Best colleges with City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning degrees

There are 36 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in city/urban, community and regional planning. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in city/urban, community and regional planning based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $18,147 per year. Plymouth State University offers the cheapest city/urban, community and regional planning degree with an average net price of $20,183 annually.

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Major:City/Urban, Communit... Public Private For-Profit 4 Year 2 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Cambridge, MA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

MIT is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. The compact urban campus sits along the Charles River in Cambridge.

#8 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1520-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
  • Acceptance Rate 5%
  • Net Price $20,996
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Ithaca, NY
  • 4.0 | 4 reviews
  • Jan 2 application deadline

Cornell is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate engineering, hotel administration, and agriculture and life sciences. The hillside campus overlooks Cayuga Lake in the college town of Ithaca.

#19 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1500-1570
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
  • Acceptance Rate 9%
  • Net Price $26,361
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Haverford, PA
  • 5.0 | 7 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Haverford is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, economics, and political science. Students live under a student-run honor code on a suburban campus near Philadelphia.

#3 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1460-1550
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
  • Acceptance Rate 12%
  • Net Price $26,535
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • | 0 reviews

UVA is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate commerce, government, and architecture. The historic campus in Charlottesville centers on Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village.

#2 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1410-1540
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
  • Acceptance Rate 17%
  • Net Price $18,427
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Seattle, WA
  • 3.5 | 6 reviews
  • Nov 16 application deadline

UW is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and oceanography. The urban campus sits beside Portage Bay and Lake Washington.

#10 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1453
  • Avg GPA 3.82
  • Acceptance Rate 39%
  • Net Price $11,784
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Davis, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UC Davis is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, environmental science, and biological sciences. The campus sits in the bike-friendly college town of Davis.

#12 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1400
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $17,270
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Champaign, IL
  • 4.4 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.

#20 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1520
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $13,973
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  • Public 4 Year
  • College Station, TX
  • 5.0 | 6 reviews
  • Dec 1 application deadline

Texas A&M is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. A large Corps of Cadets gives the College Station campus a long-standing military tradition.

#21 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1400
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 57%
  • Net Price $21,437
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbus, OH
  • 5.0 | 6 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Ohio State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and education. The urban campus stretches across Columbus, the state capital.

#1 Best Public Universities in Ohio 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1480
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.76
  • Acceptance Rate 61%
  • Net Price $19,783
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  • Public 4 Year
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

Cal Poly is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. Students study on a Central Coast campus in the college town of San Luis Obispo.

#7 Best Public Universities in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1410
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 31%
  • Net Price $17,453
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  • Public 4 Year
  • East Lansing, MI
  • 4.5 | 6 reviews

Michigan State is a large public university known for undergraduate supply chain management, education, and agriculture. The campus spreads across the college town of East Lansing with the Red Cedar River running through it.

#2 Best Public Universities in Michigan 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.72
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $23,657
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kansas City, MO
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jun 15 application deadline

UMKC is a public university known for its Conservatory and undergraduate programs in music, pharmacy, and business. The urban campus sits in Kansas City.

#2 Best Public Universities in Missouri 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1290-1550
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $14,748
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Oxford, OH
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Miami University is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The residential red-brick campus anchors the small college town of Oxford.

#2 Best Public Universities in Ohio 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.85
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $28,229
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tucson, AZ
  • | 0 reviews

Arizona is a large public university known for undergraduate astronomy, optical sciences, and planetary science. The main campus sits in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson.

#1 Best Value in Arizona 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.48
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $19,055
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Ames, IA
  • 4.0 | 4 reviews

Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.

#2 Best Public Universities in Iowa 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $17,779
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tempe, AZ
  • 3.3 | 6 reviews

ASU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, business, and sustainability. The Tempe campus sits in the Phoenix metro area.

#3 Best Colleges in Arizona 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $17,779
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Durham, NH
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

UNH is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and business. Durham is a classic New England college town built around the campus near the seacoast.

#1 Best Public Universities in New Hampshire 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $24,999
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

University of Cincinnati is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and music. The urban campus occupies a hillside site in Cincinnati's Uptown area.

#3 Best Public Universities in Ohio 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $24,696
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