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I really don't think Boston at all. It more has nodes of colleges separated from each other. There isn't really a center of college life or anything. Very dispersed throughout the area, but it dilutes the feeling, imo. I compare this experience to my time in Columbus. I would say Cbus easily takes this title.
Any overgrown college town fits the bill better. Life in Columbus, Louisville, and Austin CENTER around the universities. When Louisville won the 2013 NCAA basketball championship, the entire city STOPPED. People partied in the streets all night, lightpoles were climbed, everyone was off work for a huge parade, etc. This is more akin to a big NBA title or something in a primarily pro city. Granted, each of these cities are much larger than a traditional "college town."
Each has much more going on, but they are essentially overgrown college town. I just cannot see any true big city as a college town like Boston, DC, or LA. Plus in general big city sports teams are awful, especially in the 2000s.
How about the University of Minnesota in both Minneapolis and St Paul?. I haven't seen it mentioned. I bet it's similar to Austin and Columbus - flagship state run university located in a large capital city.
There's a reason AtlantaYards was curious. It's the same reason I was. And thanks for posting that link, for it brought the cat back.
The school is only 28 years old, and it's only operated under its current name for six. Prior to that, it was Potomac College, and from what I can tell (it's owned by an LLC) it's a for-profit university that serves a pretty lucrative niche: providing career-oriented education to working adults.
In that sense, the University of the Potomac is in the same league as the University of Phoenix and Strayer University, with the unusual distinction of operating strictly in one local market.
Schools in this category do not "college towns" make, even if they contribute to the total student population of a region.
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