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Higher Education in Los Angeles

Los Angeles ranks #78 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 42 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #11 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
42
Some Fun
National rank
#78 of 134
In California
#11 of 18
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Los Angeles sits 8 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 Los Angeles

  1. T#75 Washington, DC 44
  2. #77 North Las Vegas, NV 43
  3. #78 Los Angeles, CA — this page 42
  4. T#79 Aurora, CO 41
  5. T#79 Memphis, TN 41

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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 Los Angeles

Los Angeles scores 38 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: