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Higher Education in Atlanta

Atlanta ranks #25 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 82 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 82nd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Georgia.

Higher Education score
82
Very Fun
National rank
#25 of 134
In Georgia
#2 of 2
Percentile
82nd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Atlanta sits 32 points above 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Atlanta

  1. T#23 Irvine, CA 83
  2. T#23 Riverside, CA 83
  3. #25 Atlanta, GA — this page 82
  4. #26 Raleigh, NC 81
  5. T#27 Charleston, SC 80

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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 Atlanta

Atlanta scores 88 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: