Good Music Departments in Cities Lacking a Lively Local Music Scene

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1. Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

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2. University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
3. SUNY — Geneseo (Geneseo, NY)
4. SUNY — Potsdam (Potsdam, NY)
5. Smith College (Northampton, MA)
6. Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
7. University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)
8. University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

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9. Rice University (Houston, TX)
10. Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Source: Schools that Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide, 2005 (Shared with permission)

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