Elmhurst University )
Joliet (University of St. Francis )
Lebanon (McKendree University )[ 21]
Macomb (Western Illinois University )[ 21]
Naperville (North Central College , Northern Illinois University satellite campus, DePaul University satellite campus, College of DuPage Naperville Regional Center, Governors State University satellite campus, Northwestern College Naperville campus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Business & Industry Services campus)
Peoria (Bradley University )
River Forest (Dominican University , Concordia University )
Rockford (Rockford University )
Springfield (University of Illinois Springfield )
University Park (Governors State University )
Bemidji (Bemidji State University )[ 21]
Crookston (University of Minnesota Crookston )[ 21]
Duluth (University of Minnesota Duluth , Lake Superior College , College of St. Scholastica , University of Wisconsin–Superior , Duluth Business University )[ 22]
Faribault (South Central College )
Mankato (Minnesota State University, Mankato )[ 21]
Marshall (Southwest Minnesota State University )[ 21]
Moorhead (Minnesota State University, Moorhead , Concordia College )[ 32]
Morris (University of Minnesota Morris )[ 21]
Northfield (Carleton College , St. Olaf College )[ 21] [ 1] : 6
North Mankato (South Central College )
Pine City (Pine Technical and Community College )
St. Cloud (St. Cloud State University , College of St. Scholastica )[ 21]
St. Joseph (College of Saint Benedict )[ 21]
Saint Paul (Saint Catherine University , Concordia University , Hamline University , Macalester College , University of St. Thomas , Metropolitan State University , Saint Paul College , Mitchell Hamline School of Law )
St. Peter (Gustavus Adolphus College )[ 21]
Winona (Winona State University , St. Mary's University of Minnesota )[ 21] [ 33]
Alfred (Alfred University , Alfred State College )[ 21]
Aurora (Wells College )[ 35]
Binghamton (Binghamton University )[ 21]
Brockport (SUNY Brockport )[ 21] [ 1] : 6
Canton (St. Lawrence University , SUNY Canton )[ 21]
Clinton (Hamilton College )[ 21]
Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill )[ 21]
Cortland (State University of New York at Cortland )[ 21] [ 28]
Delhi (SUNY Delhi )[ 21]
Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia )[ 21]
Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo )[ 21]
Geneva (Hobart and William Smith Colleges )
Hamilton (Colgate University )[ 21]
Houghton (Houghton College )[ 21]
Ithaca (Cornell University , Ithaca College )[ 21] [ 22]
Newburgh (Mount Saint Mary College )
New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz )[ 21]
New Rochelle (Iona University )
Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta , Hartwick College )[ 21]
Oswego (SUNY Oswego )[ 21]
Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh )[ 21]
Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam , Clarkson University )[ 21]
Poughkeepsie (Vassar College , Marist College )[ 21]
Saratoga Springs (Skidmore College )[ 21]
Schenectady (Union College , Schenectady County Community College )
Seneca Falls (New York Chiropractic College )
Stony Brook (Stony Brook University )
Syracuse (Syracuse University , SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry , Le Moyne College , SUNY Upstate Medical University )[ 22]
Tivoli (Bard College )
Troy (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Russell Sage College , Hudson Valley Community College )
Utica (SUNY Polytechnic Institute , Utica University , Mohawk Valley Community College )
Valhalla (New York Medical College )
West Point (United States Military Academy )
Asheville (Shaw University , Lenoir-Rhyne University , University of North Carolina at Asheville , South College – Asheville)[ 22]
Banner Elk (Lees–McRae College )
Belmont (Belmont Abbey College )
Boiling Springs (Gardner-Webb University )[ 21]
Boone (Appalachian State University )[ 21]
Brevard (Brevard College )
Buies Creek (Campbell University )[ 21]
Chapel Hill (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill )[ 21] [ 34]
Cullowhee (Western Carolina University )[ 21]
Davidson (Davidson College )[ 21] [ 1] : 6
Durham (Duke University , North Carolina Central University )[ 22]
Elizabeth City (Mid-Atlantic Christian University )
Elon (Elon University )[ 21]
Fayetteville (Methodist University )
Greensboro (University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro College , Guilford College , North Carolina A & T State University , Bennett College , Elon University School of Law )
Greenville (East Carolina University )[ 21]
High Point (High Point University )
Laurinburg (St. Andrews University )
Mars Hill (Mars Hill University )[ 21]
Misenheimer (Pfeiffer University )
Montreat (Montreat College )
Mount Olive (University of Mount Olive )[ 21]
Murfreesboro (Chowan University )
Pembroke (University of North Carolina at Pembroke )[ 21]
Raleigh (North Carolina State University , Campbell University -Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law , Meredith College , William Peace University , Shaw University , St. Augustine's University )
Rocky Mount (North Carolina Wesleyan University )
Salisbury (Catawba College , Livingstone College )
Wilmington (University of North Carolina at Wilmington )
Wilson (Barton College )
Wingate (Wingate University )[ 21]
Winston-Salem (Wake Forest University , University of North Carolina School of the Arts , Salem College , Winston-Salem State University )
Beaufort (University of South Carolina Beaufort )[ 22]
Central (Southern Wesleyan University )[ 21]
Clemson (Clemson University )[ 21]
Clinton (Presbyterian College )
Columbia (University of South Carolina )[ 37]
Conway (Coastal Carolina University )
Due West (Erskine College )
Florence (Francis Marion University )
Greenville (Bob Jones University , Furman University , North Greenville University , University of South Carolina School of Medicine)
Greenwood (Lander University )
North Charleston (Charleston Southern University , Trident Technical College – Main Campus)
Orangeburg (South Carolina State University , Claflin University )[ 21]
Rock Hill (Winthrop University )
Spartanburg (Wofford College , Converse University , University of South Carolina Upstate , Spartanburg Methodist College , Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine , Spartanburg Community College , Virginia College , Sherman College of Chiropractic )
Aberdeen (Northern State University )
Brookings (South Dakota State University )[ 21]
Madison (Dakota State University )[ 21]
Rapid City (South Dakota School of Mines & Technology)
Sioux Falls (University of Sioux Falls , Augustana University , Sioux Falls Seminary , Kilian Community College, Southeast Technical Institute, National American University , South Dakota School for the Deaf , Globe University/Minnesota School of Business , University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine (Sioux Falls campus), Stewart School, South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center (USDSU ))
Spearfish (Black Hills State University )[ 21]
Vermillion (University of South Dakota )[ 21] [ 1] : 6 [ 22]
Abilene (Abilene Christian University , Hardin-Simmons University , McMurry University )
Alpine (Sul Ross State University )[ 21]
Amarillo (Wayland Baptist University branch campus, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University at Amarillo , West Texas A&M University satellite campus)
Arlington (University of Texas at Arlington )
Beaumont (Lamar University )
Belton (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor )
Big Spring (Howard College )
Brownsville (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley )
Brenham (Blinn College )
Bryan (Texas A&M University , Blinn College – Bryan Campus, Texas A&M Health Science Center )
Canyon (West Texas A&M University )[ 21]
College Station (Texas A&M University )[ 21] [ 1] : 24,254
Commerce (Texas A&M University–Commerce )[ 21]
Corpus Christi (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi , Del Mar College , Saint Leo University-Corpus Christi[ 38] [non-primary source needed ] )
Denton (University of North Texas , Texas Woman's University , Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry )[ 21]
Edinburg (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley )
El Paso (University of Texas at El Paso )
Fort Worth (Texas Christian University , Texas Wesleyan University , Texas A&M School of Law )
Galveston (Texas A&M University at Galveston )
Georgetown (Southwestern University )
Garland (Amberton University )
Huntsville (Sam Houston State University )[ 21]
Irving (University of Dallas , North Lake College )
Keene (Southwestern Adventist University )[ 21]
Killeen (Central Texas College , Texas A&M University-Central Texas )
Kingsville (Texas A&M University–Kingsville )[ 21]
Laredo (Texas A&M International University , University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio – Laredo campus)
Lubbock (Texas Tech University , Lubbock Christian University )
Marshall (Wiley University , East Texas Baptist University , Panola College , Texas State Technical College (Marshall)[ 39]
McAllen (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley )
Mesquite (Texas A&M University–Commerce Mesquite Metroplex Center, Columbia College-Mesquite Campus )
Nacogdoches (Stephen F. Austin State University )[ 21]
Odessa (The University of Texas Permian Basin )
Pasadena (University of Houston–Clear Lake )
Pearland (University of Houston–Clear Lake satellite campus)
Plainview (Wayland Baptist University )[ 21]
Prairie View (Prairie View A&M University )[ 21]
Richardson (University of Texas at Dallas main campus)
San Angelo (Angelo State University )
San Marcos (Texas State University )[ 21] [ 1] : 6
Stephenville (Tarleton State University )[ 21]
Texarkana (Texas A&M University–Texarkana )
Tyler (The University of Texas at Tyler )
University Park (Southern Methodist University )
Waco (Baylor University )
Wichita Falls (Midwestern State University )
Alexandria (The George Washington University , Virginia Commonwealth University branch campus)
Amherst (Sweet Briar College )
Arlington (Marymount University , George Mason University )
Blacksburg (Virginia Tech )[ 21] [ 1]
Bridgewater (Bridgewater College )[ 21]
Charlottesville (University of Virginia )[ 21] [ 22] [ 40]
Farmville (Longwood University , Hampden–Sydney College )[ 21]
Fredericksburg (University of Mary Washington )[ 21]
Hampton (Hampton University , Bryant and Stratton College )
Harrisonburg (James Madison University , Eastern Mennonite University )[ 21]
Lexington (Washington and Lee University , Virginia Military Institute )[ 21]
Lynchburg (Lynchburg College , Randolph College , Liberty University , Virginia University of Lynchburg , Central Virginia Community College )
Newport News (Christopher Newport University )
Norfolk (Old Dominion University , Norfolk State University )
Portsmouth (Old Dominion University )
Radford (Radford University )[ 21]
Roanoke (Hollins University , Roanoke College , Jefferson College of Health Sciences , Virginia Western Community College )
Staunton (Mary Baldwin University )
Williamsburg (College of William & Mary )[ 21] [ 22]
Wise (University of Virginia's College at Wise )[ 21]
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^ includes students at Canterbury, Epsom and Farnham campuses
^ includes students at Nottingham, Clifton,Brackenhurst, Mansfield and London campuses
^ includes students at Falmouth and Penryn campuses
^ includes students at Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough, campuses
^ includes students at Exeter, Truro and Penryn campuses
^ includes students at Newcastle and London campuses
^ includes students at Carlisle, Lancaster, London and Ambleside campuses
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