Southern cities whose universities strengthen its core?

[annie_himself]

Are we talking only about the cities in the poll? Per capita wise, college towns would probably still have the advantage on Atlanta and Raleigh-Durham.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by gladhands

Richmond is practically a college town. Only Austin and rival it, in terms of the role that the university plays in the city. Note: I’m excluding Raleigh-Durham, because it’s multiple cities with multiple universities. You can’t adequately assess the impact that THE university has on THE city

That's a pretty definitive statement to make. In what ways could this be objectively assessed?

[Metal To The Core]

Charleston and Columbia, SC and Nashville, TN would have to be up there, but since they aren't, Raleigh/Durham.