From rent to employment options to the cost of a night out, see if your favorite college town makes the grade. You don’t need to be an honors student to know that location greatly affects a student’s choice of college. Some want to be far enough away from home that Mom and Dad can’t just drop by on a Tuesday, but close enough to return for holidays or long weekends. Some want a college that thrums with the heartbeat of a bustling metropolis, where internships with major companies are nearby. Others want a spot where you can wander the entire downtown in an afternoon and Saturday football is the big event. For its 2021’s Best College Towns & Cities in America report, personal finance data site WalletHub analyzed more than 400 municipalities of varying sizes in the U.S. It evaluated them on 30 key indicators of academic, social and economic opportunities for students. It also looked at crime rates and cost of living, even examining the cost of a night of bowling and the number of food trucks per capita. Then, WalletHub gave each city and town an overall score and ranked them accordingly. The town that nabbed their No. 1 ranking may not be the best choice for everyone, but this is a useful ranking for students and parents wrestling with this major decision. Here are the top 15.