Greensboro, NC · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Greensboro

Greensboro ranks T#18 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 86Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #1 of 6 in North Carolina.

Higher Education score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#18 of 134
In North Carolina
#1 of 6
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Greensboro sits 36 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.

Ranked around Greensboro

  1. T#16 Boston, MA 87
  2. T#16 Norfolk, VA 87
  3. T#18 Greensboro, NC — this page 86
  4. #20 Lexington, KY 85
  5. T#21 Cincinnati, OH 84

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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 Greensboro

Greensboro scores 59 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: