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Higher Education in Miami

Miami ranks #117 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 13 — Quiet. That puts it in the 13th percentile nationally and #5 of 7 in Florida.

Higher Education score
13
Quiet
National rank
#117 of 134
In Florida
#5 of 7
Percentile
13th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Miami sits 37 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 Miami

  1. T#115 Jersey City, NJ 14
  2. T#115 Park City, UT 14
  3. #117 Miami, FL — this page 13
  4. #118 Bend, OR 12
  5. T#119 Oakland, CA 11

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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 Miami

Miami scores 55 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: