Good dog breed for college student?

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A shelter is mutt central. Shelters aren't the best when you're looking for a purebred dog. Even if you find a purebred of the breed you're looking for, the dog may not be the right fit for you and you won't come across another purebred of your breed for a few years. It doesn't hurt to check, but don't count on it! Not trying to be offensive.

Hiking trails are okay, but you need to have a fenced in yard. Dogs are athletic animals that demand TIRING exercise to stay fit physically and mentally.

A dog that gets along with people isn't breed specific. What determines that is the amount of socialization the dog got as a puppy, if the dog is occasionally socialized when it's an adult, temperament (mental steadiness), and how much exercise the dog gets. Some dogs can even be aggressive if they do not get the exercise they need to train their pent up energy. Seems like a lot of factors but it's pretty simple. If the dog was socialized as a puppy and a young adult, has a steady mind, and gets the exercise it needs in general would be a nice dog.

All dogs are loyal. One that OBEYS you depends on positive training and consistency. If you allow the dog to run everyday and wear itself out, training will be easier and the dog will be more likely to want to come to you. If you're using a WALK as primary exercise (which won't wear a dog out compared to free running), then being walked nicely off leash will be a challenge.

No breed is supposed to be good in a car. Of course a Pomeranian will do much better than a sheepdog or other working breeds. A lot of shelter dogs usually have a thin single layered coat. Most of the time double layered coats aren't found in many "All American" mutts. My guess is a long haired dog will be easier to find than a mutt with a coat like a Husky, Mal, or Akita. Long hairs don't have as much shedding. Despite the coat those breeds are NOT meant for busy-frugal-time limited college students.

Beagles and Catahoula Leopard Dogs do NOT have a coat NEAR a Husky, Malamute, Akita. Nothing NEAR it. These dogs only have enough fur to cover their bodies. Not extra fur like a Husky. Beagles are meant to be country dogs. Catahoula Leopard Dogs are VERY RARE in shelters and have TONS of energy. My friend had 2 Leopard Dogs, and 1 has scaled a 6 ft fence easily multiple times. VERY athletic and high energy. These were even poorly bred dogs too, my friend and her family insisted they were "purebred Australian Shepherds" because some backyard breeder sold them fake kennel club papers.

Beagles are small dogs, Akitas, Huskies, Malamutes, Leopard Dogs are all LARGE.

Go to a shelter and check out each dog face to face.