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Higher Education in Mesa

Mesa ranks T#91 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 32 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 33rd percentile nationally and #4 of 8 in Arizona.

Higher Education score
32
Some Fun
National rank
T#91 of 134
In Arizona
#4 of 8
Percentile
33rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Mesa sits 18 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 Mesa

  1. #89 New Orleans, LA 34
  2. #90 Albuquerque, NM 33
  3. T#91 Mesa, AZ — this page 32
  4. #93 Jacksonville, FL 31
  5. #94 Little Rock, AR 30

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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 Mesa

Mesa scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: