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Higher Education in Durham

Durham ranks T#43 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 68 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in North Carolina.

Higher Education score
68
Fun
National rank
T#43 of 134
In North Carolina
#4 of 6
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Durham sits 18 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 Durham

  1. #41 San Diego, CA 70
  2. #42 Saint Paul, MN 69
  3. T#43 Durham, NC — this page 68
  4. #45 Newark, NJ 67
  5. #46 Stockton, CA 66

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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 Durham

Durham scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: