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View Poll Results: ..........
Washington, D.C. 57 37.75%
Baltimore 15 9.93%
Atlanta 75 49.67%
Other 4 2.65%
Voters: 151. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-31-2011, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.
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Which city do you think offers the best of quality

WASHINGTON, D.C. :
Howard University (aka the "Black Harvard")
Endowment: $404.1 million (Highest for an HBCU)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Students: 10,491
Campus: 258 acres
Setting: Urban
Public Transport: 3 subway stations walkable from campus as well has a rapid bus corridor.
Safety: 5.5-6/10

Bowie State University
Location: Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland
Students: 5,600
Campus: 338.5 acres
Setting: Suburban
Public Transport: Served by MARC commuter rail and local buses
Safety 8/10

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BALTIMORE:

Morgan State University
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Students: 7,427
Campus: 143 acres
Setting: Urban
Public Transport: Served by city buses
5/10

Coppin State University
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Students: 4,000
Campus: 52 acres
Setting: Urban
Public Transport: 1 subway station walkable and multiple city buses serves this campus
Safety: 3/10

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ATLANTA:

Clark Atlanta University
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Students: 4.000
Campus: 126 acres
Setting: Semi urban
Public Transport: Served by city buses
Safety: 8/10

Spelman College
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Students: 2,355
Campus: N/A
Setting: Semi urban
Public Transport: Served by city buses
Safety: 8/10

Morehouse College
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Students: 3,000
Campus: 61 acres
Setting: Semi urban
Public Transport: Served by city buses
Safety: 8/10
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Old 05-31-2011, 04:01 PM
 
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I have to go with Atlanta with this one.

I also want to give a mention to Nashville with TSU, Fisk and Meharry.
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Old 05-31-2011, 04:05 PM
 
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No choice for the Hampton Roads city/cities? You've got Hampton & Norfolk State universities practically in the same city.
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Old 05-31-2011, 04:47 PM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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What's with labeling the campuses of Clark, Spelman, a Morehouse semi urban?

To the OP, there are three subway stations within walking distance of those campuses too, not just buses....
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Old 05-31-2011, 04:52 PM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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In terms of clout, educational quality, and prestigiousness it goes in this order:

1. Spelman
2. Morehouse
3. Howard
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4. Clark-Atlanta
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5. Bowie State
6. Morgan State
7. Coppin State

With 1-3 being essentially even. They are the true cream of the crop when it comes to HBCUs in every regard.
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Old 05-31-2011, 05:00 PM
 
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The Atlanta Colleges have a Vine City Subway station in easey walking distance
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Old 05-31-2011, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Virginia Highland, GA
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Yes. The Atl schools are far from semi-urban???
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Old 05-31-2011, 05:04 PM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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The Atlanta Colleges have a Vine City Subway station in easey walking distance
And Ashby street as well as West End Station. Those two make more sense now as you would need to cut through Morris Brown's campus to get to Vine City efficiently, which I imagine is a lot harder to do now than 10 years ago when I left due to the Morris Brown crashing and burning.

There is also plans for a LRT line to connect the AUC directly with Georgia State and Georgia Tech in the next few years.
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Old 05-31-2011, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Living in Hampton, VA
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No choice for the Hampton Roads city/cities? You've got Hampton & Norfolk State universities practically in the same city.
Hampton University maybe, Norfolk State, I don't think so.
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Old 06-01-2011, 06:49 AM
 
Location: Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.
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Yes. The Atl schools are far from semi-urban???
I labeled them as semi ubran because all though the campuses are nested in the middle of Atlanta city the area around them feels "semi urban". I like though it offers big city amenities with a urban-lite feel.
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