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Higher Education in Jersey City

Jersey City ranks T#115 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 14 — Quiet. That puts it in the 15th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Jersey.

Higher Education score
14
Quiet
National rank
T#115 of 134
In New Jersey
#2 of 2
Percentile
15th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Jersey City sits 36 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 Jersey City

  1. #113 Hialeah, FL 16
  2. #114 Portland, OR 15
  3. T#115 Jersey City, NJ — this page 14
  4. #117 Miami, FL 13
  5. #118 Bend, OR 12

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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 Jersey City

Jersey City scores 43 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: