Most Campus Commuters

Sharing a shoebox-sized dorm room with a relative stranger is not part of the college experience for all students. At a few of the universities on this list, commuting is the only option, as some urban schools and several rural schools don't offer on-campus housing. Students at many of the other schools listed below may opt to live at home and avoid costly room and board fees or share off-campus housing for a little more space and independence. These colleges reported the highest percentage of their students who were commuters for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Save School Students who live off-campus
Spalding University

Louisville, KY

92%
University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

92%
Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

92%
Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

92%
California State University–​San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

91%
New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

91%
Portland State University

Portland, OR

91%
Robert Morris University

Chicago, IL

91%
University of Missouri–​St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

91%
Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

90%
Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

90%
Cameron University

Lawton, OK

90%
Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS

90%
Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

90%
University of Colorado–​Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

90%
University of Missouri–​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

90%
University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

90%
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Flushing, NY

90%
Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

90%
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​Camden

Camden, NJ

90%
Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

89%
Clayton State University

Morrow, GA

89%
Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Butte, MT

89%
Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

89%
University of Washington

Seattle, WA

89%

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