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Higher Education in Little Rock

Little Rock ranks #94 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 30 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 31st percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Arkansas.

Higher Education score
30
Some Fun
National rank
#94 of 134
In Arkansas
#1 of 1
Percentile
31st

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Little Rock sits 20 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.

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Ranked around Little Rock

  1. T#91 Sacramento, CA 32
  2. #93 Jacksonville, FL 31
  3. #94 Little Rock, AR — this page 30
  4. T#95 St. Louis, MO 29
  5. T#95 Virginia Beach, VA 29

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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 Little Rock

Little Rock scores 47 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: