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Higher Education in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi ranks #49 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 64 — Fun. That puts it in the 64th percentile nationally and #7 of 13 in Texas.

Higher Education score
64
Fun
National rank
#49 of 134
In Texas
#7 of 13
Percentile
64th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Corpus Christi sits 14 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.

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Ranked around Corpus Christi

  1. T#47 Austin, TX 65
  2. T#47 Fort Wayne, IN 65
  3. #49 Corpus Christi, TX — this page 64
  4. #50 Phoenix, AZ 63
  5. T#51 Santa Barbara, CA 62

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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 Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi scores 20 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: