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The 10 Most Populous College Towns in America

The Chicago skyline

Newsweek lists Chicago (Naperville) as the no. 3 most populous town in the country noting, “The figures below show there is a strong correlation between a city’s average resident and student population—with Phoenix-Mesa a significant outlier—suggesting college students track population to a large degree.”