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Laredo, TX · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Laredo

Laredo ranks #30 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 78 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 78th percentile nationally and #2 of 13 in Texas.

Higher Education score
78
Very Fun
National rank
#30 of 134
In Texas
#2 of 13
Percentile
78th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Laredo sits 28 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.

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Ranked around Laredo

  1. T#27 Winston-Salem, NC 80
  2. #29 Milwaukee, WI 79
  3. #30 Laredo, TX — this page 78
  4. T#31 Montgomery, AL 77
  5. T#31 Richmond, VA 77

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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 Laredo

Laredo scores 10 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: