There are very few "power" colleges that are able to balance a desirable location and a good campus environment. Off the top of my head, I can only think of a handful:

• UCLA (and perhaps USC, although their campus is surrounded by the hood)
• Texas
• Ohio State
• Michigan
• SMU
• Washington
• Georgia Tech
• ASU
• Colorado

There are a few more schools in classy but small areas (Virginia, Kentucky) but that's pretty much it. Everywhere else is severely compromised in at least one way.