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 86 — Exceptional. 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.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Greensboro
- T#16 Boston, MA 87
- T#16 Norfolk, VA 87
- T#18 Greensboro, NC — this page 86
- #20 Lexington, KY 85
- T#21 Cincinnati, OH 84
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More about Greensboro
Greensboro scores 59 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: