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Higher Education in Boston

Boston ranks T#16 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 87 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 89th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

Higher Education score
87
Exceptional
National rank
T#16 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
89th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Boston sits 37 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 Boston

  1. T#13 Pittsburgh, PA 88
  2. T#13 Tucson, AZ 88
  3. T#16 Boston, MA — this page 87
  4. T#18 Greensboro, NC 86
  5. T#18 Savannah, GA 86

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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 Boston

Boston scores 98 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: