Hehe, if you attend Berkley as your screen name might imply, then you understand you attended THE MOST politically active large state research university, one that is not representative of the whole. Also, note, that although you could ignore it, people with a sensitivity to it may have found that aspect off-putting.
I stand by the claim that a large public university is the least politically activist in nature. Adding the “commuter school” tag to it would obviously make it even less politically active, as it would be less socially active in general…
For some reason, I don’t see commuter schools fitting the OPs profile.