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Higher Education in Las Vegas

Las Vegas ranks T#103 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 23 — Quiet. That puts it in the 24th percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Nevada.

Higher Education score
23
Quiet
National rank
T#103 of 134
In Nevada
#3 of 4
Percentile
24th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Las Vegas sits 27 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 Las Vegas

  1. #101 Asheville, NC 25
  2. #102 Aspen, CO 24
  3. T#103 Las Vegas, NV — this page 23
  4. #105 Bismarck, ND 22
  5. #106 New York, NY 21

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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 Las Vegas

Las Vegas scores 35 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: