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Higher Education in Asheville

Asheville ranks #101 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 25 — Quiet. That puts it in the 25th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in North Carolina.

Higher Education score
25
Quiet
National rank
#101 of 134
In North Carolina
#6 of 6
Percentile
25th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Asheville sits 25 points below the median.

How higher education is measured

Density of college and university students — the engine behind a college town.

Data sources: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) full-time-equivalent enrollment and US Census ACS age cohort data.

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Ranked around Asheville

  1. T#99 Santa Fe, NM 26
  2. T#99 Sioux Falls, SD 26
  3. #101 Asheville, NC — this page 25
  4. #102 Aspen, CO 24
  5. T#103 Las Vegas, NV 23

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Top US cities for higher education

  1. #1 Fargo, ND 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Hartford, CT 92
  4. T#2 Providence, RI 92
  5. T#5 Bridgeport, CT 91

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 85 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: