The website “Best College Reviews” has chosen Bloomington-Normal to its 50 Best College Towns.  Bloomington-Normal was placed 38th, between Athens, GA and Oxford, MS.  The things considered in the choices were:

• Livability
• Student-to-resident ratio
• Cultural Offerings
• School Presence
• Large Employers

The towns at the top of the list have all of the above, while towns featuring only a handful of the criteria are ranked lower. The website recognized that everyone values different things in their college towns, but in an effort to establish diversity of views in the ranking of college towns, they decided on the above criteria as a valuable way to highlight the towns that truly are a great part of our college experience, before, during, and after school.

If you want to learn more about the other cities on the list, go to http://www.bestcollegereviews.org/50-best-college-towns-america/.