Noted: The College Destinations Index ranked the top 75 cities from various metropolitan areas, but only displayed the top 15 or 20 in each size category.
New York City snagged the top spot in the major metro category, while San Jose, Calif. won the midsize metro category. Boulder, Co. earned the No. 1 spot for small metro cities and Ithaca, N.Y. proved to be the best college town destination.
The only Wisconsin city to make the list was Madison, which ranked fifth in the small metro cities category.