Iowa City Named 3rd Best College Town, Ames 4th

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Story Created: Sep 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM CST

Story Updated: Sep 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM CST

IOWA CITY — An annual ranking of the best college towns for students puts Iowa City at No. 3 and Ames at No. 4.

Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa, and Ames, home to Iowa State University, made the list in the category for towns under 250,000 people. Ithaca, N.Y., topped the list in that category, and State College, Penn., was second.

The annual College Destinations Index is put together by the American Institute for Economic Research. The locations were chosen from an analysis of the 222 metropolitan statistical areas with student populations of 15,000 or more.

The index analyzes the areas where the schools are located, including the overall academic environment, quality of life, cost of living, arts and leisure activities and professional opportunities.

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