Lists and Rankings

Top 25 'Best Neighbor' Colleges & Universities

This list refers to the positive economic, social, and cultural impact that institutions of higher education have upon the cities in which they reside.

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• 1. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
• 2. University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
• 2. University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 2. University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
• 5. Indiana University — Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
• 6. Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
• 7. Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
• 8. Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
• 9. Portland State University (Portland, OR)
• 10. Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
• 11. Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
• 12. University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
• 13. University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
• 14. University of Houston (Houston, TX)
• 14. University of Missouri — Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
• 14. University of Missouri—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
• 17. Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
• 18. University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
• 19. Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 20. Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
• 21. Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
• 22. St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
• 23. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — Newark (Newark, NJ)
• 24. The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
• 25. University of Nebraska — Omaha (Omaha, NE)

Source: 'Saviors of Our Cities' by Dr. Evan Dobelle