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Higher Education in Irvine

Irvine ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and T#1 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In California
T#1 of 18
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Irvine sits 33 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 Irvine

  1. T#21 Cincinnati, OH 84
  2. T#21 Minneapolis, MN 84
  3. T#23 Irvine, CA — this page 83
  4. #25 Atlanta, GA 82
  5. #26 Raleigh, NC 81

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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 Irvine

Irvine scores 57 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: