I grew up within walking distance of John Carroll University. My niece attended and says great things about her education there.
As you know, it’s located in a nice suburban area east of Cleveland.
It’s a Jesuit college, and I really think the Jesuits have higher education well thought out (my own kid graduated from a different Jesuit college).
It’s also a very short distance to Geraci’s Restaurant which has some of the best pizza I’ve ever had!
ETA…also close to Bialy’s Bagels!
And yes, Cleveland is a very under appreciated city. Lots of arts, a decent enough baseball team, a good basketball team…and a football team that we fondly say “maybe next year”.
Maybe they can arrange for an accepted student visit day and he can sit in on some classes and talk to some students.