What is considered a “college town”?

[Del Tachi]

Blake Gumprecht, an American geographer whose research focuses on college towns, identified the following criteria as diagnostic:

(1)  High percentage of college-aged adults (18-24)
(2)  Educational attainment higher than the U.S. average
(3)  High percentage of residents working in education
(4)  Median income higher than other similarly-sized cities
(5)  Large percentage of renter-occupied housing units
(6)  Transient populations
(7)  Biking, walking and/or public transit more common as commuting options than the U.S. average

Stereotypical American college towns often also have many people in non-traditional lifestyles or subcultures, active music or cultural scenes, liberal politics, and a high tolerance for diversity and unconventionality in general. 

College towns are also frequently distinguished by the central role the campus plays as a public space, often fulfilling the following physical purposes: primary workplace, landscaped park, sports stadium, cultural and social center, and community symbol.

[Del Tachi]

Hybrid state capital/college town - Most of the characteristics of a classic college town, but a fair bit larger in size and with more diverse lifestyle amenities than classic college towns. Generally considered good places for adults unaffiliated with the university to live in.
Examples - Madison, Columbus, at a stretch Austin, notably not Baton Rouge

Is Lansing a Hybrid state capital college town?  Michigan State at 58k students, so I'd think that'd be a big one.

From my understanding, there is actually a noticeably different vibe from Lansing to East Lansing, which is actually where the MSU campus is located. 

There's a reason Lansing is never spoken in the same breath as Austin or Madison, FWIW