US News has an article and slideshow on 10 great college towns. They range in size from big cities like Austin and Boston to smaller towns like Berkeley and Amherst. Also on the list were Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, and Anthens Georgia.
To read the US News article, please click here:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/10-great-college-towns/
Jim Sutliff