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Higher Education in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne ranks T#47 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 65 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Indiana.

Higher Education score
65
Fun
National rank
T#47 of 134
In Indiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Fort Wayne sits 15 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 Fort Wayne

  1. #45 Newark, NJ 67
  2. #46 Stockton, CA 66
  3. T#47 Fort Wayne, IN — this page 65
  4. #49 Corpus Christi, TX 64
  5. #50 Phoenix, AZ 63

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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 Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne scores 49 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: