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Higher Education in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge ranks T#11 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 89 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

Higher Education score
89
Exceptional
National rank
T#11 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Baton Rouge sits 39 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.

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Ranked around Baton Rouge

  1. T#8 Des Moines, IA 90
  2. T#8 Madison, WI 90
  3. T#11 Baton Rouge, LA — this page 89
  4. T#13 Lincoln, NE 88
  5. T#13 Pittsburgh, PA 88

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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 Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge scores 28 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: