Small U.S. College Towns
STATE
Town
College School
enrollment (2002)
Town
population
(2000)
ALABAMA
Livingston University of West Alabama 2,002 3297
Montevallo University of Montevallo 2,935 4825
ARKANSAS
Russellville Arkansas Tech University 5,855 23,682
Arkadelphia Henderson State University 3,497 10,912
Magnolia Southern Arkansas University 3,025 10,858
CALIFORNIA
Chico CSU - Chico 16,246 59,954
Arcata Humboldt State University 7,611 16,651
COLORADO
Alamosa Adams State College 7,708 7,960
Durango Ft. Lewis College 4,349 13,922

ePodunk.com ranked Durango #5 among "town" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

Gunnison Western State College of Colorado 2,330 5,409
GEORGIA
Ft. Valley Fort Valley State University 2,446 8,005
Milledgeville Georgia College and State University 5,513 18,757
Statesboro Georgia Southern University 15,075 22,698
Americus Georgia Southwestern State University 2,507 17,013
Dahlonega North Georgia College and State University 4,175 3,638
IDAHO
Moscow University of Idaho 12,424 21,291
ILLINOIS
Charleston Eastern Illinois University 11,163 21,039
Macomb Western Illinois University 13,461 18,558
INDIANA
Upland Taylor University 1,868 3,803
KANSAS
Hays Ft. Hays State University 6,392 20,013

ePodunk.com ranked Hays #3 among "small city" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

KENTUCKY
Richmond Eastern Kentucky University 14,695 27,152
Morehead Morehead State University 9,378 5,914
Murray Murray State University 9,915 14,950
LOUISIANA
Thibodaux Nicholls State University 7,314 14,431
Grambling/Ruston. (Combined Figures) Grambling State University/Louisiana Tech University 15,721 25,239
Natchitoches Northwestern State University 10,159 17,865
MAINE
Farmington University of Maine at Farmington 2,399 7,410
MARYLAND
Princess Anne University of Maryland – Eastern Shore 3,644 2,313
MICHIGAN
Mt. Pleasant Central Michigan University 27,919 25,946
Big Rapids Ferris State University 11,074 10,849
Houghton Michigan Technological University 6,619 7,010
MINNESOTA
Bemidji Bemidji State University 4,893 11,917
MISSOURI
Warrensburg Central Missouri State University 10,313 16,340
Kirksville Northeast Missouri State University 5,971 16,988
Maryville Northwest Missouri State University 6,514 10,581
Rolla University of Missouri-Rolla 5,240 16,367

ePodunk.com ranked Rolla #9 among "towns" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

MONTANA
Bozeman Montana State University - Bozeman 11,841 27,509

ePodunk.com ranked Bozeman #2 among "small city" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

Havre Montana State University -Northern 1,527 9,621
NEBRASKA
Chadron Chadron State College 2,712 5,634
Peru Peru State College 1,687 569
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Plymouth Plymouth State University 4,629 5,892
NEW JERSEY
Glassboro Rowan University 9,685 19,068
West Long Branch Monmouth University 6,035 8,258
NEW MEXICO
Portales Eastern New Mexico University 3,607 11,131
Las Vegas New Mexico Highlands University 3,471 14,565
Silver City Western New Mexico University 2,656 10,545
NEW YORK
Potsdam
(Combined Figures)
Clarkson University/SUNY Potsdam 7,552 9,425
Fredonia SUNY College at Fredonia 5,301 10,706
Geneseo SUNY College at Geneseo 5,668 7,579
Oneonta Hartwick College/SUNY College at Oneonta 5,728 13,292

ePodunk.com ranked Oneonta #8 among "towns" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

NORTH CAROLINA
Boone Appalachian State University 14,178 13,472
Pembroke Pembroke State University 4,432 2,399
NORTH DAKOTA
Mayville Mayville State University 746 1,953
OHIO
Yellow Springs Antioch College 669 3,761
Oxford Miami University 16,730 21,943
Oberlin Oberlin College 2,861 8,195
Athens Ohio University 20,548 21,342
OKLAHOMA
Langston Langston University 3,028 1,670
Tahlequah Northeastern State University 8,974 14,458
Alva Northwestern State University 2,047 5,288
Goodwell Oklahoma Panhandle State University 1,226 1,192
Durant Southeastern State University 3,967 13,549
Weatherford Southwestern State University 5,022 9,859
OREGON
La Grande Eastern Oregon University 3,408 12,327
Monmouth Western Oregon University 5,030 7,741
Ashland Southern Oregon University 5,473 19,522
PENNSYLVANIA
California California University of Pennsylvania 6,082 5,274
Clarion Clarion University of Pennsylvania 6,541 6,185
East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 6,270 9,888
Edinboro Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 7,778 6,950
Indiana Indiana University of Pennsylvania 13,671 14,895
Lock Haven Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 4,574 9,149
Mansfield Mansfield University of Pennsylvania 3,368 3,411
Slippery Rock Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 7,530 3,068
Shippensburg Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 7,412 5,586
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clemson Clemson University 16,876 11,939
SOUTH DAKOTA
Spearfish Black Hills State University 3,747 8,606
Madison Dakota State University 2,257 6,540
Brookings South Dakota State University 9,900 18,504

ePodunk.com ranked Brookings #3 among "towns" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

Vermillion University of South Dakota 8,873 9,765
TEXAS
Commerce Texas A&M University – Commerce 8,542 7,669
Alpine Sul Ross State University 2,862 5,786
Stephenville Texas A&M University System, Tarleton State College 8,320 14,921
Canyon West Texas State University 6,780 12,875
UTAH
Cedar City Southern Utah University 5,881 20,527
VERMONT
Castleton Castleton State College 1,725 4,367
Johnson Johnson State College 1,646 1,420
Lyndonville Lyndon State College 1,315 1,227
VIRGINIA
Farmville Longwood University 4,178 6,845
Harrisonburg James Madison University 15,965 40,468
Radford Radford University 9,242 15,859
WASHINGTON
Ellensburg Central Washington University 9,203 15,414
Cheney Eastern Washington University 9,924 8,832
Pullman Washington State University 21,880 24,675
WEST VIRGINIA
Athens Concord College 2,871 1,102
Glenville Glenville State College 2,181 1,544
Shepherdstown Shepard College 4,676 803
WISCONSIN
Menomonie UW – Stout 8,231 14,937

ePodunk.com ranked Menomonie #7 among "towns" college towns in it's "Great College Towns" list

Platteville UW - Platteville 6,063 9,989
River Falls UW – River Falls 5,674 12,560
Whitewater UW - Whitewater 10,796 13,437


REFERENCES

2002 enrollment data, 2000 census data

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS):  http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

ePodunk:  http://www.epodunk.com

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