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Glendale, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Glendale

Glendale ranks #38 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 72 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #2 of 8 in Arizona.

Higher Education score
72
Very Fun
National rank
#38 of 134
In Arizona
#2 of 8
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Glendale sits 22 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 Glendale

  1. T#35 Buffalo, NY 74
  2. #37 Santa Ana, CA 73
  3. #38 Glendale, AZ — this page 72
  4. T#39 Boise, ID 71
  5. T#39 San Antonio, TX 71

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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 Glendale

Glendale scores 10 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: