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GA Tech is within the city limits. Emory is not in the city limits but pretty darn close to the city limits.
emory could very well be in the city limits in a short period of time. they want to get in on a piece of that LRT action in the clifton corridor and joining would speed that process along.
It's really only an easy answer when there's a flagship university in a big city, such as University of Texas in Austin, Ohio State in Columbus, and University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Or, if there's only one major university.
I still don't think we've set our the parameters of what the OP means. If it's simply highest ranked university in a city, then say so. But, would that alone make a school the "de facto" or default university of a city? I can't buy that in every instance.
But, again, everyone is throwing out answers without explaining why? Number of alums in the area? Alums as leaders/business owners in the community? University as local employer? University as community resource (programs beyond the regular student body; source of entertainment including concerts, sports, theater)? Oldest? Biggest? University-affiliated institutions like hospitals?
the university that is most connected to a metro:
number of students and faculty that rent apartments.
busiest teaching hospital.
most subway/bus stops.
largest membership of affiliated health plan.
people pass thru the campus most often.
most often seen on tv/movies (especially not during a game).
most often seen wearing a shirt or jacket.
concert venue.
most faculty, students, alums you run into out-and-about.
radio station.
particularly for bos-wash.
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For such a large area, I find the university/college options here rather limited. There are many options, but most of them are smaller private schools. I guess UTA, UTD, and UNT (although this is bordering on being outside of the metro) are the main options for large state schools, but UTA and UTD have very different atmospheres than campuses like UT-Austin and A&M. I work at UTA and most of our students commute from off-campus, or live at home with parents. It almost has a community college feel.
When I think about my hometown of Raleigh, NC, it's amazing to think that we have UNC, Duke, and NCSU.
although my opportunities are limited these days, I love being on campus at UTA. It is its own place, and feels good to me. Beautifully landscaped... Nice dense feel...always a good walk. Yes, it is a state metro university, so they have commuters like most other public metro schools and they seem pretty unapologetic about it. However, over 5,000 students live on campus with many more on the edge or area in private housing. I had a wonderful undergrad experience there. (Graduate school at UT Austin. Great experience, too, but not over-awed.)
^ this thread is little about scholastic rankings.
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