El Paso, TX · the CityFunIndex
Higher Education in El Paso
El Paso 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 #5 of 13 in Texas.
- Higher Education score
- 68
- Fun
- National rank
- T#43 of 134
- In Texas
- #5 of 13
- Percentile
- 69th
The typical city scores 50 for higher education; El Paso 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.
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Ranked around El Paso
- #41 San Diego, CA 70
- #42 Saint Paul, MN 69
- T#43 El Paso, TX — this page 68
- #45 Newark, NJ 67
- #46 Stockton, CA 66
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More about El Paso
El Paso scores 21 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: