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Higher Education in Memphis

Memphis ranks T#79 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 41 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 42nd percentile nationally and #2 of 3 in Tennessee.

Higher Education score
41
Some Fun
National rank
T#79 of 134
In Tennessee
#2 of 3
Percentile
42nd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Memphis sits 9 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 Memphis

  1. #77 North Las Vegas, NV 43
  2. #78 Los Angeles, CA 42
  3. T#79 Memphis, TN — this page 41
  4. #81 Oklahoma City, OK 40
  5. #82 Irving, TX 39

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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 Memphis

Memphis scores 14 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: