<p>Your criteria are going to be very difficult to perfectly match, and you will probably need to ask your S to prioritize them. As far as weather, for year round temperate, stable climate it will likely be impossible to match San Diego. Except for those 3 muggy weeks in September, which are still nowhere near east-coast levels, it is pretty much 65-80 degrees all the time. And sad to say, but S may have other allergies that he never knew he had when he moves to a different neighborhood. Have you considered UC Santa Barbara? It is right on the beach. They have an outstanding Physics program and if memory serves, at least a couple of Nobel laureates. There is an active music scene. There are some local venues that attract big names because frankly, everyone wants to visit there, and the Music Academy of the West is close by for summer concerts. It has a very mellow atmosphere so I am sure all beliefs/faiths would be supported. When we visited last year, we had lunch at a great sandwich shop in Isla Vista and met an older couple who had been in business there for over 20 years. I asked what was the biggest change they had seen over the years, and they said that the students were much more studious now. For some reason the school still has a reputation of being the “party school” of the UC’s but it is a very unfair label for current times. Agree with what was said above that every school has a party scene anyway.</p>