Urban universities, unlike those in small towns and rural areas, are not the focal point of local life. Students have a much wider range of choice when it comes to entertainment, restaurants, food markets, living arrangements and the other elements of daily life in cities than in small towns and rural areas.
Entertainment is more varied for students at large urban universities than those in small rural areas. Many cities have a very lively student life with an amazing array of clubs playing music from all over the world and offering students from other countries a chance to feel at home while in the US. This is, of course, in addition to all the activities and entertainment options available at the university itself.
도시대학의 기준
Location in a socially and economically diverse city with a population of 250,000 or more(인구 25만이상을 도시지역이라 함)
U.S. Population Rank City State Population
1 New York New York 8,143,197 ------------뉴욕대,콜롬비아대,쿠니등
2 Los Angeles California 3,844,829 ----------UCLA,USC,칼텍
3 Chicago Illinois 2,842,518 ----------------U,Chicago,노스웨스턴
4 Houston Texas 2,016---------------------University of Houston,라이스대
5.Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,463,281 -------U ,Penn,Temple University
6 Phoenix Arizona 1,582 -------------------ASU,U of Arizona(의대,MBA)
7 San Antonio Texas 1,256,509 -------The University of Texas at San Antonio
8 San Diego California 1,255,540 -------------UCSD
9 Memphis Tennessee 1,213,825 ------------ University of Tennessee 의대
10 San Jose California 912,332-------------스탠포드대,UC산타크루즈
11 DETROIT,Michigan 886,671
12 Indianapolis Indiana 784,118 -----Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI),
13 Jacksonville Florida 782,623 ---------------University of North Florida
14 San Francisco California 739,426 ---------UCSF
15 Columbus Ohio 730,657 ------------------OSU
16 Austin Texas 690,252 --------------------텍사스 오스틴
17 Memphis Tennessee 672,277 -------------University of Tennessee Health Science Center
18 Baltimore Maryland 635,8 ----------------매릴랜드대
19 Fort Worth Texas 624,067 ----------------Texas Christian University
20 Charlotte North Carolina 610,949 ----------노스캐롤라아나대
21 El Paso Texas 598,590 -----------------University of Texas at El Paso
22 Milwaukee Wisconsin 578,887 ------------UW-Milwaukee
23 Seattle Washington 573,911 ---------------유덥(시애틀)
24 Boston Massachusetts 559,034 -----Harvard University,MIT,BC,BU,Tufts
25 Denver Colorado 557,917 -----------------University of Denver
26 Louisville Kentucky 556,429
27 Washington District of Columbia 550,521----조지타운, George Washington University,Catholic University ,아메리칸대
28 Nashville-Davidson,Tennesse 549,110
29 Las Vegas Nevada 545,147 ---------------UCLV
30 Portland Oregon 533,427-------University of Oregon Health SciencesCenter
31 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 531,324 --------- University of Oklahoma
32 Tucson Arizona 515,526 ----------------애리조나대
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33 Albuquerque New Mexico 494,236 --------University of New Mexico
34 Long Beach California 474,014 ---- California State University, Long Beach
35 Atlanta Georgia 470,688 ------------Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology
36 Fresno California 461,116 ---------California State University, Fresno
37 Sacramento California 456,441 ------------UC데이비스
38 New Orleans Louisiana 454,863 ----------Tulane University
39 Cleveland Ohio 452,208 ---------------Case Western Reserve University
40 Kansas City Missouri 444,965 -------University of Missouri–Kansas City
41 Mesa Arizona 442,780
42 Virginia Beach Virginia 438,415 ----------Regent University
43 Omaha Nebraska 414,521--------------- University of Nebraska at Omaha
44 Oakland California 395,274 -------------- University of California, Berkeley
45 Miami Florida 386,417 -------------------University of Miami
46 Tulsa Oklahoma 382,457
47 Honolulu Hawaii 377,379 -----------------University of Hawaii Manoa
48 Minneapolis Minnesota 372,811 ----------University of Minnesota
49 Colorado Springs Colorado 369,815 ---University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
50 Arlington Texas 362,805 ---------The University of Texas at Arlington
51 Wichita Kansas 354,865 ------University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita
52 St. Louis Missouri 344,362 -------Washington University in St. Louis
53 Raleigh North Carolina 341,530 -----------North Carolina State University
54 Santa Ana California 340,368
55 Anaheim California 331,804
56 Tampa Florida 325,989
57 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 316,718 ---------Carnegie Mellon University
58 Cincinnati Ohio 308,728
59 Toledo Ohio 301,285
60 Aurora Colorado 297,235
61 Bakersfield California 295,536 ------California State University, Bakersfield
62 Riverside California 290,086 --------------UC 리버사이드
63 Stockton California 286,926
64 Corpus Christi Texas 283,474
65 Newark New Jersey 280,666 --------------Rutgers University - Newark
66 Buffalo New York 279,745 -----------------SUNY버팔로대
67 St. Paul Minnesota 275,150
68 Anchorage Alaska 275,043 ---------------University of Alaska Anchorage
69 Lexington Kentucky 268,080 --------------University of Kentucky
70 Plano Texas 250,096 ----------------
자료:2005-07-01 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
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시카고에 있는 University of Chicago
애리조나주 투산에 있는 University of Arizona
참고자료:도시대학과 시골대학
http://www.americangraduateeducation.com/folder1/subfolder1/ruralvurban.htm