List of college towns

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This is a list of college towns , residential areas (towns, districts, etc.) that are socioeconomically dominated by a college or university, sorted by continent.

Contents

Generally, to be classified as a college town, a town should exhibit one or more of the following:

Africa

South Africa

Asia

Bahrain

China

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Taiwan

Europe

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Kazakhstan

Italy

Abruzzo

Basilicata

Campania

Emilia-Romagna

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Lazio

Liguria

Lombardy

Marche

Piedmont

Puglia

Sardinia

Sicily

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Tuscany

Umbria

Valle d'Aosta

Veneto

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

An Office for National Statistics analysis of towns and cities in England and Wales in 2021 identified that a high share of 16 to 24 year olds in the population was linked to the presence of a university across all sizes town and city outside of London, with one of the main findings being that: "While most small towns had a relatively low share of 16- to 24-year-olds, shares were higher in the small number of small towns with a university." The average proportion of 16 to 24 year olds across England and Wales was 10.69 per cent. [6]

England

Towns and cities with a university and a high proportion of 16 to 24 year olds (over 75 per cent above the average across England and Wales) in 2019 are listed below, [7] [a] along with the 2021 population of their built up area [8] and the 2020/21 enrolment in their universities. [9] [b]

Town nameUniversities16 to 25PopulationEnrolmentRatio
Penryn Falmouth University 36%11,1956,000 [c] 54%
University of Exeter
Canterbury University of Kent 33%55,09018,585 [d] 79%
Canterbury Christ Church University 16,355
University for the Creative Arts 8,420 [e]
Durham Durham University 32%50,51020,64541%
Egham, Surrey Royal Holloway, University of London 28%28,00012,29544%
Loughborough Loughborough University 27%64,86018,33528%
Hatfield, Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire 25%41,56030,10072%
Bath University of Bath 23%94,08018,55530%
Bath Spa University 9,235
Oxford Oxford Brookes University 22%170,80517,81026%
University of Oxford 27,150
Nottingham Nottingham Trent University 22%299,79038,995 [f] 25%
University of Nottingham 35,785
Falmouth Falmouth University)21%24,0706,170 [g] 26%
Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University;21%152,74032,180 [h] 36%
University of Cambridge 22,155
Guildford University of Surrey 20%77,88016,56521%
Lincoln University of Lincoln 20%104,55517,56519%
Bishop Grosseteste University 2,465
Exeter University of Exeter 20%126,17530,250 [i] 24%
Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University 20%286,44527,77516%
Northumbria University Newcastle 31,860 [j]
Lancaster University of Lancaster 19%52,65517,47051%
University of Cumbria 9,280 [k]

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Towns and cities with a university and a high proportion of 16 to 24 year olds in 2019: [7]

More than triple the population average:

Canada

Ontario

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

Venezuela

United States

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Claremont, California, home to the Claremont Colleges Verbal Building and intersection, Claremont, California.jpg
Claremont, California, home to the Claremont Colleges

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Puerto Rico

Oceania

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

Notes

  1. Catterick Garrison, a military town, has 22 per cent of its population in this age range but no university
  2. This may include students enroled at the universities but not living in the BUA
  3. Estimated size of the Penryn Campus [10]
  4. includes students at Canterbury and Medway campuses
  5. includes students at Canterbury, Epsom and Farnham campuses
  6. includes students at Nottingham, Clifton,Brackenhurst, Mansfield and London campuses
  7. includes students at Falmouth and Penryn campuses
  8. includes students at Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough, campuses
  9. includes students at Exeter, Truro and Penryn campuses
  10. includes students at Newcastle and London campuses
  11. includes students at Carlisle, Lancaster, London and Ambleside campuses

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