Best Colleges in Big Cities
Top-performing schools in urban settings — ranked by outcomes and walkability.
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · Private
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY · Private
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · Private
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · Private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
George Washington University
Washington, DC · Private
Boston University
Boston, MA · Private
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Private
Emory University
Atlanta, GA · Private
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Private
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA · Private
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · Private
Locale data: IPEDS HD. Graduation rate: IPEDS. Earnings: College Scorecard. Rankings reflect available federal data and do not constitute endorsement.