A recent article in USA Today ranks Nashville #10 in the top ten college towns, in the mid-size metro category. "The rankings are based on 12 criteria in three general categories: academic environment (with an eye toward factors such as student diversity and degree attainment), quality of life (arts and leisure, cost of living, etc.) and professional opportunity (such measures as earning potential, unemployment rate, entrepreneurial activity)."

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