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Higher Education in Bend

Bend ranks #118 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 12 — Quiet. That puts it in the 13th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Oregon.

Higher Education score
12
Quiet
National rank
#118 of 134
In Oregon
#2 of 2
Percentile
13th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Bend sits 38 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.

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

Ranked around Bend

  1. T#115 Park City, UT 14
  2. #117 Miami, FL 13
  3. #118 Bend, OR — this page 12
  4. T#119 Oakland, CA 11
  5. T#119 St. Petersburg, FL 11

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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 Bend

Bend scores 80 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: