The 25 US colleges with the best location

With prime access to bars and restaurants, and enjoyable weather, the University of San Francisco is America’s college with the best location, according to academic-review site Niche.com.

Niche’s ranking assessed 1,376 four-year colleges and universities on a number of factors including student response on surveys, access to bars, restaurants, cafes, and outdoor activities; local weather; and percentage of residents aged 18-24.

Scroll through to find out the 25 colleges with the best location.

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24. University of Colorado-Denver — Denver, Colorado

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24. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences — Boston, Massachusetts

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23. University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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22. George Washington University — Washington, District of Columbia

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21. University of Colorado-Boulder — Boulder, Colorado

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20. Columbia University — New York, New York

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19. Parsons – The New School for Design — New York, New York

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18. Suffolk University — Boston, Massachusetts

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17. San Francisco State University — San Francisco, California

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16. Emerson College — Boston, Massachusetts

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15. The New School — New York, New York

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14. Champlain College — Burlington, Vermont

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13. Fashion Institute of Technology — New York, New York

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12. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, California

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11. Seattle University — Seattle, Washington

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10. College of Charleston — Charleston, South Carolina

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9. Emmanuel College — Boston, Massachusetts

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8. Boston University — Boston, Massachusetts

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7. Stevens Institute of Technology — Hoboken, New Jersey

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6. Northeastern University — Boston, Massachusetts

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5. Harvard University — Cambridge, Massachusetts

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4. New York University — New York, New York

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3. Lesley University — Cambridge, Massachusetts

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2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Massachusetts

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1. University of San Francisco — San Francisco, California