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Higher Education in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#27 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 80 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

Higher Education score
80
Very Fun
National rank
T#27 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Charleston sits 30 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 Charleston

  1. #25 Atlanta, GA 82
  2. #26 Raleigh, NC 81
  3. T#27 Charleston, SC — this page 80
  4. #29 Milwaukee, WI 79
  5. #30 Laredo, TX 78

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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 Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: