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Higher Education in Milwaukee

Milwaukee ranks #29 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 79 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 79th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

Higher Education score
79
Very Fun
National rank
#29 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
79th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Milwaukee sits 29 points above 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 Milwaukee

  1. T#27 Charleston, SC 80
  2. T#27 Winston-Salem, NC 80
  3. #29 Milwaukee, WI — this page 79
  4. #30 Laredo, TX 78
  5. T#31 Montgomery, AL 77

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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 Milwaukee

Milwaukee scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: