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Higher Education in Dallas

Dallas ranks T#71 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 47 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 48th percentile nationally and #11 of 13 in Texas.

Higher Education score
47
Some Fun
National rank
T#71 of 134
In Texas
#11 of 13
Percentile
48th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Dallas sits 3 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Dallas

  1. #69 Nashville, TN 49
  2. #70 Anchorage, AK 48
  3. T#71 Dallas, TX — this page 47
  4. #73 Chicago, IL 46
  5. #74 Cleveland, OH 45

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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 Dallas

Dallas scores 38 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: