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Higher Education in Honolulu

Honolulu ranks T#111 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 17 — Quiet. That puts it in the 18th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Hawaii.

Higher Education score
17
Quiet
National rank
T#111 of 134
In Hawaii
#1 of 1
Percentile
18th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Honolulu sits 33 points below 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 Honolulu

  1. #109 Gilbert, AZ 19
  2. #110 Chesapeake, VA 18
  3. T#111 Honolulu, HI — this page 17
  4. #113 Hialeah, FL 16
  5. #114 Portland, OR 15

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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 Honolulu

Honolulu scores 86 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: