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Chesapeake, VA · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Chesapeake

Chesapeake ranks #110 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 18 — Quiet. That puts it in the 19th percentile nationally and #4 of 4 in Virginia.

Higher Education score
18
Quiet
National rank
#110 of 134
In Virginia
#4 of 4
Percentile
19th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Chesapeake sits 32 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.

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Ranked around Chesapeake

  1. T#107 Orlando, FL 20
  2. #109 Gilbert, AZ 19
  3. #110 Chesapeake, VA — this page 18
  4. T#111 Denver, CO 17
  5. T#111 Honolulu, HI 17

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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 Chesapeake

Chesapeake scores 44 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: