The 25 US colleges with the best location

With prime access to bars and restaurants, and enjoyable weather, the University of San Francisco is America’s college with the best location, according to academic-review site Niche.com.

Niche’s ranking assessed 1,376 four-year colleges and universities on a number of factors including student response on surveys, access to bars, restaurants, cafes, and outdoor activities; local weather; and percentage of residents aged 18-24.

Scroll through to find out the 25 colleges with the best location.

24. University of Colorado-Denver — Denver, Colorado

24. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences — Boston, Massachusetts

23. University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

22. George Washington University — Washington, District of Columbia

21. University of Colorado-Boulder — Boulder, Colorado

20. Columbia University — New York, New York

19. Parsons – The New School for Design — New York, New York

18. Suffolk University — Boston, Massachusetts

17. San Francisco State University — San Francisco, California

16. Emerson College — Boston, Massachusetts

15. The New School — New York, New York

14. Champlain College — Burlington, Vermont

13. Fashion Institute of Technology — New York, New York

12. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, California

11. Seattle University — Seattle, Washington

10. College of Charleston — Charleston, South Carolina

9. Emmanuel College — Boston, Massachusetts

8. Boston University — Boston, Massachusetts

7. Stevens Institute of Technology — Hoboken, New Jersey

6. Northeastern University — Boston, Massachusetts

5. Harvard University — Cambridge, Massachusetts

4. New York University — New York, New York

3. Lesley University — Cambridge, Massachusetts

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Massachusetts

1. University of San Francisco — San Francisco, California