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Higher Education in Boise

Boise ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Idaho.

Higher Education score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Idaho
#1 of 1
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Boise sits 21 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 Boise

  1. #37 Santa Ana, CA 73
  2. #38 Glendale, AZ 72
  3. T#39 Boise, ID — this page 71
  4. #41 San Diego, CA 70
  5. #42 Saint Paul, MN 69

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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 Boise

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